《明史·志·卷四十七》
随后逐步严格选拔贤才的禁令，有虚妄举荐的便逮捕治罪。
既而严选举之禁，有滥举者逮治之。
The prohibition on the strict selection of worthy persons was then gradually enforced and those who provided false recommendations were arrested and punished.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 既而严选举之禁，有滥举者逮治之。 [/INST] The prohibition on the strict selection of worthy persons was then gradually enforced and those who provided false recommendations were arrested and punished.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 既而严选举之禁，有滥举者逮治之。
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The prohibition on the strict selection of worthy persons was then gradually enforced and those who provided false recommendations were arrested and punished.
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