《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪十》
一定是许宗之自己害怕被告受罚，而先行诬陷马超。 
必宗之惧罪诬超。 
It must be that Xu Zongzhi himself was afraid of being accused and punished, so he framed Ma Chao first.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 必宗之惧罪诬超。  [/INST] It must be that Xu Zongzhi himself was afraid of being accused and punished, so he framed Ma Chao first.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 必宗之惧罪诬超。
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It must be that Xu Zongzhi himself was afraid of being accused and punished, so he framed Ma Chao first.
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