《资治通鉴·周纪·周纪五》
秦王见亲自下命令不行，又让应侯范睢去劝说白起。
王自命不行，乃使应侯请之。
The King of Qin saw that his orders were not effective, so he asked Yinghou, Fan Sui, to persuade Bai Qi.
<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: 王自命不行，乃使应侯请之。 Modern: 秦王见亲自下命令不行，又让应侯范睢去劝说白起。 [/INST] The King of Qin saw that his orders were not effective, so he asked Yinghou, Fan Sui, to persuade Bai Qi.</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: 王自命不行，乃使应侯请之。 Modern: 秦王见亲自下命令不行，又让应侯范睢去劝说白起。
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The King of Qin saw that his orders were not effective, so he asked Yinghou, Fan Sui, to persuade Bai Qi.
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