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所以周朝衰亡，诸侯以武力征伐为时尚，于是夏育、申休、宋万、彭生、任鄙这班人生在那个时代。
故周衰，诸侯以力征相尚，于是夏育、申休、宋万、彭生、任鄙之徒生于其时。
This is why during the decline of the Zhou dynasty, the feudal lords all regarded force as fashionable, and this was when Xia Yu, Shen Xiu, Song Wan, Peng Sheng, and Ren Bi lived.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 故周衰，诸侯以力征相尚，于是夏育、申休、宋万、彭生、任鄙之徒生于其时。 [/INST] This is why during the decline of the Zhou dynasty, the feudal lords all regarded force as fashionable, and this was when Xia Yu, Shen Xiu, Song Wan, Peng Sheng, and Ren Bi lived.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 故周衰，诸侯以力征相尚，于是夏育、申休、宋万、彭生、任鄙之徒生于其时。
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This is why during the decline of the Zhou dynasty, the feudal lords all regarded force as fashionable, and this was when Xia Yu, Shen Xiu, Song Wan, Peng Sheng, and Ren Bi lived.
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