《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪五》
当时，有诏书命令搜括强取天下仕女，已经嫁给下级官吏和平民为妻的，一律改嫁给出征兵士，允许以相当数目的牛马牲畜赎回。还选拔其中更美貌的送到皇宫。
时有诏录夺士女前已嫁为吏民妻者，还以配士，听以生口自赎，又简选其有姿首者内之掖庭。
At that time, an imperial edict was issued to search and seize women from across the country, and those who had already been married to lower-ranking officials and commoners were all remarried to soldiers going into battle, and were allowed to be redeemed with an equivalent number of cattle and horses. Even more beautiful women were selected and sent to the imperial palace.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 时有诏录夺士女前已嫁为吏民妻者，还以配士，听以生口自赎，又简选其有姿首者内之掖庭。 [/INST] At that time, an imperial edict was issued to search and seize women from across the country, and those who had already been married to lower-ranking officials and commoners were all remarried to soldiers going into battle, and were allowed to be redeemed with an equivalent number of cattle and horses. Even more beautiful women were selected and sent to the imperial palace.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 时有诏录夺士女前已嫁为吏民妻者，还以配士，听以生口自赎，又简选其有姿首者内之掖庭。
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At that time, an imperial edict was issued to search and seize women from across the country, and those who had already been married to lower-ranking officials and commoners were all remarried to soldiers going into battle, and were allowed to be redeemed with an equivalent number of cattle and horses. Even more beautiful women were selected and sent to the imperial palace.
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