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曾祖父廉褒，成帝哀帝时为右将军。祖父廉丹，王莽时为大司马庸部牧，都有名于前世。
曾祖父褒，成、哀间为右将军，祖父丹，王莽时为大司马庸部牧，皆有名前世。
His great-grandfather Lian Bao was Right General during the reigns of Emperors Chengdi and Aidi. His grandfather Lian Dan was Grand Marshal during the reign of Wang Mang, and both of them were famous in their time.