《宋史·本纪·卷七》
初九，诏求直言。
甲子，诏求直言。
On the ninth, an edict was issued to seek outspoken words.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 甲子，诏求直言。 Modern: 初九，诏求直言。 [/INST] On the ninth, an edict was issued to seek outspoken words.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 甲子，诏求直言。 Modern: 初九，诏求直言。
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On the ninth, an edict was issued to seek outspoken words.
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