《容斋随笔·卷九·五胡乱华》
刘聪乘着晋朝的衰微，窃取中原，自己死了以后，子嗣就被诛灭，无论男女老幼都被靳准杀害。
刘聪乘晋之衰，盗窃中土，身死而嗣灭，男女无少长皆戕于靳准。
Liu Cong took advantage of the Jin Dynasty's decline to seize control of the Central Plains. After his death, his descendants were executed, and all of them, regardless of age or gender, were killed by Jin Zhun.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 刘聪乘晋之衰，盗窃中土，身死而嗣灭，男女无少长皆戕于靳准。 [/INST] Liu Cong took advantage of the Jin Dynasty's decline to seize control of the Central Plains. After his death, his descendants were executed, and all of them, regardless of age or gender, were killed by Jin Zhun.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 刘聪乘晋之衰，盗窃中土，身死而嗣灭，男女无少长皆戕于靳准。
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Liu Cong took advantage of the Jin Dynasty's decline to seize control of the Central Plains. After his death, his descendants were executed, and all of them, regardless of age or gender, were killed by Jin Zhun.
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