《北齐书·列传·卷五十》
他请求任七兵尚书，任命的诏书没有下就死了。
乃启为七兵尚书，除书未至而卒。
He requested to be appointed as Shangshu of the Seven Armies, but died before the imperial decree of appointment was issued.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃启为七兵尚书，除书未至而卒。 [/INST] He requested to be appointed as Shangshu of the Seven Armies, but died before the imperial decree of appointment was issued.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃启为七兵尚书，除书未至而卒。
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He requested to be appointed as Shangshu of the Seven Armies, but died before the imperial decree of appointment was issued.
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