《明史·列传·卷五十五》
任期屈满将要被接替而离去，父老乡亲到京城请求留任，得以允许。
期满将代去，父老赴阙乞留，得请。
When his term was up and he was about to depart and be replaced, the town elders travelled to the capital to request that he remain, and their request was granted.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 期满将代去，父老赴阙乞留，得请。 [/INST] When his term was up and he was about to depart and be replaced, the town elders travelled to the capital to request that he remain, and their request was granted.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 期满将代去，父老赴阙乞留，得请。
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When his term was up and he was about to depart and be replaced, the town elders travelled to the capital to request that he remain, and their request was granted.
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