《北史·列传·卷三十八》
各公卿大臣都仰慕他的声望，想让他担任自己的助手，却不能如愿以偿。
时诸公皆慕其名，欲屈为佐，莫能得也。
The imperial ministers all admired his renown and wished to appoint him as their assistant, but they could not get their wish fulfilled.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 时诸公皆慕其名，欲屈为佐，莫能得也。 [/INST] The imperial ministers all admired his renown and wished to appoint him as their assistant, but they could not get their wish fulfilled.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 时诸公皆慕其名，欲屈为佐，莫能得也。
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The imperial ministers all admired his renown and wished to appoint him as their assistant, but they could not get their wish fulfilled.
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