《明史·列传·卷一百六十八》
于是派骑兵到黎平，抓住腾蛟的儿子做人质，向他勒索了几万饷银。
遂驰至黎平，执腾蛟子，索饷数万。
He then sent cavalry to Liping, captured Tengjiao's son as hostage, and extorted tens of thousands of military pay from him.
<s>[INST] Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 遂驰至黎平，执腾蛟子，索饷数万。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 于是派骑兵到黎平，抓住腾蛟的儿子做人质，向他勒索了几万饷银。 English Translation: He then sent cavalry to Liping, captured Tengjiao's son as hostage, and extorted tens of thousands of military pay from him.</s>
Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 遂驰至黎平，执腾蛟子，索饷数万。
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Modern Chinese: 于是派骑兵到黎平，抓住腾蛟的儿子做人质，向他勒索了几万饷银。 English Translation: He then sent cavalry to Liping, captured Tengjiao's son as hostage, and extorted tens of thousands of military pay from him.
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