《明史·列传·卷一百四十八》
七月，北都失陷的消息连同汉中巡抚的任命令一同传来，但是汉中的地盘已失，斗枢不能去任职了。
七月而北都变闻，并闻汉中之命，地已失，不可往。
In July, news of the fall of the Beidu and of the order appointing him to the post of Han Zhong inspectorate arrived together, but Han Zhong had already fallen and Dou Shu could not take up the post.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 七月而北都变闻，并闻汉中之命，地已失，不可往。 [/INST] In July, news of the fall of the Beidu and of the order appointing him to the post of Han Zhong inspectorate arrived together, but Han Zhong had already fallen and Dou Shu could not take up the post.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 七月而北都变闻，并闻汉中之命，地已失，不可往。
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In July, news of the fall of the Beidu and of the order appointing him to the post of Han Zhong inspectorate arrived together, but Han Zhong had already fallen and Dou Shu could not take up the post.
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