给朕在这唱双簧呢
“staged a farce before me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你兄弟二人
“You two brothers”
给朕 在这 唱双簧 呢
“staged a farce before me,”
争着认罪
“rushing to confess,”
“Do you think I am stupid? Stop this staged act right now.”
Invoking '唱双簧' highlights the emperor's acute awareness of palace intrigue, warning subjects that theatrical displays of mutual sacrifice will not sway sovereign justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to collaborate in a two-man show; to play a deceitful duet
A widely used colloquial idiom describing two parties collaborating behind the scenes to deceive an audience.
Adds a sharp rhetorical, sarcastic edge to mark an ongoing unacceptable action.