《宋史·列传·卷九十七》
 祖宗委任台谏官，不曾处罚过一位进谏的人，即便有轻微责罚，不久就越级提升，允许台官根据传闻弹劾，而御史台和谏院都不设第一把手。
祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。纵有薄责，旋即超升，许以风闻，而无官长。
Our ancestors established the Imperial Censors, and they had never punished anyone who submitted a memorial. Even if someone was given a minor punishment, they would soon be promoted. Memorials were allowed to be submitted based on rumors. Neither the Censorate nor the Office of the Imperial Censors had a head.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。纵有薄责，旋即超升，许以风闻，而无官长。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]

**Step 1: Segment the sentence into smaller units**

祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。
Our ancestors established the Imperial Censors, and they had never punished anyone who submitted a memorial.

纵有薄责，旋即超升，
Even if someone was given a minor punishment, they would soon be promoted.

许以风闻，而无官长。
Memorials were allowed to be submitted based on rumors. Neither the Censorate nor the Office of the Imperial Censors had a head.

**Step 2: Translate each unit into Modern Chinese**

祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。
我们的祖先委任台谏，从未因一言而治罪。

纵有薄责，旋即超升，
纵然有轻微责罚，旋即超升。

许以风闻，而无官长。
允许以风闻为由上奏，无上级主管。

**Step 3: Combine the translations into a coherent English sentence**

Our ancestors established the Imperial Censors, and they had never punished anyone who submitted a memorial. Even if someone was given a minor punishment, they would soon be promoted. Memorials were allowed to be submitted based on rumors. Neither the Censorate nor the Office of the Imperial Censors had a head.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。纵有薄责，旋即超升，许以风闻，而无官长。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1: Segment the sentence into smaller units**

祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。
Our ancestors established the Imperial Censors, and they had never punished anyone who submitted a memorial.

纵有薄责，旋即超升，
Even if someone was given a minor punishment, they would soon be promoted.

许以风闻，而无官长。
Memorials were allowed to be submitted based on rumors. Neither the Censorate nor the Office of the Imperial Censors had a head.

**Step 2: Translate each unit into Modern Chinese**

祖宗委任台谏，未尝罪一言者。
我们的祖先委任台谏，从未因一言而治罪。

纵有薄责，旋即超升，
纵然有轻微责罚，旋即超升。

许以风闻，而无官长。
允许以风闻为由上奏，无上级主管。

**Step 3: Combine the translations into a coherent English sentence**

Our ancestors established the Imperial Censors, and they had never punished anyone who submitted a memorial. Even if someone was given a minor punishment, they would soon be promoted. Memorials were allowed to be submitted based on rumors. Neither the Censorate nor the Office of the Imperial Censors had a head.
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