《金史·列传·卷十二》
宗望就传递檄文给夏国说 ：如果真的想归附我们，就应当按先前的告谕，把辽主押送来。
宗望乃传檄夏国曰： 果欲附我，当如前谕，执送辽主。
Zongwang sent a message to the Xia state: "If you truly wish to submit to us, then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage."
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 宗望乃传檄夏国曰： 果欲附我，当如前谕，执送辽主。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST] 
Step 1: Word-for-word translation: 宗望乃传檄夏国曰： 果欲附我，当如前谕，执送辽主。 -> Zongwang then sent an edict to the Xia state: "If you truly wish to submit to me, then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage."
Step 2: Grammatical analysis:
- 宗望: Zongwang, a personal name
- 乃: then, an adverb
- 传檄: sent an edict, a verb phrase
- 夏国: the Xia state, a noun phrase
- 曰：said, a verb
- 果欲附我：If you truly wish to submit to me, a conditional clause
- 当如前谕：then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, a result clause
- 执送辽主：by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage, a prepositional phrase
Final English translation: Zongwang sent a message to the Xia state: "If you truly wish to submit to us, then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage.""</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 宗望乃传檄夏国曰： 果欲附我，当如前谕，执送辽主。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Word-for-word translation: 宗望乃传檄夏国曰： 果欲附我，当如前谕，执送辽主。 -> Zongwang then sent an edict to the Xia state: "If you truly wish to submit to me, then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage."
Step 2: Grammatical analysis:
- 宗望: Zongwang, a personal name
- 乃: then, an adverb
- 传檄: sent an edict, a verb phrase
- 夏国: the Xia state, a noun phrase
- 曰：said, a verb
- 果欲附我：If you truly wish to submit to me, a conditional clause
- 当如前谕：then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, a result clause
- 执送辽主：by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage, a prepositional phrase
Final English translation: Zongwang sent a message to the Xia state: "If you truly wish to submit to us, then you ought to do so according to the previous edict, by sending the Liao emperor to us as a hostage.""
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