《太平广记·卷一百二十二·报应二》
过去开明的皇帝用刑罚就是处掉罪魁祸首，胁从的不加审办。
昔者明王用刑，歼厥渠魁，协以罔理。
In the past, enlightened emperors used punishment to eliminate the ringleaders, and did not punish the accomplices.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 昔者明王用刑，歼厥渠魁，协以罔理。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 过去开明的皇帝用刑罚就是处掉罪魁祸首，胁从的不加审办。 English: In the past, enlightened emperors used punishment to eliminate the ringleaders, and did not punish the accomplices.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 昔者明王用刑，歼厥渠魁，协以罔理。
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Modern Chinese: 过去开明的皇帝用刑罚就是处掉罪魁祸首，胁从的不加审办。 English: In the past, enlightened emperors used punishment to eliminate the ringleaders, and did not punish the accomplices.
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