《史记·七十列传·太史公自序》
季布能改其刚戾而为柔顺，终于成为汉朝名臣；栾公不被威势所迫背叛死者。
能摧刚作柔，卒为列臣；栾公不劫於埶而倍死。
Ji Bu was able to change his stubbornness to gentleness and finally became a famous minister of the Han Dynasty; Luan Gong was not forced by power to betray the dead.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 能摧刚作柔，卒为列臣；栾公不劫於埶而倍死。 [/INST] Ji Bu was able to change his stubbornness to gentleness and finally became a famous minister of the Han Dynasty; Luan Gong was not forced by power to betray the dead.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 能摧刚作柔，卒为列臣；栾公不劫於埶而倍死。
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Ji Bu was able to change his stubbornness to gentleness and finally became a famous minister of the Han Dynasty; Luan Gong was not forced by power to betray the dead.
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