《史记·三十世家·萧相国世家》
相国为民众请求苑林，我不答应，我不过是桀、纣那样的君主，而你则是个贤相。
相国为民请苑，吾不许，我不过为桀纣主，而相国为贤相。
The Prime Minister asked me for the imperial garden on behalf of the people, and I did not agree. I am just a ruler like Jie and Zhou, while you are a virtuous Prime Minister.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 相国为民请苑，吾不许，我不过为桀纣主，而相国为贤相。 [/INST] The Prime Minister asked me for the imperial garden on behalf of the people, and I did not agree. I am just a ruler like Jie and Zhou, while you are a virtuous Prime Minister.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 相国为民请苑，吾不许，我不过为桀纣主，而相国为贤相。
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The Prime Minister asked me for the imperial garden on behalf of the people, and I did not agree. I am just a ruler like Jie and Zhou, while you are a virtuous Prime Minister.
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