《周书·列传·卷三十七》
这时太祖任当地刺史，向来听闻其名，待之以客礼。
时太祖为刺史，素闻其名，待以客礼。
At that time, the grand ancestor was the local governor, who had long heard of his name, and treated him with guest courtesy.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 时太祖为刺史，素闻其名，待以客礼。 [/INST] At that time, the grand ancestor was the local governor, who had long heard of his name, and treated him with guest courtesy.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 时太祖为刺史，素闻其名，待以客礼。
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At that time, the grand ancestor was the local governor, who had long heard of his name, and treated him with guest courtesy.
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