《北史·列传·卷四十七》
李植无言应对，对孝闵帝说 ：我有这种打算，本来是为了安定社稷，保护天子。
植辞穷，谓帝曰： 本为此谋，欲安社稷，利至尊耳。
Li Zhi didn't respond, and said to Emperor Xiaomin: "I had such a plan, originally to stabilize the state and protect the emperor."
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 植辞穷，谓帝曰： 本为此谋，欲安社稷，利至尊耳。 [/INST] Li Zhi didn't respond, and said to Emperor Xiaomin: "I had such a plan, originally to stabilize the state and protect the emperor."</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 植辞穷，谓帝曰： 本为此谋，欲安社稷，利至尊耳。
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Li Zhi didn't respond, and said to Emperor Xiaomin: "I had such a plan, originally to stabilize the state and protect the emperor."
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