《后汉书·列传·耿弇列传》
耿弇进入卧室，到床前乘光武有暇时，因而说： 今更始政治混乱，君臣淫乱，诸将在京畿之内擅自作威作福，王公贵戚们在京都纵横暴虐。
弇入造床下请间，因说曰： 今更始失政，君臣淫乱，诸将擅命于畿内，贵戚纵横于都内。
Gengyan went into the bedchamber, went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time, and said: 'Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 弇入造床下请间，因说曰： 今更始失政，君臣淫乱，诸将擅命于畿内，贵戚纵横于都内。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
**Completed English translation:** Gengyan went into the bedchamber, went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time, and said: 'Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital.
**Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of the sentence.**
The subject of the sentence is "Gengyan". The verb is "went".
**Step 2: Translate the subject and verb into English.**
The subject "Gengyan" is translated as "Gengyan". The verb "went" is translated as "went".
**Step 3: Identify the object of the verb.**
The object of the verb "went" is "into the bedchamber".
**Step 4: Translate the object of the verb into English.**
The object "into the bedchamber" is translated as "into the bedchamber".
**Step 5: Identify the prepositional phrase.**
The prepositional phrase is "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time".
**Step 6: Translate the prepositional phrase into English.**
The prepositional phrase "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time" is translated as "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time".
**Step 7: Identify the direct object of the verb.**
The direct object of the verb "said" is "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital".
**Step 8: Translate the direct object of the verb into English.**
The direct object "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital" is translated as "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital".</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 弇入造床下请间，因说曰： 今更始失政，君臣淫乱，诸将擅命于畿内，贵戚纵横于都内。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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**Completed English translation:** Gengyan went into the bedchamber, went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time, and said: 'Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital.
**Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of the sentence.**
The subject of the sentence is "Gengyan". The verb is "went".
**Step 2: Translate the subject and verb into English.**
The subject "Gengyan" is translated as "Gengyan". The verb "went" is translated as "went".
**Step 3: Identify the object of the verb.**
The object of the verb "went" is "into the bedchamber".
**Step 4: Translate the object of the verb into English.**
The object "into the bedchamber" is translated as "into the bedchamber".
**Step 5: Identify the prepositional phrase.**
The prepositional phrase is "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time".
**Step 6: Translate the prepositional phrase into English.**
The prepositional phrase "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time" is translated as "went to the bedside whilst Guangwu had some free time".
**Step 7: Identify the direct object of the verb.**
The direct object of the verb "said" is "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital".
**Step 8: Translate the direct object of the verb into English.**
The direct object "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital" is translated as "Now Gengshi's government is in chaos, the emperor and his ministers are depraved, the generals in the capital act tyrannically, and the princes and nobles behave violently in the capital".
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