《资治通鉴·后晋纪·后晋纪五》
王继勋、王继成都是王延政的本家侄儿，朱文进族灭王氏家族时，这两个人由于关系疏远而得以保全。
继勋、继成，皆延政之从子也，硃文进之灭王氏，二人以疏远获全。
Wang Jixun and Wang Jicheng were both first-cousins of Wang Yan Zheng, and when Zhu Wenjin had the Wang family exterminated, these two were spared due to their more distant relations.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 继勋、继成，皆延政之从子也，硃文进之灭王氏，二人以疏远获全。 Modern: 王继勋、王继成都是王延政的本家侄儿，朱文进族灭王氏家族时，这两个人由于关系疏远而得以保全。 [/INST] Wang Jixun and Wang Jicheng were both first-cousins of Wang Yan Zheng, and when Zhu Wenjin had the Wang family exterminated, these two were spared due to their more distant relations.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 继勋、继成，皆延政之从子也，硃文进之灭王氏，二人以疏远获全。 Modern: 王继勋、王继成都是王延政的本家侄儿，朱文进族灭王氏家族时，这两个人由于关系疏远而得以保全。
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Wang Jixun and Wang Jicheng were both first-cousins of Wang Yan Zheng, and when Zhu Wenjin had the Wang family exterminated, these two were spared due to their more distant relations.
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