《南史·列传·卷八十》
侯景假借朝廷命令赦免作奴婢的北方人，想让他们给自己出力。
矫诏赦北人爲奴婢者，冀收其力用焉。
Hou Jing used the imperial edict to pardon the northerners who were slaves, and wanted them to fight for him.
<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: 矫诏赦北人爲奴婢者，冀收其力用焉。 Modern: 侯景假借朝廷命令赦免作奴婢的北方人，想让他们给自己出力。 [/INST] Hou Jing used the imperial edict to pardon the northerners who were slaves, and wanted them to fight for him.</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: 矫诏赦北人爲奴婢者，冀收其力用焉。 Modern: 侯景假借朝廷命令赦免作奴婢的北方人，想让他们给自己出力。
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Hou Jing used the imperial edict to pardon the northerners who were slaves, and wanted them to fight for him.
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