《旧唐书·列传·卷一百二十一》
在此之前，县县令崔发听到门外有喧闹斗殴的声音，县吏说是五坊使的手下人殴打百姓。
先是，鄠县令崔发闻门外喧斗，县吏言五坊使下殴击百姓。
Before this, the county magistrate Cui Fa heard a commotion of fighting outside the gate and a county official told him that five wards officers were beating up civilians. 
<s>[INST] Convert the following modern Chinese text into Classical Chinese: 在此之前，县县令崔发听到门外有喧闹斗殴的声音，县吏说是五坊使的手下人殴打百姓。 [/INST] 先是，鄠县令崔发闻门外喧斗，县吏言五坊使下殴击百姓。</s>
Convert the following modern Chinese text into Classical Chinese: 在此之前，县县令崔发听到门外有喧闹斗殴的声音，县吏说是五坊使的手下人殴打百姓。
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先是，鄠县令崔发闻门外喧斗，县吏言五坊使下殴击百姓。
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