他认为自己是有功之臣，不是败军之将。

He thought that he, far from being a routed general, had meritorious service to his credit.

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今邯郸去大梁也远于市，而议臣者过于三人，愿王察之。

Now Handan is also far to the beam in the city, and proposed three ministers too, o king of cha.

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世事往往如此，随臣等办案之进展及某些事件之发生，告发蜂起。

Soon accusations spread, as usually happens, because of the proceedings going on, and several incidents occurred.

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So, part of the whole process is the elimination of these these municipal privileges and replacing municipal officials, to make a long story short, with people that they have appointed.

他们采取的一个办法,就是取消那些地方政府的特权,更换本土官员,简而言之,就是以近臣取而代之

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