《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记二十六》
这样一来既向当局塞责，又可向归顺州的弟弟索取赔偿金，但土司的存亡却不可知了。
既以塞当道之责，且可以取偿其弟，而土官之存亡则不可知矣。
Having done so, besides getting rid of the responsibility to the authorities, Zhenan Fu could also extort money from his younger brother who had returned to Guishun Zhou. However, it was still unknown whether the Tusi could survive.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 既以塞当道之责，且可以取偿其弟，而土官之存亡则不可知矣。 [/INST] Having done so, besides getting rid of the responsibility to the authorities, Zhenan Fu could also extort money from his younger brother who had returned to Guishun Zhou. However, it was still unknown whether the Tusi could survive.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 既以塞当道之责，且可以取偿其弟，而土官之存亡则不可知矣。
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Having done so, besides getting rid of the responsibility to the authorities, Zhenan Fu could also extort money from his younger brother who had returned to Guishun Zhou. However, it was still unknown whether the Tusi could survive.
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