After I Left, Wang Mang Usurped the Throne

I taught him to be a sage. Once he learned, I left. He learned well, so well that he used those very principles to usurp the throne. I could change the system, but not human nature. The Book of Han portrays Wang Mang as three different people: a sage, a sycophant, and a genius. But they were all the same person: me. Take a look at the outline.