Li Guanyi and the person in charge of Changfeng Building in Central State descended together, walking side by side to the academy. Recently, all the scholars of the academy are preparing to set off on their own paths, making the academy more bustling than before.
Some say that such a state now lacks the peace and freedom of the past.
Yet others say, the world is so chaotic, with people in great suffering, if the academy still remained as free as before, that would be the true lack of tranquility.
In these chaotic times, whether one chooses to engage with the world or live in seclusion, it's each person's choice, not about right or wrong. Those who engage aren't necessarily superior, and those who avoid needn't be called cowardly.
But if one hides here enjoying peace and freedom, and yet condescendingly speaks of the common people's misery, claiming that scholars should stay here, they deserve a good smack to the ground.
