《明史·列传·卷一百九十五》
江彬在途中时，常假传圣旨捆绑长官吏卒。通判胡琮害怕，自缢而死。
彬在途，矫旨辄缚长吏，通判胡琮惧，自缢死。
During the trip, Jiang Bin often forged the imperial decree to bind important officers and soldiers. Hu Cong, the prefectural judge, was afraid and committed suicide.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 彬在途，矫旨辄缚长吏，通判胡琮惧，自缢死。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]

Step 1: Identify individual characters and their pronunciations.
 - 彬 (bīn) in isolation
 - 在 (zài) in isolation
 - 途 (tú) in isolation
 - 矫 (jiǎo) in isolation
 - 旨 (zhǐ) in isolation
 - 辄 (zhé) in isolation
 - 缚 (fú) in isolation
 - 长 (cháng) in isolation
 - 吏 (lì) in isolation
 - 通 (tōng) in isolation
 - 判 (pàn) in isolation
 - 胡 (hú) in isolation
 - 琮 (cóng) in isolation
 - 惧 (jù) in isolation
 - 自 (zì) in isolation
 - 缢 (yì) in isolation
 - 死 (sǐ) in isolation
Step 2: Group characters into words and phrases.
 - 彬在途 (bīn zài tú) - Jiang Bin was on the way
 - 矫旨 (jiǎo zhǐ) - forged the imperial decree
 - 辄缚长吏 (zhé fú cháng lì) - often bound important officers and soldiers
 - 通判 (tōng pàn) - prefectural judge
 - 胡琮 (hú cóng) - Hu Cong
 - 惧 (jù) - was afraid
 - 自缢死 (zì yì sǐ) - committed suicide

Step 3: Translate each word or phrase into English.
 - 彬在途 (bīn zài tú) - Jiang Bin was on the way
 - 矫旨 (jiǎo zhǐ) - forged the imperial decree
 - 辄缚长吏 (zhé fú cháng lì) - often bound important officers and soldiers
 - 通判 (tōng pàn) - prefectural judge
 - 胡琮 (hú cóng) - Hu Cong
 - 惧 (jù) - was afraid
 - 自缢死 (zì yì sǐ) - committed suicide

Final English translation: During the trip, Jiang Bin often forged the imperial decree to bind important officers and soldiers. Hu Cong, the prefectural judge, was afraid and committed suicide.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 彬在途，矫旨辄缚长吏，通判胡琮惧，自缢死。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify individual characters and their pronunciations.
 - 彬 (bīn) in isolation
 - 在 (zài) in isolation
 - 途 (tú) in isolation
 - 矫 (jiǎo) in isolation
 - 旨 (zhǐ) in isolation
 - 辄 (zhé) in isolation
 - 缚 (fú) in isolation
 - 长 (cháng) in isolation
 - 吏 (lì) in isolation
 - 通 (tōng) in isolation
 - 判 (pàn) in isolation
 - 胡 (hú) in isolation
 - 琮 (cóng) in isolation
 - 惧 (jù) in isolation
 - 自 (zì) in isolation
 - 缢 (yì) in isolation
 - 死 (sǐ) in isolation
Step 2: Group characters into words and phrases.
 - 彬在途 (bīn zài tú) - Jiang Bin was on the way
 - 矫旨 (jiǎo zhǐ) - forged the imperial decree
 - 辄缚长吏 (zhé fú cháng lì) - often bound important officers and soldiers
 - 通判 (tōng pàn) - prefectural judge
 - 胡琮 (hú cóng) - Hu Cong
 - 惧 (jù) - was afraid
 - 自缢死 (zì yì sǐ) - committed suicide

Step 3: Translate each word or phrase into English.
 - 彬在途 (bīn zài tú) - Jiang Bin was on the way
 - 矫旨 (jiǎo zhǐ) - forged the imperial decree
 - 辄缚长吏 (zhé fú cháng lì) - often bound important officers and soldiers
 - 通判 (tōng pàn) - prefectural judge
 - 胡琮 (hú cóng) - Hu Cong
 - 惧 (jù) - was afraid
 - 自缢死 (zì yì sǐ) - committed suicide

Final English translation: During the trip, Jiang Bin often forged the imperial decree to bind important officers and soldiers. Hu Cong, the prefectural judge, was afraid and committed suicide.
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