近日吴守备借你之事 参了戚帅一本
“Recently, Commander Wu used your matter to impeach Marshal Qi.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
文谦
“Wenqian.”
近日吴守备借你之事 参了戚帅一本
“Recently, Commander Wu used your matter to impeach Marshal Qi.”
我们会加紧搜寻田家罪证 以保戚帅无虞
“We will step up the search for evidence of the Tian family's crimes to ensure his safety.”
“Your misstep gave our enemies the exact excuse they needed to strike at our leader.”
In imperial China, submitting an investigative memorial (奏本) against a fellow official was the primary weapon for factional warfare and political purging.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
using ... as a pretext / taking advantage of the matter of ...
A formal construction describing opportunistic political maneuvers or excuses.
impeached / submitted a memorial against
A historical idiom specific to dynastic courts meaning to formally report an official's misdeeds to the emperor.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“decides to wash his hands of us,”
“and make sure you give it to Commander Wu personally.”
“The Princess has personally intervened and warned Commander Wu.”
“Tian Benchang must have gotten something on Commander Wu,”
“once Commander Wu gets this account book,”
“find evidence of Commander Wu's collusion with them,”