《晋书·列传·第十六章》
秦漠以来，九卿执掌国事，丞相为总管。
秦、汉已来，九列执事，丞相都总。
From the Qin and Han dynasties on, the nine ministers held the state affairs, with the prime minister as the general manager.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 秦、汉已来，九列执事，丞相都总。 [/INST] From the Qin and Han dynasties on, the nine ministers held the state affairs, with the prime minister as the general manager.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 秦、汉已来，九列执事，丞相都总。
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From the Qin and Han dynasties on, the nine ministers held the state affairs, with the prime minister as the general manager.
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