How noble is Tao Yuanming?

Tao Yuanming is an outstanding representative of pastoral school. We should not only understand his achievements in writing poems. More importantly, we should know that Tao Yuanming is still a very lofty, frugal and principled literary figure. And his lofty performance is that he used to be an official in the court, and later found that the court was corrupt. Tao Yuanming didn't want to go with the flow and see this social phenomenon, so he resigned and went home to live in seclusion, and wrote many well-known poems.

First, Tao Yuanming was disappointed with officialdom. Tao Yuanming also had a desire for career when he was young. He worked as a clerk in Zhangzhou. At that time, the county arranged an inspector to come and know something. Later, it was suggested that Tao Yuanming and other inspectors should dress neatly and greet them respectfully on the day they came. Tao Yuanming was very angry after hearing this. He doesn't want to do anything against his will for those meager salaries. Their servility and courtship are things that Tao Yuanming disdains to do. Then Tao Yuanming dismissed from office.

Second, participate in agricultural activities Since he realized the darkness, corruption and hypocrisy of officialdom, Tao Yuanming began to devote himself to research. Even participated in agricultural activities, but at that time, the productivity was backward, agriculture was affected by nature, and the harvest was not good. This also led to the urgency of Tao Yuanming's life, but even so, Tao Yuanming did not go to be an official again. Although the government has been arranging work for Tao Yuanming, he just refused to accept it, and finally Tao Yuanming died in suffering. If Tao Yuanming had not been so lofty and accepted the court's advice, he could have lived a stable and comfortable life, but he just didn't want to do anything against his will that he thought was bad for his conscience.

Third, Tao Yuanming's incorruptible character under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums doomed his lofty. We all know that official corruption is the normal state of society, and Tao Yuanming's character doomed him not to mix with those corrupt officials for some benefits. This also led to Tao Yuanming's inability to gain a foothold in officialdom, so he preferred to live in the countryside and enjoy life.