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大学士严嵩窥探到皇帝心意是害怕作战，并想杀旧阁臣夏言，便弹劾曾铣，与夏言一同被杀，从此没有人敢谈边防的事。
大学士严嵩窥帝意惮兵，且欲杀旧阁臣夏言，因劾铣，并言诛死，自是无敢言边事者。
Grand Secretary Yan Song spied that the emperor was afraid of fighting and also wanted to kill the old cabinet minister Xia Yan, so he impeached Zeng Xi, who was killed together with Xia Yan, and since then no one dared to talk about border defense.
<s>[INST] Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 大学士严嵩窥帝意惮兵，且欲杀旧阁臣夏言，因劾铣，并言诛死，自是无敢言边事者。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 大学士严嵩窥探到皇帝心意是害怕作战，并想杀旧阁臣夏言，便弹劾曾铣，与夏言一同被杀，从此没有人敢谈边防的事。 English Translation: Grand Secretary Yan Song spied that the emperor was afraid of fighting and also wanted to kill the old cabinet minister Xia Yan, so he impeached Zeng Xi, who was killed together with Xia Yan, and since then no one dared to talk about border defense.</s>
Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 大学士严嵩窥帝意惮兵，且欲杀旧阁臣夏言，因劾铣，并言诛死，自是无敢言边事者。
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Modern Chinese: 大学士严嵩窥探到皇帝心意是害怕作战，并想杀旧阁臣夏言，便弹劾曾铣，与夏言一同被杀，从此没有人敢谈边防的事。 English Translation: Grand Secretary Yan Song spied that the emperor was afraid of fighting and also wanted to kill the old cabinet minister Xia Yan, so he impeached Zeng Xi, who was killed together with Xia Yan, and since then no one dared to talk about border defense.
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