military orders are to be strictly observed; orders are as inviolable as a mountain ❍ 见枪刀似雪,密匝匝铁骑连营列,端的是~把神鬼慴, 哪知有朝中天子尊, 单逞他将军令阃外𪠶嗻。(洪昇《长生殿》) Snow-bright spears and swords; |And a host of army tents and horsemen; |Military orders are strictly observed,|There is no respect for the central government,|But An Lushan’s word is law.