The author of "A Thousand Gold to Buy Horse Bones": Liu Xiang
Character introduction: Liu Xiang experienced the dynasties of Emperor Xuan, Emperor Yuan, and Emperor Cheng; he served successively as Sanqi Admonishing Doctor, Sanqi Zongzheng, and Guanglu Doctor and other positions. He repeatedly wrote letters claiming to have caused disasters and impeached the eunuchs and relatives for their exclusive power. When he became emperor, he was ordered to revise books for nearly 20 years, and the unfinished work was continued by his son Liu Xin. At the end of his official career, he became a lieutenant in Zhong base, so he was also known as Liu Zhong base. The ancient books compiled by Liu Xiangdian mainly include classics, classics, and poems. At the time of Dianxiao, he also wrote "Bielu". Later, Liu Xin wrote "Qilue" based on "Bielu", which is the earliest bibliographic work in China. The original book has been lost. Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty compiled "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" based on "Qi Lue", from which we can see the outline of "Qi Lue". According to "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi", Liu Xiangyou composed 33 poems and poems, of which only one "Nine Tans" remains, which is found in "Chu Ci". Liu Xiang's prose is mainly "narratives" of memorials and collated ancient books. The more famous ones are "Jianying Changling Shu" and "Warring States Policy Narrative". Liu Xiang's prose has simple narrative, smooth reasoning, and soothing simplicity as its main features. In addition, he also compiled three collections of historical stories, "New Preface", "Shuo Yuan" and "Biography of Ancient Women", which were the forerunners of Wei and Jin novels. Zhang Pu of the Ming Dynasty compiled "Liu Zhonglei Collection" and included it in "Collections of One Hundred and Three Families of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties".