In the city of Luoyang, Sili, there was a sickly old man sitting. His former fairy-like face no longer shines, and his skin showed a cold gray and sallow color. The doctors who came to see him said that Liu Xin probably wouldn't live in autumn.

But he could sit and stand freely, not lying on the couch. Even though he was not too old, the Xin Dynasty master who was fond of books was still insisting on studying. Unfortunately, his eyes were blurred, and no matter how bright the candlelight was, he could not see the handwriting on the bamboo slips clearly, so he had to let his disciple, Zheng Xing, the Wei Jianyi doctor who disclosed that "Wang Mang is still alive", read it to him.

However, for the Wei Kingdom that controlled the Central Plains, Liu Xin was not a guest, but Wang Mang was a "accomplice" who was evil in the world. He could see only a limited number of books. However, there was one type of article, and the fifth reunion issued an edict from a distance, allowing people to sort it out and send it to Liu Xin in a volume.

Zheng Xing was quite conscientious, and when faced with the imperial edict, he only bowed his head: "This move violates the righteousness of a master and a disciple, so Xing must not be recited."

It doesn’t matter, there are so many free young officials, so Liu Xin heard one by one the questions set by the civil servant exam two years ago, titled "The Han Family has Exhausted" and Liu Xin heard all the articles on the top ten on the list. In name, he hoped that Liu Xin would comment on the articles that were behind, but in fact, he, the most hard-core old man in the Restoration School, would like to experience the fact that "the times have changed."

Liu Xin was not angry. In a family like him, he would not spit out dirty words when scolding people. After hearing Du Du's article, he commented: "The words are gorgeous but not real. If you want to imitate the style of Yangzi Yun's literary style to please the emperor, it is actually imitating the emperor."

When he heard Fu Long, who was ranked second, Liu Xin said: "Although he wanted to quote the classics, his chapters were old-fashioned and all were preaching."

Liu Xin was better than Yang Xiong's knowledge and classics, but his articles were not as good as him. However, he was also the top three in the world, so he was naturally quite confident in evaluating them. However, his criticism focused on the chapters and sentences, and he avoided talking about the actual content of each article.

In recent days, as the weather in Luoyang became hotter and Liu Xin's condition worsened, and the doctor's expectations for his lifespan have shortened from "early autumn" to "midsummer".

After compiling the Shanhai Jing, Liu Xin was very interested in the magic of immortals and often did some divine things, either to ask for rain or to refine alchemy to seek longevity. But now, he no longer resists death and said lightly: "It would be great to die in Luoyang."

Liu Xin’s ancestral home is Pengcheng, Chu, and his hometown is Chang'an, but his spiritual hometown, like most Han Confucians, is actually Luoyang.

Although the Han Dynasty established its capital for military and political reasons, every few decades, Confucian ministers would talk about the initiative of "moving the capital to Luoyang" and facilitate the transportation of canals is just a trivial matter. The real reason is that they firmly believe that this place is in the world, a city established by Duke Zhou, carrying the idealism of Duke Zhou's restructuring. The Han family, which inherited the remnants of the Qin Dynasty, could they completely embrace the kingly way and last forever after they moved to Luoyang.

So after Wang Mang came to power, he hit it off with Liu Xin, and the capital almost moved.

But Liu Xin also had regrets. He was eager to see the last time of the fifth reunion. When he knew that he had not had much time, Liu Xin was quite anxious: "When will Emperor Wei return?"

However, repeatedly asking the Lang Guan again and again, all the responses were received.

On that day, Liu Xin took the medicine and lay on the mat and fell asleep as usual. In a vague way, he heard the sound of talking and footsteps outside. A man walking in with a dove stick and staggering steps came in, followed by Zheng Xing's scream.

"Wen Tian...You...You..."

After Liu Xin looked up and saw the appearance of the person under the white hair, he did not exclaim and was shocked, but instead fell into a long silence. After a long time, he sighed.

"Wang Jujun, why are you not dead yet?"

However, Wang Mang reacted a little more. He sat opposite Liu Xin, still pointing at Liu Xin's nose and cursing as if he had met the fifth reunion:

"Liu Zijun, a traitor!"

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The fifth reunite seems to like this famous scene of love and killing each other very much, and on the pretext of collecting "testimonies" from the trial of Wang Mang, the police officer recorded the conversation between the two.

Wang Mang was extremely angry with Liu Xin, not only because Liu Xin planned a conspiracy to subvert his rule, but also because the two of them had like-minded ideas when they were young and agreed to open up a new era together. When they finally grasped power and the Cao Chuang Dynasty, Liu Xin also participated in the planning and designing policies.

However, Liu Xin finally returned to the old path of "restoring the Han Dynasty" when Wang Mang needed help the most. This was not only a disloyalty to Wang Mang, but also a betrayal of their retro career!

Even though Wang Mang experienced great ups and downs, he dared to admit his mistakes and even took the repetitions of his old ministers indifferently, he was still resentful about this matter.

Therefore, he regarded the fifth reunion as "rebellion" and Liu Xin as "rebellion", the latter hurting Lao Wang Mang's heart more than the former.

But Liu Xin did not take this trick and sneered: "Mencius has words. If he loves others but cannot get close to others, he should reflect on whether his kindness is enough; if he governs others but cannot be cured, he should ask whether his talent is enough; if he does not achieve the expected results, he should seek it in himself. Therefore, the poem "The Book of Songs" has words that will always speak for one's life and seek blessings for oneself!"

"Wang Jujun, you only blame the world for treason and betrayal. Should you first seek your own faults? Think about what big mistakes did you make? That caused everyone to betrayal?"

Liu Xin completely lost his cowardice in the last few years when he was a minister. Instead, he regained the aggressiveness he had when he first met Wang Mang and debated. He refused to give in. This made Wang Mang not know whether he should be more angry or relieved, but he really didn't say anything for a long time. After reflecting, he said, "Are you hating me? I killed your two sons and one daughter?"

But Liu Xin's children were involved in treason. It is logical that they should have killed Liu Xin's family. But Wang Mang always thought about his old love and saved Liu Xin. This means that he had forgiven him for his mistakes?

It would be fine if you don’t mention this. When you mention your deceased son and daughter, their voices, appearances and smiles appeared in front of Liu Xin. Especially her beloved little daughter, Liu Xin’s cute and curious appearance when she took her to stargazing was vivid in her mind, but she would eventually cause trouble!

Their death was like cutting off Liu Xin's heart. Even if they were "pardoned" by Wang Mang, in Liu Xin's opinion, it seemed like a torture.

Of course Liu Xin hated these things, but he finally said, "Wang Jujun, the one I hate the most is that you are so vicious that you slaughtered the flesh and blood and killed the prince!"

Wang Mang's prince Wang Lin is not only Liu Xin's son-in-law, but also Liu Xin's disciple and student. After discovering that Wang Mang is becoming more and more crazy, Liu Xin puts his hopes on Wang Lin. He feels that if Wang Mang abdicates and Wang Lin ascends the throne and takes office, he may be able to save this decaying world. However, Wang Mang suddenly executed Wang Lin for inexplicable crimes, which made Liu Xin completely desperate.

So Liu Xin, who was protecting herself from behind, began to reflect and finally decided on something.

"Liu Xin is a big mistake."

Liu Xin stood up and pointed at Wang Mang and said, "The fault is that he should not help you subvert the Han family!"

"Twenty years ago, although the Han Dynasty died seven times and the people were living in poverty, the situation was not yet destroyed at the end of Qin, and the country still had a chance to save it."

"Everyone in the court and the country hoped that a wise man would reappear in Zhaoxuan's revival. At that time, you were clean and honest and kind to Confucian. He was completely different from the five marquis of the Wang family. After entering the court, he became even more respectful to the wise and nobles. As a son of a relative of the foreign relative, he regarded himself as the leader of the Qingliu, and fought against Emperor Ai, Ding and Fu's foreign relatives. After returning to power, he kept saying that he would be Duke Zhou and support the Han Dynasty!"

"You have deceived the world and lied to me."

Although Liu Xin was a royal family, their family was too sharp to criticize the government and did not do well in the court. They were even more excluded by Doctors of the Five Classics due to academic struggles.

It was Wang Mang who gave Liu Xin the opportunity to become the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. As long as he held Wang Mang's hand, he could easily reach the peak of power. Wang Mang helped them overwhelm the ancient scriptures, which made Liu Xin cry.

But everything was wrong after all.

Liu Xin laughed at himself: "My father hopes to eliminate his relatives to strengthen the Han Dynasty, but I was blinded by a leaf and cling to you. As a result, I opened the door and bowed to the thief. What you want to do is not Zhou Gong, but Yu Shun..."

Wang Mang shook his head and said in his heart: "That is the past, I only want to be the Su King like Confucius..."

Of course, it is too late to say anything now. When Wang Mang's Zen path was exposed, Liu Xin was afraid, but he was tied to Wang Mang's ship and could only grit his teeth and walk to the dark.

The further he went, the more he regretted that if he had known this, he would have been devoted to studying, so he would not have been ashamed of his ancestors, and his children would not have been too involved in power and ended up like this.

But can you stay in the study? Look at Yang Xiong, who is infatuated with his love and does not ask about political affairs, and he was forced to death by the villain under Wang Mang!

In the final analysis, it was Wang Jujun’s fault!

Therefore, Liu Xin needs to correct the initial mistake.

"I will help you establish a new house with one hand, and I will destroy this pseudo-dynasty with the other hand, so that the world can return to the right path of the Han system."

All bad things are compared. For everyone who has experienced this era, even the darkness of the late Han Dynasty is better than the chaos of the new dynasty!

Seeing that Liu Xin had no guilt for "betraying" their career, Wang Mang only held the dove stick tightly.

"Liu Zijun, the more you live, the less you are. Would you rather keep the love between father and daughter, and have a small family surname, and forget the great way of the world?"

In the following time, the two fell into a cycle of criticizing each other. They knew each other too well and exposed the dark materials of the past. Liu Xin scolded Wang Mang for betrayal and hypocritical, while Wang Mang criticized Liu Xin for his writings, but in fact he was incompetent in governing the country. When assisting him, the "five equality and six pens" system that he had made from ancient texts was one of the culprits of chaos in the world.

They were all great scholars, and they cited classics when they quarreled, and even the verbal battle was quite lengthy, and no one convinced them.

When the two of them were quarreling, the recorded people changed a batch, and another crisp applause rang out outside.

The fifth reunion came in and smiled and said, "The debate between the two is really exciting."

The fifth sentence summarizes the relationship between the two: "But except for all kinds of quotations and complicated chapters, it is like an old couple, from falling in love to being disgusted with each other, seeing each other again after divorce for many years, and blaming each other again. It is nothing more than one saying 'Liu Xin misled me', while the other repeatedly said 'Wang Mang lied to me'."

"Both of them are the main culprits and accomplices who are in trouble in the world. All of them are uninformed words. This attitude of confessing guilt is very problematic!"

Wu Lun said to the two elders who were staring at the big eyes: "Therefore, I still have to let me, as a younger generation, trace the origin for you, and sort out the right and wrong a little."

After saying that, the fifth reunion came over with a slight trembling. Liu Xin, who was about to meet and talk to him, bowed again and slowed down his tone: "Mr. Liu, it's been a long time since."

The two have old friends. Liu Xin is a friend of Yang Xiong, a teacher from No. 5 Lun. He was helped many times in Chang'an.

Liu Xin ran all the way from Liangzhou to Luoyang, and survived from illness several times until now, because he had something in his heart to say to the fifth reunion.

But the fifth reunion always has to do things first and then privately, and soon said solemnly: "Mr. Liu, this time, I will stand on Wang Weng's side!"

Wang Mang thought he would be criticized and fought again like he was in front of Fan Chong, but he was shocked when he heard this.
Chapter completed!