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当初，南唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘大肆拉帮结伙、培植党羽，想以此垄断朝廷大权，浮躁急进之士争相攀附，推崇夸奖宋齐丘为国家元老。
初，唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘多树朋党，欲以专固朝权，躁进之士争附之，推奖以为国之元老。
At that time, the Grand Tutor of Southern Tang, who also served as the Director of the Secretariat Bureau, Duke Chu, Song Qiqiu, wanted to make use of the nation's great authority, and he formed a faction and cultivated his followers, and frivolous and impetuous individuals all praised Song Qiqiu and vied to follow him and flatter him as the grand master of the nation.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初，唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘多树朋党，欲以专固朝权，躁进之士争附之，推奖以为国之元老。 [/INST] Contemporary: 当初，南唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘大肆拉帮结伙、培植党羽，想以此垄断朝廷大权，浮躁急进之士争相攀附，推崇夸奖宋齐丘为国家元老。 English version: At that time, the Grand Tutor of Southern Tang, who also served as the Director of the Secretariat Bureau, Duke Chu, Song Qiqiu, wanted to make use of the nation's great authority, and he formed a faction and cultivated his followers, and frivolous and impetuous individuals all praised Song Qiqiu and vied to follow him and flatter him as the grand master of the nation.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初，唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘多树朋党，欲以专固朝权，躁进之士争附之，推奖以为国之元老。
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Contemporary: 当初，南唐太傅兼中书令楚公宋齐丘大肆拉帮结伙、培植党羽，想以此垄断朝廷大权，浮躁急进之士争相攀附，推崇夸奖宋齐丘为国家元老。 English version: At that time, the Grand Tutor of Southern Tang, who also served as the Director of the Secretariat Bureau, Duke Chu, Song Qiqiu, wanted to make use of the nation's great authority, and he formed a faction and cultivated his followers, and frivolous and impetuous individuals all praised Song Qiqiu and vied to follow him and flatter him as the grand master of the nation.
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