《汉书·传·王贡两龚鲍传》
汉元帝即位不久，征召贡禹为谏大夫，多次屈尊向他询问政事。
元帝初即位，征禹为谏大夫，数虚己问以政事。
Not long after Emperor Han Yuan came to the throne, he drafted Gong Yu as remonstrance grandee and humbly asked him for advice on state affairs several times.
<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: 元帝初即位，征禹为谏大夫，数虚己问以政事。 Modern: 汉元帝即位不久，征召贡禹为谏大夫，多次屈尊向他询问政事。 [/INST] Not long after Emperor Han Yuan came to the throne, he drafted Gong Yu as remonstrance grandee and humbly asked him for advice on state affairs several times.</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: 元帝初即位，征禹为谏大夫，数虚己问以政事。 Modern: 汉元帝即位不久，征召贡禹为谏大夫，多次屈尊向他询问政事。
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Not long after Emperor Han Yuan came to the throne, he drafted Gong Yu as remonstrance grandee and humbly asked him for advice on state affairs several times.
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