凭陛下令我等
“I'm to keep Vice Minister Jing under strict guard”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你凭什么关我
“What right do you have to detain me?”
凭陛下令 我 等
“I'm to keep Vice Minister Jing under strict guard”
“Don't question me; this is the Emperor's direct command, so you must obey.”
In imperial China, invoking the Emperor's direct command overrides all interpersonal rank disputes and leaves no room for defiance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
based on; by virtue of
Used to cite the authority, evidence, or qualification that justifies an action.
we; us (classical/formal)
A formal and archaic first-person plural pronoun commonly heard in period dramas.