《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十四》
当时，谯王司马尚之已经惨遭失败，人们的情绪更加恐慌。刘牢之基本上接受了何穆的劝告，与桓玄勾通了相互间的联系。
时谯王尚之已败，人情愈恐，牢之颇纳穆言，与玄交通。
At that time, King Sima Shang of Qiao had already failed miserably, and people were even more panicked. Liu Laozhi basically accepted He Mu's advice and colluded with Huan Xuan.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 时谯王尚之已败，人情愈恐，牢之颇纳穆言，与玄交通。 [/INST] At that time, King Sima Shang of Qiao had already failed miserably, and people were even more panicked. Liu Laozhi basically accepted He Mu's advice and colluded with Huan Xuan.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 时谯王尚之已败，人情愈恐，牢之颇纳穆言，与玄交通。
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At that time, King Sima Shang of Qiao had already failed miserably, and people were even more panicked. Liu Laozhi basically accepted He Mu's advice and colluded with Huan Xuan.
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