《宋史·本纪·卷三十八》
十二日，监察御史施康年弹勃少傅、观文殿大学士退休的周必大首倡伪学，私植党羽。下诏降为少保。
癸巳，监察御史施康年劾少傅、观文殿大学士致仕周必大首倡伪学，私植党与，诏降为少保。
On the 12th, supervisory censor Shi Kangnian impeached retired Vice-Minister of State and Grand Academician of the Guanwen Hall Zhou Bida as the founder of pseudo-learning, who privately planted party members. Resigned to the Junior Guardian.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 癸巳，监察御史施康年劾少傅、观文殿大学士致仕周必大首倡伪学，私植党与，诏降为少保。 [/INST] On the 12th, supervisory censor Shi Kangnian impeached retired Vice-Minister of State and Grand Academician of the Guanwen Hall Zhou Bida as the founder of pseudo-learning, who privately planted party members. Resigned to the Junior Guardian.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 癸巳，监察御史施康年劾少傅、观文殿大学士致仕周必大首倡伪学，私植党与，诏降为少保。
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On the 12th, supervisory censor Shi Kangnian impeached retired Vice-Minister of State and Grand Academician of the Guanwen Hall Zhou Bida as the founder of pseudo-learning, who privately planted party members. Resigned to the Junior Guardian.
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