《新唐书·列传·卷七十八》
皇帝下诏封真卿任户部侍郎，辅助李光弼讨伐叛贼。
诏即拜户部侍郎，佐李光弼讨贼。
The Emperor issued an edict appointing Zhenqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to assist Li Guangbi in suppressing the rebels.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 诏即拜户部侍郎，佐李光弼讨贼。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure and function of each word and phrase.
- 诏 (edict): noun, subject of the sentence
- 即 (immediately): adverb, modifies the verb 拜
- 拜 (appoint): verb, main verb of the sentence
- 户部 (Ministry of Revenue): noun, object of the verb 拜
- 侍郎 (Minister): noun, object of the verb 拜
- 佐 (assist): verb, modifies the verb 讨贼
- 李光弼 (Li Guangbi): noun, object of the verb 佐
- 讨 (suppress): verb, main verb of the object clause
- 贼 (rebel): noun, object of the verb 讨
Step 2: Translate each word and phrase into English.
- 诏 (edict): The Emperor issued an edict
- 即 (immediately): immediately
- 拜 (appoint): appointed
- 户部 (Ministry of Revenue): the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue
- 侍郎 (Minister): Minister
- 佐 (assist): to assist
- 李光弼 (Li Guangbi): Li Guangbi
- 讨 (suppress): to suppress
- 贼 (rebel): the rebels
Step 3: Combine the translated words and phrases into a coherent English sentence.
- The Emperor issued an edict immediately appointing Zhenqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to assist Li Guangbi in suppressing the rebels.
Final English translation: The Emperor issued an edict appointing Zhenqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to assist Li Guangbi in suppressing the rebels.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 诏即拜户部侍郎，佐李光弼讨贼。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure and function of each word and phrase.
- 诏 (edict): noun, subject of the sentence
- 即 (immediately): adverb, modifies the verb 拜
- 拜 (appoint): verb, main verb of the sentence
- 户部 (Ministry of Revenue): noun, object of the verb 拜
- 侍郎 (Minister): noun, object of the verb 拜
- 佐 (assist): verb, modifies the verb 讨贼
- 李光弼 (Li Guangbi): noun, object of the verb 佐
- 讨 (suppress): verb, main verb of the object clause
- 贼 (rebel): noun, object of the verb 讨
Step 2: Translate each word and phrase into English.
- 诏 (edict): The Emperor issued an edict
- 即 (immediately): immediately
- 拜 (appoint): appointed
- 户部 (Ministry of Revenue): the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue
- 侍郎 (Minister): Minister
- 佐 (assist): to assist
- 李光弼 (Li Guangbi): Li Guangbi
- 讨 (suppress): to suppress
- 贼 (rebel): the rebels
Step 3: Combine the translated words and phrases into a coherent English sentence.
- The Emperor issued an edict immediately appointing Zhenqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to assist Li Guangbi in suppressing the rebels.
Final English translation: The Emperor issued an edict appointing Zhenqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to assist Li Guangbi in suppressing the rebels.
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