《新五代史·列传·杂传第三十》
使臣到达，先在外面挖坑，纔进去告诉王师范。
使者至，先掘坑于外，乃入告之。
When the messengers arrived, they dug a pit outside first before going in to inform Wang Shifan.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 使者至，先掘坑于外，乃入告之。 [/INST] When the messengers arrived, they dug a pit outside first before going in to inform Wang Shifan.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 使者至，先掘坑于外，乃入告之。
user
When the messengers arrived, they dug a pit outside first before going in to inform Wang Shifan.
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