《旧唐书·本纪·卷十六》
当初，宪宗起兵作战，提拔皇甫钅甫寸为宰相，苛刻聚敛，盘剥下级，人人都怪罪他，以至落得被遣被逐。
初，宪宗用兵，擢皇甫镈为相，苛敛剥下，人皆咎之，以至谴逐。
Initially, when Emperor Xianzong launched a campaign and promoted Huangfu Tingfu to the position of prime minister, he was exacting and avaricious, and exploited his subordinates; everyone blamed him for this, which led to him being banished and exiled.
<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: 初，宪宗用兵，擢皇甫镈为相，苛敛剥下，人皆咎之，以至谴逐。 Modern: 当初，宪宗起兵作战，提拔皇甫钅甫寸为宰相，苛刻聚敛，盘剥下级，人人都怪罪他，以至落得被遣被逐。 [/INST] Initially, when Emperor Xianzong launched a campaign and promoted Huangfu Tingfu to the position of prime minister, he was exacting and avaricious, and exploited his subordinates; everyone blamed him for this, which led to him being banished and exiled.</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: 初，宪宗用兵，擢皇甫镈为相，苛敛剥下，人皆咎之，以至谴逐。 Modern: 当初，宪宗起兵作战，提拔皇甫钅甫寸为宰相，苛刻聚敛，盘剥下级，人人都怪罪他，以至落得被遣被逐。
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Initially, when Emperor Xianzong launched a campaign and promoted Huangfu Tingfu to the position of prime minister, he was exacting and avaricious, and exploited his subordinates; everyone blamed him for this, which led to him being banished and exiled.
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