明日便借三皇子之手 除掉太子
“Tomorrow, we'll use the Third Prince to remove the Crown Prince.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便不能再等了
“But given this sudden turn, we can no longer afford to wait.”
明日便 借三皇子之手 除掉太子
“Tomorrow, we'll use the Third Prince to remove the Crown Prince.”
太子薨逝 三皇子必反 届时我再扶危定乱
“His fall will drive the other to revolt, and I will be there to restore order.”
“We will let them destroy each other so I can seize power with clean hands.”
A classic stratagem from the Thirty-Six Stratagems where a conspirator uses a third party's conflict or resources to eliminate an enemy without direct exposure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by the hand of...; through someone else's agency
A common rhetorical pattern denoting indirect action or using a scapegoat to do dirty work.
to get rid of; to eliminate
Frequently used in political and crime contexts to denote physical elimination or assassination.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm getting married tomorrow.”
“What if His Highness asks us to go to the capital in the next few days? We've been planning this for so long.”
“Greetings, Your Highness. The situation is critical. I'm afraid you'll have to put up with this.”
“Your Highness, just have someone follow me tomorrow. I'll take my leave.”