《宋史·本纪·卷十六》
二十一日，下诏客省、引进、四方馆、东西上阁门分别设置使和副使等官职。
己亥，诏客省、引进、四方馆、东西上阁门各置使、副等职。
On the 21st, an imperial edict was issued setting up the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 己亥，诏客省、引进、四方馆、东西上阁门各置使、副等职。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
**Initial step:** Identify the main clause and its components. The main clause here is: "詔客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職". The subject is "詔" (imperial edict), the verb is "置" (to set up), and the object is "客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職" (the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses).
**Following steps:**
1. Translate the subject: "詔" (imperial edict) -> "an imperial edict"
2. Translate the verb: "置" (to set up) -> "setting up"
3. Translate the object: "客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職" (the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses) -> "the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses"
4. Combine the translation of the subject, verb, and object to form the English sentence: "an imperial edict setting up the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses"
**English rendition:** On the 21st, an imperial edict was issued setting up the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 己亥，诏客省、引进、四方馆、东西上阁门各置使、副等职。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step:** Identify the main clause and its components. The main clause here is: "詔客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職". The subject is "詔" (imperial edict), the verb is "置" (to set up), and the object is "客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職" (the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses).
**Following steps:**
1. Translate the subject: "詔" (imperial edict) -> "an imperial edict"
2. Translate the verb: "置" (to set up) -> "setting up"
3. Translate the object: "客省、引进、四方館、東西上閣門各置使、副等職" (the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses) -> "the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses"
4. Combine the translation of the subject, verb, and object to form the English sentence: "an imperial edict setting up the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses"
**English rendition:** On the 21st, an imperial edict was issued setting up the offices of envoy and deputy envoy for the Guest House, the Import Office, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the East and West Gatehouses.
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