请安郡王出使南赵
“Commandery Prince An, please head to Nanzhao as an envoy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I came here under Second Prince's order.”
请安郡王出使南赵
“Commandery Prince An, please head to Nanzhao as an envoy.”
开什么玩笑
“You must be kidding me.”
“You have no choice; the Second Prince wants you removed and sent into danger.”
In court politics, sending rival nobles on hazardous foreign missions was a classic stratagem to eliminate political threats under the cover of royal duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to serve as an envoy or ambassador to another state
A high-register historical and diplomatic term reserved for representing the state abroad.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“as the Nanzhao envoy,”
“I've already issued a decree to send the delegation back.”
“No wonder that envoy from Nanzhao was so brazen.”
“We were worried about Nanzhao's safety”
“the decree will surely arrive in Nanzhao.”
“ordering the King of Nanzhao to fully cooperate.”