自觉监管物证不力 请陛下降罪
“admits that he failed to keep the evidence safe and is now asking for punishment.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
郑府尹
“The capital prefect”
自觉监管物证不力 请陛下 降罪
“admits that he failed to keep the evidence safe and is now asking for punishment.”
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“This...”
“I messed up and I admit it right away, so please show mercy and do not execute me.”
In imperial court etiquette, proactively begging for punishment demonstrates total loyalty and submission, often functioning as a survival tactic to deflect harsher sovereign wrath.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I beg Your Majesty to inflict punishment
A formulaic court expression used by imperial officials when taking blame before the Emperor to show absolute submission.
dereliction of supervisory duty; inadequate oversight
A standard formal phrase still widely used in modern bureaucratic, administrative, and legal contexts to acknowledge supervisory failure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Once I find proof, I will report it to the officials immediately.”
“You helped by providing evidence. All the more reason to let you go.”
“(Liu Wuzhi, Grand Chancellor) The witnesses and evidence are conclusive.”
“Without evidence, you can't just raid a place.”
“you gather evidence and call the cops.”
“With witnesses and evidence secured,”