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当初，茂贞怕克用来打，向朝廷贡献有如藩臣。
始，茂贞畏克用见讨，修贡献如籓臣。
Back then, Mao Zhen feared Ke Yu, so he paid tributes to the imperial court like a vassal.
<s>[INST] Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 始，茂贞畏克用见讨，修贡献如籓臣。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 当初，茂贞怕克用来打，向朝廷贡献有如藩臣。 English Translation: Back then, Mao Zhen feared Ke Yu, so he paid tributes to the imperial court like a vassal.</s>
Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 始，茂贞畏克用见讨，修贡献如籓臣。
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Modern Chinese: 当初，茂贞怕克用来打，向朝廷贡献有如藩臣。 English Translation: Back then, Mao Zhen feared Ke Yu, so he paid tributes to the imperial court like a vassal.
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