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刘向,字子政,本名更生,楚元王交之四世孙也。年十二,以父徳任为辇郎,既冠,行修饬擢谏大夫。是时宣帝招选名儒俊材,置左右更生以通达,能属文词,与王襃、张子侨等竝进对,献赋颂,凡数十篇。初,淮南有枕中鸿寳苑袐书,言神仙,使鬼物为金之术,世人莫见,更生父徳治淮南狱时得其书,更生幼而读诵,以为竒,至是上复兴神仙方术之事,更生献之,言黄金可成,上令典尚方铸作,费多不验,乃下更生吏,系当死。其兄阳城侯安民上书,入国戸半赎更生罪,上亦竒其材,得逾冬减死论㑹,初立《谷梁春秋》,徴更生受《谷梁》,讲论《五经》于石渠,复拜郎中,给事黄门,迁散骑谏大夫、给事中。元帝即位,太傅萧望之、少傅周堪皆受遗领尚书事,甚见尊重,更生年少于望之堪,然二人重之。荐更生宗室。忠直明经有行,擢散骑宗正、给事中,与侍中金敞、拾遗左右四人同心谋议,劝道上以古制多所欲,匡正患苦,外戚许、史在位放纵,而宦官𢎞恭、石显弄权,议罢退之,未白而语泄,遂为许、史及恭、显所谮,诉堪更生下狱,及望之皆免官。其春,地震夏,客星见昴、卷舌间,上感悟,赐望之爵关内侯,奉朝请。秋徴堪向,欲以为谏大夫,恭显沮之,皆为中郎。冬地复震。时恭、显、许、史子弟皆侧目于望之等,更生惧焉,乃使其外亲上变事,请退恭、显进、望之等书奏恭,显疑更生所为,请考词服,遂逮更生繋狱,免为庶人。而望之亦坐使子上书白寃前事,恭显白令诣狱置对,望之自杀,天子甚悼恨之,乃擢堪为光禄勲,堪弟子张猛为光禄大夫、给事中,大见信任。恭显惮之,更生见堪,猛在位几己得复进,惧其倾危,又见灾异竝起,天地失常,念以骨肉备九卿,虽在甽畞,犹不忘君,乃上封事,推《春秋灾异以救今事,一一条其所以。有曰:执狐疑之心者,来䜛贼之口。持不断之意者,开羣枉之门。䜛邪进则衆贤退,羣枉盛则正士消,故易有否泰,小人道长,君子道消,则政日乱,故为否否者,闭而乱也。君子道长,小人道消,则政日治,故为泰泰者,通而治也。恭显见其书,愈与许史比而怨更生等堪性公方,自见孤立,遂直道而不曲。是歳夏寒,日青无光,恭、显及许史皆言堪猛用事之咎,上内重堪,患衆口之寖润,无所取信。时长安令杨兴常称誉堪,乃见问兴兴者倾巧,士谓上疑堪,因毁之,上于是疑㑹城门校尉诸葛丰,亦言堪猛短,上发怒,免丰,亦左迁堪为河东太守,猛为槐里,令显等专权日甚,后三歳馀孝宣庙阙灾,其晦日有食之,于是上召前言日变在堪猛者责问,皆稽首谢,乃下诏徴堪为光禄大夫,猛为太中大夫、给事中。是时,显干尚书尚书五人皆其党也,堪希得见,常因显白事,事决显口,㑹堪疾喑,不能言而卒,显遂诬谮猛,令自杀于公车,更生伤之,乃著嫉䜛掷要救危及世颂,凡八篇,依兴古事悼己及同𩔖也,遂废十馀年。成帝即位,显等伏辜更生,乃复进用,更名向向,以故九卿召拜中郎,使领䕶三辅都水,数奏封事,迁光禄大夫。是时,帝元舅阳平侯王鳯为大将军,倚太后专国权,兄弟七人,皆封列侯,适数有大异,而上方精于诗书,观古文,诏向领校中《五经秘书,向乃集合上古以来,歴春秋、六国至秦汉符瑞灾异之记,推迹行事,连传祸福,著其占验,比𩔖相从,各有条目,凡十一篇,号曰《洪范五行传论》,奏之。天子心知向忠精,故为鳯兄弟起此论也,然终不能夺王氏权。久之,营起昌陵,数年不成,复还归延陵,制度泰奢,向上疏谏,词㫖极切,上虽感其言而不能从向,睹俗弥奢淫,而赵卫之属起微贱,逾礼制,向以为王教由内及外自近者始,故采诗、书所载贤妃贞妇兴国显家可法,则及孽嬖乱亡者,序次为列女传,凡八篇,以戒天子及采传记行事,著新序、说苑凡五十篇奏之,屡言得失,陈法戒书数十上,以助观览,补遗阙。上虽不能尽用,然内嘉其言,常嗟叹之。时上无继嗣政,由王氏出,灾异浸甚。向雅竒陈汤智谋,与相亲友,独谓汤曰:灾异如此,而外家日甚,其渐必危刘氏。吾幸得同姓,末属累世,䝉汉厚恩,身为宗室遗老,歴事三主,上以我先帝旧臣,每进见,常加优礼,吾而不言,孰当言者?遂上封事极谏,至曰:事势不两大,王氏与刘氏亦且不竝立,如下有泰山之安,则上有累卵之危,陛下为人子孙,守持宗庙,而令国祚移于外亲,降为皂𨽻,纵不为身,奈宗庙何?妇人内夫家外父母家,此亦非皇太后之福也。书奏,天子召见向,叹息悲伤,其意谓曰:君且休矣,吾将思之。以向为中垒校尉,向为人简易,无威仪,廉靖乐,道不交接,世俗专积,思于经术,昼诵书传,夜观星宿,或不寐达旦。元延中,星孛东井,蜀郡岷山崩,雍江向恶此异,懐不能已,复上奏,有曰:方今同姓疏逺,母党专政,禄去公室,权在外家,非所以强汉宗,卑私门,保守社稷,安固后嗣也。向自见得信于上,故常显讼宗室,讥刺王氏。及在位大臣,其言多痛切,发于至诚,上数欲用为九卿,辄为王氏居位者。及丞相御史所持,故终不迁居,列大夫官。前后三十馀年,年七十二卒。卒后十三嵗而王氏遂代汉。

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