《旧唐书·列传·卷三十》
又重建高昌，不是没有前例，这就是人们所说的有罪就诛灭它，已经归服就扶立它。
复立高昌，非无前例，此所谓有罪而诛之，既伏而立之。
The reconstruction of Gao Chang has its precedent, that is what is called if they are guilty kill them, if they have submitted then prop them up.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 复立高昌，非无前例，此所谓有罪而诛之，既伏而立之。 [/INST] The reconstruction of Gao Chang has its precedent, that is what is called if they are guilty kill them, if they have submitted then prop them up.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 复立高昌，非无前例，此所谓有罪而诛之，既伏而立之。
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The reconstruction of Gao Chang has its precedent, that is what is called if they are guilty kill them, if they have submitted then prop them up.
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