从而将禁军的势力 握在自己手中
“and thereby bring the Imperial Guards' power under his own control.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再让他当上正统领
“make him the Commander,”
从而将禁军的势力 握在 自己 手中
“and thereby bring the Imperial Guards' power under his own control.”
“Aren't the Imperial Guards supposed to protect the Imperial City?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial Chinese history, controlling the Forbidden City's guard units was crucial for staging or preventing coups d'état.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to grasp firmly in one's own hands; to control directly
A common rhetorical metaphor used when discussing political, military, or organizational control.
thereby; thus
A formal conjunctive adverb used to introduce a result, outcome, or purpose deriving directly from the previous action.
