《旧唐书·列传·卷六十九》
此时元载执掌大权，公卿大多依附他，绾孤立中道，清贞自守，未曾私下拜谒元载。
时元载秉政，公卿多附之，绾孤立中道，清贞自守，未尝私谒。
At this time, Yuan Zai was in power, and most of the officials depended on him. Wan was isolated and upright, keeping himself clean and never visiting Yuan Zai in private.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 时元载秉政，公卿多附之，绾孤立中道，清贞自守，未尝私谒。 [/INST] At this time, Yuan Zai was in power, and most of the officials depended on him. Wan was isolated and upright, keeping himself clean and never visiting Yuan Zai in private.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 时元载秉政，公卿多附之，绾孤立中道，清贞自守，未尝私谒。
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At this time, Yuan Zai was in power, and most of the officials depended on him. Wan was isolated and upright, keeping himself clean and never visiting Yuan Zai in private.
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