àn / zhào / dāng / shí / de / guī / ju / cǐ / shì / lǐ / hé / yóu / dì / fāng / guān / chǔ / lǐ

按照当时的规矩，此事理合由地方官处理。

According to the rules of the time, this matter ought to have been handled by the local official.