zài / nà ge / shí dài / dì fāng guān / zhǎng wò / zhe / bǎi xìng / shēng shā yǔ duó / de / dà quán

在那个时代，地方官掌握着百姓生杀予夺的大权。

In that era, local officials held the power to determine the life and fate of the common people.