《宋书·志·卷三十一》
适时候，宰相专权，地方诸侯手握重兵。这又和咸康初年事情相同。
是时宰相专政，方伯擅重兵，又与咸康初同事也。
At that time, the Prime Minister exercised sole power, and the local princes held great military strength. This was similar to what had happened in the early years of Xiankang.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 是时宰相专政，方伯擅重兵，又与咸康初同事也。 Updated: 适时候，宰相专权，地方诸侯手握重兵。这又和咸康初年事情相同。 [/INST] At that time, the Prime Minister exercised sole power, and the local princes held great military strength. This was similar to what had happened in the early years of Xiankang.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 是时宰相专政，方伯擅重兵，又与咸康初同事也。 Updated: 适时候，宰相专权，地方诸侯手握重兵。这又和咸康初年事情相同。
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At that time, the Prime Minister exercised sole power, and the local princes held great military strength. This was similar to what had happened in the early years of Xiankang.
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