《宋史·本纪·卷三十七》
这天晚上，光宗交给宰相的御札说： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。 
是夕，御批付丞相云： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。 
That night, Emperor Guangzong handed over an imperial edict to the prime minister, saying: "I have served for many years, and I want to retire."
<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: 是夕，御批付丞相云： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。  Modern: 这天晚上，光宗交给宰相的御札说： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。  [/INST] That night, Emperor Guangzong handed over an imperial edict to the prime minister, saying: "I have served for many years, and I want to retire."</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: 是夕，御批付丞相云： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。  Modern: 这天晚上，光宗交给宰相的御札说： 历事岁久，念欲退闲。
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That night, Emperor Guangzong handed over an imperial edict to the prime minister, saying: "I have served for many years, and I want to retire."
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