若是没有母亲上下打点
“Ministry of Revenue wouldn't have set eyes on you”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I could never pull it off.”
若是没有 母亲 上下打点
“Ministry of Revenue wouldn't have set eyes on you”
你如何进得了户部
“if not for your mother.”
“Do not act so righteous; your career is built on mother's bribes, not your talent.”
Securing imperial postings frequently relied on familial networks and monetary gifts to officials, which was an open secret often weaponized during family rivalries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bribe officials at all levels / pull strings throughout the hierarchy
Used to describe using money or favors to lubricate bureaucratic obstacles.