《隋书·列传·卷十六》
当时隋高祖为北周丞相，长孙晟把情况告诉高祖。
时高祖作相，晟以状白高祖。
At that time, Emperor Sui Gaozu was prime minister of Northern Zhou, so Changsun Sheng reported the situation to him.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 时高祖作相，晟以状白高祖。 [/INST] At that time, Emperor Sui Gaozu was prime minister of Northern Zhou, so Changsun Sheng reported the situation to him.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 时高祖作相，晟以状白高祖。
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At that time, Emperor Sui Gaozu was prime minister of Northern Zhou, so Changsun Sheng reported the situation to him.
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