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平西谘议参军周弘正擅长观察天象变化而预测吉凶，他在侯景投奔梁朝之前曾对人说： 几年之后国内会有兵戈之乱。 
平西咨议参军周弘正，善占候，前此谓人曰： 国家数年后当有兵起。 
Zhou Hongzheng, the advisory minister of Pingxi, studied astronomy and fortune-telling. Before Hou Jing came to the State of Liang, Zhou once told other people that there would be chaos and warfare in the country within the next few years.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 平西咨议参军周弘正，善占候，前此谓人曰： 国家数年后当有兵起。  [/INST] Contemporary: 平西谘议参军周弘正擅长观察天象变化而预测吉凶，他在侯景投奔梁朝之前曾对人说： 几年之后国内会有兵戈之乱。  English version: Zhou Hongzheng, the advisory minister of Pingxi, studied astronomy and fortune-telling. Before Hou Jing came to the State of Liang, Zhou once told other people that there would be chaos and warfare in the country within the next few years.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 平西咨议参军周弘正，善占候，前此谓人曰： 国家数年后当有兵起。
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Contemporary: 平西谘议参军周弘正擅长观察天象变化而预测吉凶，他在侯景投奔梁朝之前曾对人说： 几年之后国内会有兵戈之乱。  English version: Zhou Hongzheng, the advisory minister of Pingxi, studied astronomy and fortune-telling. Before Hou Jing came to the State of Liang, Zhou once told other people that there would be chaos and warfare in the country within the next few years.
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