《后汉书·列传·南蛮西南夷列传》
楚庄王刚继位，百姓饥饿，军队弱小，再次遭到蛮人入侵。
庄王初立，民饥兵弱，复为所寇。
When King Zhuang of Chu first ascended to the throne, the people were starving and the army was weak. The barbarians invaded again.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 庄王初立，民饥兵弱，复为所寇。 [/INST] When King Zhuang of Chu first ascended to the throne, the people were starving and the army was weak. The barbarians invaded again.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 庄王初立，民饥兵弱，复为所寇。
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When King Zhuang of Chu first ascended to the throne, the people were starving and the army was weak. The barbarians invaded again.
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