《明史·列传·卷一百九十二》
兵部尚书项忠不避，汪直折辱他，权焰出于东厂之上。
兵部尚书项忠不避，迫辱之，权焰出东厂上。
Xiang Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of War, didn't avoid him, so Wang Zhi insulted him. His power surpassed that of the East Factory.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 兵部尚书项忠不避，迫辱之，权焰出东厂上。 [/INST] Xiang Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of War, didn't avoid him, so Wang Zhi insulted him. His power surpassed that of the East Factory.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 兵部尚书项忠不避，迫辱之，权焰出东厂上。
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Xiang Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of War, didn't avoid him, so Wang Zhi insulted him. His power surpassed that of the East Factory.
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