《宋史·列传·卷一百九十八》
此时，皇上令恢复旧制，特委任职官，予以处置，宋白只录取了四十八人，罢免辞退的人很多，众人议论纷纷。
是时，命复旧制，专委有司，白所取二十八人，罢退既众，群议嚣然。
At this time, the Emperor ordered the restoration of the old system and specially appointed Song Bai to handle it. Song Bai only admitted forty-eight people, and many people were dismissed or resigned, which led to much discussion.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是时，命复旧制，专委有司，白所取二十八人，罢退既众，群议嚣然。 [/INST] At this time, the Emperor ordered the restoration of the old system and specially appointed Song Bai to handle it. Song Bai only admitted forty-eight people, and many people were dismissed or resigned, which led to much discussion.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是时，命复旧制，专委有司，白所取二十八人，罢退既众，群议嚣然。
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At this time, the Emperor ordered the restoration of the old system and specially appointed Song Bai to handle it. Song Bai only admitted forty-eight people, and many people were dismissed or resigned, which led to much discussion.
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