《南齐书·列传·卷三十七》
刘悛既凭藉先前的恩宠，又特别能取悦天子，顺承迎合权贵。
悛既藉旧恩，尤能悦附人主，承迎权贵。
In addition to enjoying the imperial favor accumulated through his service, he made a point of pleasing the emperor and flattering and deferring to power brokers.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 悛既藉旧恩，尤能悦附人主，承迎权贵。 [/INST] In addition to enjoying the imperial favor accumulated through his service, he made a point of pleasing the emperor and flattering and deferring to power brokers.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 悛既藉旧恩，尤能悦附人主，承迎权贵。
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In addition to enjoying the imperial favor accumulated through his service, he made a point of pleasing the emperor and flattering and deferring to power brokers.
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