《宋史·本纪·卷四十四》
二月初一，下诏： 京西提刑王登率兵援蜀，未及成功，怀抱志向而死，赠转五官，恩外退休，并且任其一子为官。 
二月乙亥朔，诏京西提刑王登提兵援蜀，功未及成，赍志以殁，赠官五转，致仕恩外，仍官一子。 
On the first day of the second month, an edict was issued: King Deng, the chief criminal judge of Jingxi, led troops to aid Shu. Before he achieved success, he died with his aspirations in his heart. He was awarded the rank of a Wuguan official and retired with special favour, and his son was appointed as an official.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 二月乙亥朔，诏京西提刑王登提兵援蜀，功未及成，赍志以殁，赠官五转，致仕恩外，仍官一子。  [/INST] On the first day of the second month, an edict was issued: King Deng, the chief criminal judge of Jingxi, led troops to aid Shu. Before he achieved success, he died with his aspirations in his heart. He was awarded the rank of a Wuguan official and retired with special favour, and his son was appointed as an official.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 二月乙亥朔，诏京西提刑王登提兵援蜀，功未及成，赍志以殁，赠官五转，致仕恩外，仍官一子。
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On the first day of the second month, an edict was issued: King Deng, the chief criminal judge of Jingxi, led troops to aid Shu. Before he achieved success, he died with his aspirations in his heart. He was awarded the rank of a Wuguan official and retired with special favour, and his son was appointed as an official.
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