莫不是这李太傅十多年前
“was part of Grand Tutor Li's plan”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这李怀安和贺敬元师徒俩的关系
“Could it be that the relationship between Li Huai'an and He Jingyuan”
莫不是 这李太傅十多年前
“was part of Grand Tutor Li's plan”
就算计好的
“over 10 years ago?”
“If he orchestrated this years ago, we have completely walked into his trap.”
In traditional court politics, high ministers were expected to play decade-long strategies, cultivating disciples and planting alliances long before enacting power moves.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that; perhaps
A rhetorical conjunction used in spoken or narrative Chinese to introduce a sudden, often unsettling realization or suspicion.