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Tai Tong [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
Daoist hermit Tai Tong lived in a mountain cave gathering herbs and rejected official summons. When a governor pitied his harsh life, Tai argued the official’s endless political worries were real suffering, then secluded himself and never met the governor again.
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Gao Hui [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
Daoist hermit Gao Hui studied *Dao De Jing* and secluded himself with friend Liang Hong in Huayin Mountains. After Liang left east, he wrote a poem longing for Gao. Gao concealed his talents and never held official posts all his life.
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Jǔ Àn Qí Méi (举案齐眉)
Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 举案齐眉Pinyin: jǔ àn qí méiLiteral Meaning: Hold the food tray level with one’s eyebrows.Figurative Meaning: Describe a married couple who treat each other with deep respect and courtesy in daily life.
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Liang Hong [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
Eastern Han scholar Liang Hong rejected officialdom. He wed virtuous Meng Guang, who respected him by holding food trays level with her brows. They lived simply in seclusion; Liang wrote the satirical *Song of Five Sighs* and passed away far from his hometown.
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The Hermit of East Sea [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
The unnamed East Sea Hermit was once friends with official Wang Liang. After Wang resigned from high office, the hermit reproached him for craving political posts despite insufficient virtue, cut off contact forever, and won great admiration for his strict moral standards.
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Niu Lao [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
Niu Lao was Emperor Guangwu’s childhood friend. He once claimed an upright man should not befriend an emperor. After Liu Xiu took the throne, Niu kept declining imperial summons by feigning illness and wearing plain clothes, clinging to his integrity.