《明史·列传·卷一百八十八》
帝说 ：以前内臣说京师军务非皇舅掌管不可，为此太后至今还在后悔。 
帝曰： 初内侍言京营军非皇舅无可属，太后实悔至今。 
The emperor said: "Previously, it was the inner ministers who said that the military affairs of the capital could not be entrusted to anyone but the emperor's maternal uncle, and to this day the Empress Dowager still regrets this."
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 帝曰： 初内侍言京营军非皇舅无可属，太后实悔至今。  [/INST] The emperor said: "Previously, it was the inner ministers who said that the military affairs of the capital could not be entrusted to anyone but the emperor's maternal uncle, and to this day the Empress Dowager still regrets this."</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 帝曰： 初内侍言京营军非皇舅无可属，太后实悔至今。
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The emperor said: "Previously, it was the inner ministers who said that the military affairs of the capital could not be entrusted to anyone but the emperor's maternal uncle, and to this day the Empress Dowager still regrets this."
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