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然而宰相实际上暗中附和张说，第二年令张栻出任袁州知州，重申张说从前的任命，朝廷内外为此喧哗不已，张说最终因贬谪而死。
然宰相实阴附说，明年出栻知袁州，申说前命，中外喧哗，说竟以谪死。
However, the prime minister secretly agreed with Zhang Shuo, and the following year he ordered Zhang Shi to be the prefect of Yuanzhou, reiterating Zhang Shuo's previous appointment. The court and the outside world were in an uproar, and Zhang Shuo was eventually killed by demotion.