《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪五》
卫公宇文直素来忌恨宇文崐宪，坚持请求武帝杀死他，武帝不肯答允。
卫公直素忌宪，固请诛之，帝不许。
Duke Wei, Yuw en zhi, had always resented Yuwen kun xian, and insisted that Emperor Wu put him to death. Emperor Wu wouldn't grant his request.
<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: 卫公直素忌宪，固请诛之，帝不许。 Modern: 卫公宇文直素来忌恨宇文崐宪，坚持请求武帝杀死他，武帝不肯答允。 [/INST] Duke Wei, Yuw en zhi, had always resented Yuwen kun xian, and insisted that Emperor Wu put him to death. Emperor Wu wouldn't grant his request.</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: 卫公直素忌宪，固请诛之，帝不许。 Modern: 卫公宇文直素来忌恨宇文崐宪，坚持请求武帝杀死他，武帝不肯答允。
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Duke Wei, Yuw en zhi, had always resented Yuwen kun xian, and insisted that Emperor Wu put him to death. Emperor Wu wouldn't grant his request.
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