《汉书·传·翟方进传》
王莽因此认为自己大大地获得了上天神人的帮助，到了那年十二月，就篡位称帝了。
莽于是自谓大得天人之助，至其年十二月，遂即真矣。
Wang Mang therefore believed that he had greatly gained the help of the gods, and in December of that year, he usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.