《明史·列传·卷三十八》
忻成伯赵彝擅自杀死运夫，盗卖军饷；都督谭青、朱崇贪婪放纵。
忻成伯赵彝擅杀运夫，盗卖军饷。都督谭青、朱崇贪纵。
Zhao Yi, the Marquis of Xin Cheng, arbitrarily killed the coolies and stole the military pay; Tan Qing and Zhu Chong, the governors, were greedy and indulgent.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 忻成伯赵彝擅杀运夫，盗卖军饷。都督谭青、朱崇贪纵。 [/INST] Zhao Yi, the Marquis of Xin Cheng, arbitrarily killed the coolies and stole the military pay; Tan Qing and Zhu Chong, the governors, were greedy and indulgent.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 忻成伯赵彝擅杀运夫，盗卖军饷。都督谭青、朱崇贪纵。
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Zhao Yi, the Marquis of Xin Cheng, arbitrarily killed the coolies and stole the military pay; Tan Qing and Zhu Chong, the governors, were greedy and indulgent.
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