《明史·本纪·卷二十三》
十四日，裁减各部添注官员。二十一日，祈祷雨。
甲戌，裁各部添注官，辛巳，祷雨。
On the fourteenth day, official positions added to various departments were abolished. On the twenty-first day, prayers were offered for rain.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 甲戌，裁各部添注官，辛巳，祷雨。 [/INST] On the fourteenth day, official positions added to various departments were abolished. On the twenty-first day, prayers were offered for rain.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 甲戌，裁各部添注官，辛巳，祷雨。
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On the fourteenth day, official positions added to various departments were abolished. On the twenty-first day, prayers were offered for rain.
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