He followed his father to prepare royal books at a young age, and read and collected all the knowledge of the official school or schools of thought for the past three generations.

During this period, he discovered the lost old texts for a long time, and as the flag bearer of the ancient texts, an article "The Book of Transferring the Doctor Taichang" refuted the old doctors of the Six Classics in a complete manner, forcing many people to give in. Later, he became a great master who was superior to the Taixue School, and his disciples emerged one after another. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the master of the Confucian scholar since he claimed to be Dong Zhongshu.

After being invincible in academics, he also eagerly tried to join the world and became the national teacher of the Xin Dynasty. He was the second person under Wang Mang. He rebuilt the Sanyong, restored the Music of Music, and formulated a retro official system. Confucius wanted to do all the things that he had not done, so he realized.

In his later years, he supported the young master and forced the man to continue his life. From this point of view, Liu Xin's life was also very exciting.

But in the fifth reunion, his lifelong busyness is a big junk and a waste of time?

Under the attack of the fifth reunion, Liu Xin's body, which was about to be idled, suddenly collapsed. In the next few days, the Luoyang people outside held a referendum under Dou Rong's organization to vote for Wang Mang's life and death, while Liu Xin could only stay ill on the bed.

"It's really a waste of work..."

The past time flashed before Liu Xin's eyes like a revolving lantern. I remember many years ago, when Yang Xiong took the "Taixuan" written by the scriptures, he came to Liu Xin to see it.

"Empty is suffering."

Liu Xin said to Yang Xiong at that time: "Today's scholars of the Six Classics are rich and profitable, but they cannot understand the "Yi", let alone your more profound "Xuan"? I'm afraid that after your death, this book will be used as a bottle cap."

Yang Xiong was disappointed when he touched him, so he silently brought the bamboo slips and continued to go back to write books in the humble room.

As an old friend, did Liu Xin know that Yang Xiong also had the intention to become a saint? Otherwise, why did he write six works according to the Six Classics?

The Book of Rites says that the author is called saint, and the person who tells the story is called wise. The wise saint is called writing. Confucius also took this path back then, and he said it first but not wrote it. The last article "Spring and Autumn" was born, establishing the status of a sage as a king.

However, in Liu Xin's view, Yang Xiong was just a memorial pie. He also wanted to become a saint. He should not follow this path of writing, but another more challenging road: production!

The so-called production, rituals and music are the ones! The most typical one is Zhou Gong, who sets rituals and music for the 800th Zhou Dynasty with his own strength. He also remade the rituals of the three generations to restore the peace, and made peace outside without any worries, and comforted the people inside to make peace. If you want to do it, you will be such a great sage!

This is why Liu Xin actively assisted Wang Mang, but in the end, the facts proved that their production was just a dream. Now that the building collapsed and there was nothing left. Instead, in the past twenty years, he wasted time by government affairs and civil affairs, and even the "telling" he could have done was abandoned.

Apart from proofreading the Shanhai Jing and continuing the writings of his father's past, there is no systematic thing left behind. Compared with Yang Xiong's works, isn't Liu Xin just empty?

"I still laugh at Yang Ziyun, but I don't know that it is myself who really suffers from emptiness!"

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Xin's body was even worse. By the afternoon when the people of Luoyang voted to the end, he was already dead, and could not speak or point his hands.

The disciple Zheng Xing cried silently, and the imperial doctor sent by the fifth reunion was whispering on the left and right. Several Wei ministers were even discussing what to do about Liu Xin's funeral.

And what about Liu Xin himself? In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the evening forty years ago...

...

In the fourth year of Yongshi in Emperor Cheng of Han (16 BC), on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, snow broke out outside the Huangmenlang office in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an. As the Huangmenlang Lang, Liu Xin was on the turn of the rotation and sat in front of the stove, looking down at the bamboo slips while drying his hands.

Yang Xiong, who was also a yellow party man, went to Shanglinyuan today and might be able to write another good essay. The one who accompanied Liu Xin in the official office was a Wang family who was a man who was a man who was a man in the back door, Wang Mang and Wang Jujun.

Wang Mang's appearance cannot be said to be beautiful, but he is particularly friendly. He is not as domineering as a relative of the Wang family. He speaks nicely. From the old empress dowager Wang Zhengjun to the captain Chen Tang, he likes this young man very much.

Wang Mang shoveled the charcoal and put it into the stove. He was skillful in his movements, and did not let the palace servants help him. He even joked with him, treating them as human beings. When talking to Liu Xin, in addition to talking about the Confucian classics, he often liked to criticize current problems.

"Since he ascended the throne, there have been eight solar eclipses in the third year of Jianshi, the first year of Heping, the first year of Heping, the first year of Yangshuo, the first year of Yongshi, the second year of three years. Why did the Uncle Ying think it was the reason?"

Liu Xin had just had a heart-to-heart talk with Wang Mang at that time, and only said: "The first few times, I was blamed on Xu Hou."

"But Xu Hou was abolished the previous year, and the solar eclipse and disasters remain the same." Wang Mang did not hide it: "Some people believe that the root cause lies with the sisters of Zhao Hou, and great scholars such as Jingfang even blamed the solar eclipse on our Wang family!"

Liu Xin smiled: "Jun Ju thinks this is just right?"

"My uncle and uncle, the five marquises, have indeed disrupted the rules and regulations of the court, but how could the five of them affect the changes in the sky?"

Wang Mang pointed to the top of his head and said softly: "The reason why disasters are so frequent is not only because the emperor is addicted to alcohol and sex, but also because the five marquis of Wang's family are greedy and despicable, but because the world is sick!"

"A king likes to manage palaces and tombs, and pays heavy taxes, while the people are frustrated and the people are sad and grieved, all of them are just appearances."

Wang Mang was anxious and said indignantly: "The Book of Changes says that the heaven shows signs and good or bad luck, and the saint observes it; the Yellow River shows pictures and the Luo River shows books, and the saint imitates it. However, although the emperor frequently issued edicts to blame himself, in fact, nothing is easier. The noble family and the foreign relatives still merged the land, and the people still had no place to stand, and they could only sell themselves as slaves, which was extremely miserable."

Liu Xin looked at Wang Mang in surprise. Being able to say such words not only proved that he had a good understanding, but also betrayed the position of Wang's relatives. He was indeed a strange person.

What is even more strange is still behind. Wang Mang sighed: "The current court ministers cannot support the country and cannot benefit the people. They are all people who receive salaries but do not do things. Although we have ambitions, we are suppressed by the elders of the old scholars and elders. We cannot stand up and can only be anxious!"

After saying that, he looked at Piaoxue outside for a long time and then turned to Liu Xin suddenly after a long time.

"Ying Shu compiled the Six Classics, explained the Six Arts Biography, various philosophers, poetry, mathematics, and skills, and everything is studied. It is completely different from those doctors of the Six Classics who keep their shortcomings and lose the intention of a saint. In the future, I will become a great scholar. Although I am determined to contribute to the rescue of the Han Dynasty, I have shallow knowledge. I hope Ying Shu can give more points."

Wang Mang bowed to Liu Xin: "Uncle Ying, although you and I are so gentle now, if you have the chance in the future, I would like to change the world with me!?"

In his eyes, the feelings he wanted to save the world were extremely sincere. Anyone who saw it would be unable to help but think: If he could stand by this person, he would definitely change the world!

At that time, Liu Xin was so excited about Wang Mang's words that he nodded and agreed. This led to the great support for Wang Mang after he came to power, and he eventually became a reformed comrade.

But Liu Xin, who seemed to be back at this moment, only looked at Wang Mang in a steady manner. When he had the power to make a new choice, Liu Xin nodded and shook his head.

“I do want to change the world.”

"But it's not with me."

He had the right ideals, but he met the wrong peers, which eventually turned into a big mistake.

If Liu Xin was given a chance to come back, he would reject Wang Mang's invitation and wait until the yellow-sected Lang Yangxiong, who was covered in snow, returned from Shanglinyuan, sat by the fire, and talked to Liu Xin about literary and classical affairs.

If Liu Xin was given the opportunity to come back, he would study and study in his study like Yang Xiong, write better and more works than Yang Xiong, and fulfill his wish to write. Just like what he yearned for in "Sui Chu Fu": Playing the piano and writing smoothly, examining the perversions of life. He travels to the four seasons and looks at the yin and yang, and summarizing the treasures and wonders of all things. Even though he is exhausted from the extreme changes of heaven and earth, he has no need to pay attention to it. He is always calm and entertains with joy, and is happy to be the wise and sages.

But he would not give up on "making rituals and music" just now, but he would only watch Wang Mang make trouble and wait and wait. That afternoon eight years ago, a young man from Changling and with a strange surname stepped into Liu Xin's home with Yang Xiong...

"Master, Master, His Majesty the Emperor of Wei is here to see you."

Accompanied by urgent calls, Liu Xin opened his eyes from his confused dream and saw the fifth reunion sitting next to the couch.

The fifth reunion did not say anything to hurt Liu Xin's heart, but just kept a distance that was neither close nor distant, and silently looked at the old man.

Liu Xin grabbed the fifth reunion's hand as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

"Boyu."

The officials next to him wanted to correct me, but the fifth reunion said: "Mr. Liu is an elder and not my subordinate, so it's okay to call me like this."

As if it was a retrospective, Liu Xin, who had been unable to eat for a day and a night, seemed to have strength and said, "Mencius said that there will be a king's prosperity in five hundred years."

"From Yao and Shun to Shang Tang, it was more than 500 years old. From Cheng Tang to King Wen and Duke Zhou, it was more than 500 years old. From Zhou to Confucius, it was also more than 500 years old."

"From Confucius, many famous people in the world, either achieved hegemony or became wise scholars, but in the end they were still far from the wise kings and saints. Until modern times, Wang Mang made rituals and music, and he thought he was that saint. I thought so at first, but later after being disappointed with Wang Mang, I saw "Chi Fu Fu" again and felt that I was."

"But Wang Mang was wrong, and I was wrong, too."

Liu Xin gasped and said, "Confucius died in Yichou in the summer of the 16th year of Duke Ai (479 BC). It should be about the 500th year after his death... It should be the third year of Dihuang (21 AD), but it was a time when the world was in chaos and the people were living in dire straits. Looking at Jiuzhou, there was only one person who rose from Wei, and later overthrew the new room and established the country as Wei..."

After experiencing the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, he walked through the journey from Chang'an to Luoyang, and even met Wang Mang in the end, and was revealed by the fifth reunion for a lifetime. After a great enlightenment, Liu Xin was finally able to transcend the limits of the clan and surname and say what he had always wanted to say to the fifth reunion.

"From this perspective, who is the king, who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the

But the Fifth Lun was quite indifferent to Liu Xin's words. He had also read the so-called "Chi Fu Fu" and asked back: "Where is the King of Wu Liu Xiu, who also matches the name of Chi Fu Fu?"

"It's true that the Han Dynasty is no longer saved. Although Uncle Liu Wen wants to cheer up, he is at most in the southeast and it is difficult to change the general trend." Liu Xin burst into tears. His words were said in the consequences of being unable to be forgiven by his ancestors after his death.

"And there were prophecies and divinations in the Han Dynasty. Those who used the Han Dynasty should paint high, and those who used the Han Dynasty should paint high, are the ones who paint high, and those who paint high are the ones who are missing Wei."

Liu Xin said: "It can be seen from this that the one who truly inherited the Han De was Emperor Wei! Wang Jujun's new house was just a leap de, which was a wrong path and could not be regarded as orthodox. Bo Yu should think twice!"

But Wu Lun smiled and said, "Liu Gong has good intentions."

Liu Xin walked all the way from Chang'an and felt that the general trend of Wei sweeping the north and even unifying the south in the future was difficult to curb, so he hoped to use his words to win a better solution for the Han family. After all, if the Fifth Reunification announced that Wei would directly inherit the Han Dynasty, he would definitely give preferential treatment to the "former dynasty".

In the end, Liu Xin completely deviated from his former career with Wang Mang. The fifth reunion didn't know what Wang Mang would think after hearing this.

But looking at the dying old man, Di Wu Ren could no longer mock him, so he simply did not respond and patted Liu Xin's hand gently.

It seemed as if all the strength in his body was drained. When Liu Xin was dying, he only looked at the fifth reunion with a steady attitude. The person in front of him seemed to be the "pi" he had been pursuing throughout his life.

"I asked the morning and died in the evening. If I can find the true 'King of Destiny' at the last moment of my life, then my life will not be entirely empty?"

As if he jumped out of his decayed body, Liu Xin's consciousness swayed up. The monsters that had once appeared in "Shan Hai Jing" appeared one by one, such as fish, celestial dogs, and nine-tailed foxes, all lined up into stairs, allowing Liu Xin to sway up. On the nine heavens, the Queen Mother of the West with a leopard tail held a banquet with a smile, and an old friend with a lame legs was waving to Liu Xin, which was Yang Xiong...

This time, they were finally able to break free from the cruel and dirty world and concentrate on talking about each other's writings.

As Liu Xin died completely, Di Wu Lun closed his eyes for him personally, unlike Yang Xiong and Di Wu's death, only emotion left.

Liu Xin and Wang Mang, they were the "dragon slayers" of the previous generation. They had good intentions at first, but when they fell into reality, the effects were very different and became a disaster. Finding the right direction and having practical means is really more important than simply sticking to ideals.

When the ministers asked how to arrange Liu Xin's funeral, the fifth reunion said: "The funeral specifications are slightly lower than those of my teacher Yang Ziyun and Yan Boshi, and buried at the foot of Taibai Mountain. That is the tomb that Liu Gong had been looking for a long time."

He also said: "Donald Liu did not die as a new official, and the Han Dynasty also died for many years. He had long been a Han official. He did not need to add Han to the tombstone. He had a new official position and only wrote a book..."

After pondering, the fifth reunion said: "The tomb of the great scholar Liu Xin!"

To deny his political production, he did not even have a posthumous title. After all, no matter whether it is Han or Xin, it is impossible for Liu Xin to posthumous title. But the fifth reunification affirmed the old man's academic contribution, which was also the final conclusion for Liu Xin's life.

As for what Liu Xin said before his death, "Those who replace Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao", since he decided to recognize the orthodox tradition of the new dynasty, he naturally abandoned the fifth relationship.

Wulun looked at Liu Xin's body and whispered: "I only believe in fists."

"Don't believe in prophecies and divinations!"

However, the fifth reunion has always been a double standard dog. He enjoyed the idea that "the king will prosper for five hundred years". This statement can be used for political propaganda, let alone...

The fifth ethics naturally thought: "Aren't the time traveler the son of destiny?"

...

Almost at the same time, in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, a Confucian scholar who was exhausted and came from Nanyang to seek refuge, painted a "prophecy" with a red appearance like a flame and presented it to King Liu Xiu of Wu.

"Liu Xiu sent troops to capture the enemy, and the four barbarians gathered in the dragon to fight the field, and the fire was the main focus on the occasion of the four or seventh."

"Not bad! This is the Chifu Fu Talisman!"

Confucian scholar Qiang Hua raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu, a roommate in the Imperial Academy, and said earnestly: "It is said that this talisman was made by Liu Xin, a national teacher of the new dynasty. In order to destroy the new and restore the Han Dynasty, Liu Xin specially changed his name to Liu Xiu. But he never expected that the person who actually inherited this talisman was born in Nanyang with the same name and surname!"

After saying that, Qianghua and the Wu ministers from Nanyang whom he found him worshiped again:

"A king will surely prosper in five hundred years. The king is the real son of destiny!"
Chapter completed!