《太平广记·卷二百七十七·梦二》
武则天随即降旨相王李旦，立为太子。他出任大元帅，开始招兵的时候，没有几个应招的。
即降敕追庐陵，立为太子，充元帅。初募兵，无有应者。
Wu Zetian then announced an imperial edict to King Li Dan, making him the crown prince. When he was appointed Grand Marshal and began recruiting, few responded.
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Completed English translation: Wu Zetian then announced an imperial edict to King Li Dan, making him the crown prince. When he was appointed Grand Marshal and began recruiting, few responded.

Step 1: Break down the sentence into smaller parts and identify key words and phrases.

即降敕追庐陵，立为太子，充元帅。
- 即 (then): indicates a sequence of events, introducing an action that follows the previous one.
- 降敕 (announced an imperial edict): refers to issuing an official decree.
- 追庐陵 (to King Li Dan): identifies the recipient of the edict.
- 立为太子 (making him the crown prince): specifies the action taken in the edict.
- 充元帅 (appointed Grand Marshal): indicates the official position bestowed upon Li Dan.

初募兵，无有应者。
- 初募兵 (began recruiting): introduces the task undertaken by Li Dan.
- 无有应者 (few responded): describes the lack of response to the recruitment efforts.

Step 2: Determine the relationships between the parts and the overall meaning of the sentence.

The sentence describes a series of actions taken by Wu Zetian: she announces an edict appointing Li Dan as crown prince and Grand Marshal, but when Li Dan attempts to recruit soldiers, few respond.

Step 3: Construct a grammatically and semantically correct English translation.

Wu Zetian then announced an imperial edict to King Li Dan, making him the crown prince. When he was appointed Grand Marshal and began recruiting, few responded.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 即降敕追庐陵，立为太子，充元帅。初募兵，无有应者。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: Wu Zetian then announced an imperial edict to King Li Dan, making him the crown prince. When he was appointed Grand Marshal and began recruiting, few responded.

Step 1: Break down the sentence into smaller parts and identify key words and phrases.

即降敕追庐陵，立为太子，充元帅。
- 即 (then): indicates a sequence of events, introducing an action that follows the previous one.
- 降敕 (announced an imperial edict): refers to issuing an official decree.
- 追庐陵 (to King Li Dan): identifies the recipient of the edict.
- 立为太子 (making him the crown prince): specifies the action taken in the edict.
- 充元帅 (appointed Grand Marshal): indicates the official position bestowed upon Li Dan.

初募兵，无有应者。
- 初募兵 (began recruiting): introduces the task undertaken by Li Dan.
- 无有应者 (few responded): describes the lack of response to the recruitment efforts.

Step 2: Determine the relationships between the parts and the overall meaning of the sentence.

The sentence describes a series of actions taken by Wu Zetian: she announces an edict appointing Li Dan as crown prince and Grand Marshal, but when Li Dan attempts to recruit soldiers, few respond.

Step 3: Construct a grammatically and semantically correct English translation.

Wu Zetian then announced an imperial edict to King Li Dan, making him the crown prince. When he was appointed Grand Marshal and began recruiting, few responded.
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