《明史·列传·卷九十二》
皇帝于是派官逮捕曾铣，调出王以旗代替他；责怪科道兵不说话，一概在朝廷上用杖拷打，停发薪俸四个月。
帝乃遣官逮铣、出以旗代之；责科道官不言，悉杖于廷，停俸四月。
So the Emperor sent officials to arrest Zeng Xian and ordered Wang Yizhi to replace him. He blamed the Department of Discipline and Civil Service for not speaking up, and indiscriminately punished those present with flogging and beatings, suspending their salaries for four months.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 帝乃遣官逮铣、出以旗代之；责科道官不言，悉杖于廷，停俸四月。 [/INST] So the Emperor sent officials to arrest Zeng Xian and ordered Wang Yizhi to replace him. He blamed the Department of Discipline and Civil Service for not speaking up, and indiscriminately punished those present with flogging and beatings, suspending their salaries for four months.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 帝乃遣官逮铣、出以旗代之；责科道官不言，悉杖于廷，停俸四月。
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So the Emperor sent officials to arrest Zeng Xian and ordered Wang Yizhi to replace him. He blamed the Department of Discipline and Civil Service for not speaking up, and indiscriminately punished those present with flogging and beatings, suspending their salaries for four months.
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