《明史·列传·卷九十六》
陛下继承皇统的初期，登用老成之人，嘉纳忠良正直之士，裁抑侥幸之小人，放逐诛杀奸邪之徒，可以说是清明又刚正啊。
陛下继统之初，登用老成，嘉纳忠谠，裁抑侥幸，窜殛憸邪，可谓明且刚矣。
At the beginning of inheriting the throne, Your Majesty used the elderly, accepted the loyal and upright, restrained the lucky villains, and exiled and executed the traitors, which can be said to be clear and righteous.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 陛下继统之初，登用老成，嘉纳忠谠，裁抑侥幸，窜殛憸邪，可谓明且刚矣。 [/INST] At the beginning of inheriting the throne, Your Majesty used the elderly, accepted the loyal and upright, restrained the lucky villains, and exiled and executed the traitors, which can be said to be clear and righteous.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 陛下继统之初，登用老成，嘉纳忠谠，裁抑侥幸，窜殛憸邪，可谓明且刚矣。
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At the beginning of inheriting the throne, Your Majesty used the elderly, accepted the loyal and upright, restrained the lucky villains, and exiled and executed the traitors, which can be said to be clear and righteous.
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