《梁书·列传·卷三十》
太宗继承皇位，进授左卫将军，徐搞坚辞不拜授。
太宗嗣位，进授左卫将军，固辞不拜。
When Emperor Xiaozong ascended to the throne, he promoted Xu Xie to the position of General of the Left Guard, but Xu Xie firmly refused to accept the promotion.
<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: 太宗嗣位，进授左卫将军，固辞不拜。 Modern: 太宗继承皇位，进授左卫将军，徐搞坚辞不拜授。 [/INST] When Emperor Xiaozong ascended to the throne, he promoted Xu Xie to the position of General of the Left Guard, but Xu Xie firmly refused to accept the promotion.</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: 太宗嗣位，进授左卫将军，固辞不拜。 Modern: 太宗继承皇位，进授左卫将军，徐搞坚辞不拜授。
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When Emperor Xiaozong ascended to the throne, he promoted Xu Xie to the position of General of the Left Guard, but Xu Xie firmly refused to accept the promotion.
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