《旧唐书·列传·卷十八》
我打算在他们先动手后，再按义理惩罚他们，您二位认为怎么样？ 
欲待其先起，然后以义讨之，公意以为何如？ 
I plan to punish them according to righteousness after they make the first move. What do you two think?
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 欲待其先起，然后以义讨之，公意以为何如？  [/INST] I plan to punish them according to righteousness after they make the first move. What do you two think?</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 欲待其先起，然后以义讨之，公意以为何如？
user
I plan to punish them according to righteousness after they make the first move. What do you two think?
assistant