《元史·本纪·卷十》
敕令 ：主管军队的官员如果已经提拔官职，他原来的旧职应该另授予有功的人，不再由子孙承袭。 
敕： 主兵官若已擢授，其旧职宜别授有功者，勿复以子孙承袭。 
A decree was issued that: If a government official in charge of the military was promoted, his original position would be awarded to someone else who had rendered meritorious service, and would not be passed on to his descendants. 
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 敕： 主兵官若已擢授，其旧职宜别授有功者，勿复以子孙承袭。  [/INST] A decree was issued that: If a government official in charge of the military was promoted, his original position would be awarded to someone else who had rendered meritorious service, and would not be passed on to his descendants. </s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 敕： 主兵官若已擢授，其旧职宜别授有功者，勿复以子孙承袭。
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A decree was issued that: If a government official in charge of the military was promoted, his original position would be awarded to someone else who had rendered meritorious service, and would not be passed on to his descendants.
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