《旧五代史·后唐·庄宗纪六》
此时皇太后行使诰命，皇后刘氏行使教命，互派使者送命令到藩镇，紊乱的弊端很多，人们不敢说。
时皇太后行诰命，皇后刘氏行教命，互遣使人宣达籓后，紊乱之弊，人不敢言。
At this time, the empress dowager used imperial edicts while Empress Liu used instructions; they sent messengers to deliver orders to different prefectures and caused a lot of chaos. People were afraid to talk about it.
<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: 时皇太后行诰命，皇后刘氏行教命，互遣使人宣达籓后，紊乱之弊，人不敢言。 Modern: 此时皇太后行使诰命，皇后刘氏行使教命，互派使者送命令到藩镇，紊乱的弊端很多，人们不敢说。 [/INST] At this time, the empress dowager used imperial edicts while Empress Liu used instructions; they sent messengers to deliver orders to different prefectures and caused a lot of chaos. People were afraid to talk about it.</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: 时皇太后行诰命，皇后刘氏行教命，互遣使人宣达籓后，紊乱之弊，人不敢言。 Modern: 此时皇太后行使诰命，皇后刘氏行使教命，互派使者送命令到藩镇，紊乱的弊端很多，人们不敢说。
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At this time, the empress dowager used imperial edicts while Empress Liu used instructions; they sent messengers to deliver orders to different prefectures and caused a lot of chaos. People were afraid to talk about it.
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