《明史·列传·卷六十五》
量泰元年四月，浙江镇守中官李德进言说： 马顺等人有罪，应当请求下令处死，群臣竟敢擅自杀死。
景泰元年四月，浙江镇守中官李德上言： 马顺等有罪，当请命行诛。诸臣乃敢擅杀。
In April of the first year of Liangtai, Li De, the central official in charge of guarding Zhejiang, said: Ma Shun and others are guilty, and they should be sentenced to death. The ministers dared to kill them without authorization.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 景泰元年四月，浙江镇守中官李德上言： 马顺等有罪，当请命行诛。诸臣乃敢擅杀。 [/INST] In April of the first year of Liangtai, Li De, the central official in charge of guarding Zhejiang, said: Ma Shun and others are guilty, and they should be sentenced to death. The ministers dared to kill them without authorization.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 景泰元年四月，浙江镇守中官李德上言： 马顺等有罪，当请命行诛。诸臣乃敢擅杀。
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In April of the first year of Liangtai, Li De, the central official in charge of guarding Zhejiang, said: Ma Shun and others are guilty, and they should be sentenced to death. The ministers dared to kill them without authorization.
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