《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十一》
前汉朝钟武侯刘望在汝南起兵，严尤、陈茂前往归附。八月，刘望登极，任命严尤当大司马，陈茂当丞相。
前钟武侯刘望起兵汝南，严尤、陈茂往归之；八月，望即帝位，以尤为大司马，茂为丞相。
Former Han dynasty Zhongwu Marquis Liu Wang launched an uprising in Runan. Yan You and Chen Mao defected and joined him. In August, Liu Wang ascended the throne and appointed Yan You as Grand Marshall and Chen Mao as Prime Minister.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 前钟武侯刘望起兵汝南，严尤、陈茂往归之；八月，望即帝位，以尤为大司马，茂为丞相。 [/INST] Former Han dynasty Zhongwu Marquis Liu Wang launched an uprising in Runan. Yan You and Chen Mao defected and joined him. In August, Liu Wang ascended the throne and appointed Yan You as Grand Marshall and Chen Mao as Prime Minister.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 前钟武侯刘望起兵汝南，严尤、陈茂往归之；八月，望即帝位，以尤为大司马，茂为丞相。
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Former Han dynasty Zhongwu Marquis Liu Wang launched an uprising in Runan. Yan You and Chen Mao defected and joined him. In August, Liu Wang ascended the throne and appointed Yan You as Grand Marshall and Chen Mao as Prime Minister.
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