《新唐书·列传·卷四十四》
当时，天子荒纵，宰相才能低下，赏罚不当，坐视逆叛，无所作为。
於是，天子荒纵，宰相才下，赏罚失所宜，坐视贼，无能为。
At that time, the emperor was dissolute, the prime minister's ability to be low, rewards and punishments were inappropriate, and rebels were sidelining, doing nothing.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 於是，天子荒纵，宰相才下，赏罚失所宜，坐视贼，无能为。 [/INST] At that time, the emperor was dissolute, the prime minister's ability to be low, rewards and punishments were inappropriate, and rebels were sidelining, doing nothing.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 於是，天子荒纵，宰相才下，赏罚失所宜，坐视贼，无能为。
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At that time, the emperor was dissolute, the prime minister's ability to be low, rewards and punishments were inappropriate, and rebels were sidelining, doing nothing.
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