《明史·列传·卷六十一》
兵部则说郭登已被封伯，此事才作罢。
兵部言登已封伯，乃止。
However, the Ministry of War said that Guo Deng had already been named a marquis, and the matter was dropped.
<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: 兵部言登已封伯，乃止。 Modern: 兵部则说郭登已被封伯，此事才作罢。 [/INST] However, the Ministry of War said that Guo Deng had already been named a marquis, and the matter was dropped.</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: 兵部言登已封伯，乃止。 Modern: 兵部则说郭登已被封伯，此事才作罢。
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However, the Ministry of War said that Guo Deng had already been named a marquis, and the matter was dropped.
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