或者他仅仅是一个聪明的骗子？

Or just a clever con artist?

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聪明的骗子不需要中介人。

A crafty knave needs no broker.

youdao

他带着一批朝臣，包括已经去过的那两个，去了那两个聪明的骗子那里，这两个现在尽量努力的工作，但没有用任何的线。

With a number of courtiers, including the two who had already been there, he went to the two clever swindlers, who now worked as hard as they could, but without using any thread.

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