《新唐书·列传·卷二十二》
东汉建武年间，西域各国请求设置都护、派遣王子入侍，光武帝不答应，就是不愿为蛮夷而耗费中国。 太宗说 ：对。 
汉建武时，西域请置都护、送侍子，光武不许，不以蛮夷敝中国也。 
During the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the countries in the Western Regions requested the establishment of a governor and sent princes to serve, but Emperor Guangwu did not agree, because he was unwilling to spend China for the barbarians. Taizong said: Right.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 汉建武时，西域请置都护、送侍子，光武不许，不以蛮夷敝中国也。  Updated: 东汉建武年间，西域各国请求设置都护、派遣王子入侍，光武帝不答应，就是不愿为蛮夷而耗费中国。 太宗说 ：对。  [/INST] During the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the countries in the Western Regions requested the establishment of a governor and sent princes to serve, but Emperor Guangwu did not agree, because he was unwilling to spend China for the barbarians. Taizong said: Right.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 汉建武时，西域请置都护、送侍子，光武不许，不以蛮夷敝中国也。  Updated: 东汉建武年间，西域各国请求设置都护、派遣王子入侍，光武帝不答应，就是不愿为蛮夷而耗费中国。 太宗说 ：对。
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During the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the countries in the Western Regions requested the establishment of a governor and sent princes to serve, but Emperor Guangwu did not agree, because he was unwilling to spend China for the barbarians. Taizong said: Right.
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