《太平广记·卷七十一·道术一》
窦玄德是河南人，贞观年间任都水使者，当时他五十七岁，奉命出使江西。
窦玄德，河南人也。贞观中，任都水使者，时年五十七，奉使江西。
Dou Xu'de was a native of Henan Province, and he was 57 years old during the Zhenguan reign period. He was under orders to go on a mission to Jiangxi at the time.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 窦玄德，河南人也。贞观中，任都水使者，时年五十七，奉使江西。 Updated: 窦玄德是河南人，贞观年间任都水使者，当时他五十七岁，奉命出使江西。 [/INST] Dou Xu'de was a native of Henan Province, and he was 57 years old during the Zhenguan reign period. He was under orders to go on a mission to Jiangxi at the time.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 窦玄德，河南人也。贞观中，任都水使者，时年五十七，奉使江西。 Updated: 窦玄德是河南人，贞观年间任都水使者，当时他五十七岁，奉命出使江西。
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Dou Xu'de was a native of Henan Province, and he was 57 years old during the Zhenguan reign period. He was under orders to go on a mission to Jiangxi at the time.
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