Liu Yiqing (403-444) was born in Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) and later moved to Jingkou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). His father Liu Daoliu is the second brother of Emperor Wu of Song Wudi. Liu Daogui, the younger brother of Emperor Wu of Song, died young, leaving no children. After the establishment of the dynasty in Liu and Song Dynasties, Liu Daogui was made king of Linchuan, with Liu Yiqing as the heir, and was made king in the first year of Yongchu (420).

Liu Daoliu was not valued by Emperor Wu of Song, but Liu Yiqing was appreciated by Emperor Wu of Song since childhood. In the 12th year of Yixi (4 16), Liu Yiqing was only thirteen years old, so he followed Emperor Wu of Song to attack the post-Qin Dynasty and arrived in Chang 'an. After Emperor Wu of Song acceded to the throne, he ordered Liu Yiqing to attack and made Linchuan king a servant. In the first year of Yuanjia (424), he was transferred to serve as a riding attendant and secretary supervisor, and later moved to Danyang Yin to take charge of local affairs in Beijing. In the sixth year of Yuanjia, besides Danyang Yin, he also served as a servant of Shangshu and participated in state affairs. In the eighth year of Yuanjia, due to astrological variation, Liu Yiqing was afraid of disaster, resigned his servant and asked for a transfer. In the ninth year of Yuanjia, he served as ambassador, commander-in-chief, Yong Yining, military officer of the seven Qin States in the north and south, general of the day, and secretariat of Jingzhou.

Jingzhou (now Jiangling, Hubei Province) is an important town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a vast territory and a strong army. When Emperor Wu of Song was alive, he ordered the philosophers to guard him one after another. Liu Yiqing was regarded as a talented person among the imperial clan kings, so he was appointed to this position. He has made great achievements in Jingzhou for eight years. In the sixteenth year of Yuanjia, he served as the governor of Xiyang, Jinxi and Xincai in Jiangzhou and Yuzhou. One year after Liu Yiqing came to power, Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng who had assisted the imperial court for a long time, was banished from Beijing and went to Jiangzhou to replace Liu Yiqing as the secretariat. They cried when they met in Zhang Yu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), the Jiangzhou Prefecture. When it reached the ears of Liu Wendi Yi Long, he blamed Liu Yiqing and sent him back to Beijing. Liu Yiqing also knew that this incident had offended the emperor, and he was very afraid. Later, Emperor Wendi changed his mind and reassigned Liu Yiqing as the commander-in-chief of Southern Yanzhou. Xu Yanqing, Ji Youyou, Juntong of Six States and the secretariat of Southern Yanzhou survived. Later, he requested to return to Beijing due to illness. In the 21st year of Yuanjia (444), he died in Jiankang (now Nanjing). Shi Zhong and Sikong mourn Kang Wang.

Liu Yiqing, who is indifferent and loves literature, recruited many scholars under his account, such as Shu Yuan, Lu Zhan, He Changyu, Bao Zhao and others, all of whom became his assistants or subordinates. According to the Records of the History of Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing once wrote ten volumes of Biography of the Sages in Xuzhou, and wrote Dianxu in imitation of Dianyin (written by Ban Gu), "to tell the beauty of the emperor." In addition, Biography of Southern History also records that Liu Yiqing wrote ten volumes of Shi Shuo and two hundred volumes of Ji Lin, which were in parallel with the world. Biography of Xuzhou Sages and Collection Forest are not circulated today. Shen Yue's The Book of Songs was written in the fifth year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (487), just over forty years after Liu Yiqing's death. Not to mention that Shi Shuo was written by him, it seems that this book was not written by Liu Yiqing. Lu Xun said in A Brief History of Chinese Novels that Shi Shuo Xin Yu is a compilation of old articles, not a self-creation; There are not many words in Song Shu that express benevolence and praise talents. But it is inevitable that literary people will gather, and then books will be in the hands of many people. "This argument makes sense. However, even if Shi Shuo Xin Yu was not written by Liu Yiqing, it must have been edited under his guidance.

Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty once wrote a book, Shi Shuo, which no longer exists. Liu Yiqing called his book Shi Shuo Xin Yu, which was used in Tang Dynasty's works and manuscripts, and was renamed Shi Shuo Xin Yu only after the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Dynasties, Wei Liu made a note. Annotations mainly supplement historical materials, correct mistakes in the original book, and greatly enrich the content of the original book. At the same time, nearly 400 kinds of ancient books were cited, most of which were lost, thanks to Liu's comments. Therefore, Liu Zhu not only enriched the content of Shi Shuo Xin Yu, but also made great achievements in preserving historical materials.

Shi Shuo Xin Yu is divided into 36 branches: morality, speech, politics, literature, founder, magnanimity, knowledge, praise, taste, discipline, enlightenment, admiration, generosity, Rong Zhi, self-improvement, envy, sorrow, liveliness, morality, technical solution, skillful art and pet ceremony. In terms of time, it is about 300 years from the end of Han Dynasty to Liu Song Dynasty. In terms of content, it mainly records anecdotes of figures from the gentry class. From an artistic point of view, this book has achieved great success in the following aspects: first, it is good at grasping typical events and making a general description, and in a few words, the characters' personality and demeanor can be vividly displayed on the paper. For example, Anger said that Wang Lantian was impatient. Second, memorizing words and lines is closely combined. For example, "The Waste Capital" states the brutality of Shi Chong and Wang Dun. Third, remember that characters' language can convey their tone of voice and psychological activities. For example, in "Confucianism", it is said that the confession of Emperor Xiao of Jin after seeing the long star (comet) is. Fourth, character language is often personalized. For example, Lu Ji recorded in Founder showed different personalities when Lu Yun insulted their ancestors to Lu Zhi. Fifth, the language is refined, accurate and colloquial. For example, in appreciation, Wang Dao pointed to the seat at the end of the dust and said to He Chong, "Come, come, this is your seat.". In a word, this book depicts 120 characters, each with its own characteristics. This article is selected from Notes on New Words in Yu Jiaxi published by Zhonghua Book Company 1983, and each article is a fragment.