《太平广记·卷三百三十三·鬼十八》
李公便请灵贞上来台阶，叙说平素旧事，临别握手说：想要和高僧谈家事，又不忍说出。
因延升阶，叙及平旧。临别握手曰：欲与阇梨论及家事，所不忍言。
Li gong asked Ling Zheng to go up the steps, talk about the old days, and say while shaking hands before saying goodbye: "I want to talk about family affairs with the eminent monk, but I can't bear to say it."
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 因延升阶，叙及平旧。临别握手曰：欲与阇梨论及家事，所不忍言。 [/INST] Li gong asked Ling Zheng to go up the steps, talk about the old days, and say while shaking hands before saying goodbye: "I want to talk about family affairs with the eminent monk, but I can't bear to say it."</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 因延升阶，叙及平旧。临别握手曰：欲与阇梨论及家事，所不忍言。
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Li gong asked Ling Zheng to go up the steps, talk about the old days, and say while shaking hands before saying goodbye: "I want to talk about family affairs with the eminent monk, but I can't bear to say it."
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