《明史·列传·卷四十四》
第二年，金忠请求任前锋，讨伐阿鲁台自效。
明年，忠请为前锋，讨阿鲁台自效。
The following year, Jin Zhong requested to be the vanguard in the campaign against Arultai in order to prove his loyalty.
<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: 明年，忠请为前锋，讨阿鲁台自效。 Modern: 第二年，金忠请求任前锋，讨伐阿鲁台自效。 [/INST] The following year, Jin Zhong requested to be the vanguard in the campaign against Arultai in order to prove his loyalty.</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: 明年，忠请为前锋，讨阿鲁台自效。 Modern: 第二年，金忠请求任前锋，讨伐阿鲁台自效。
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The following year, Jin Zhong requested to be the vanguard in the campaign against Arultai in order to prove his loyalty.
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