开堂办事的衙门
“Why is the magistrate's open office”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
直接进攻侧翼或者后路
“[He Jingyuan, Prefect of Jizhou] and attack their flank or rear directly.”
开堂办事的衙门
“Why is the magistrate's open office”
“closed so tightly during the day?”
“This is a public office; something shady must be going on for it to be shut tight.”
A dynastic magistrate's court was expected to remain accessible during daylight hours for citizens seeking justice, making locked doors an immediate sign of irregularity or corruption.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
yamen / imperial government office
Historically refers to imperial government offices; colloquially used today to describe bureaucratic, slow-moving agencies.
to handle official affairs or business
Commonly used in both modern and historical settings when going to an administrative office to get official procedures done.
