《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十七》
这时，曹操写信给孙权说： 最近，我奉天子之命，讨伐有罪的叛逆，军旗指向南方，刘琮降服。
是时，曹操遗权书曰： 近者奉辞伐罪，旄麾南指，刘琮束手。
Then, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Sun Quan, saying: Recently, under the command of the emperor, I set off to punish the guilty rebels. The military flag points to the south, and Liu Cong has surrendered.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 是时，曹操遗权书曰： 近者奉辞伐罪，旄麾南指，刘琮束手。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 这时，曹操写信给孙权说： 最近，我奉天子之命，讨伐有罪的叛逆，军旗指向南方，刘琮降服。 English: Then, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Sun Quan, saying: Recently, under the command of the emperor, I set off to punish the guilty rebels. The military flag points to the south, and Liu Cong has surrendered.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 是时，曹操遗权书曰： 近者奉辞伐罪，旄麾南指，刘琮束手。
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Modern Chinese: 这时，曹操写信给孙权说： 最近，我奉天子之命，讨伐有罪的叛逆，军旗指向南方，刘琮降服。 English: Then, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Sun Quan, saying: Recently, under the command of the emperor, I set off to punish the guilty rebels. The military flag points to the south, and Liu Cong has surrendered.
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