Comparison between Li Bai's Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu and Tao Yuanming's Xi Ci.

Oh, how can I bow and scrape to those people with high status and important positions? They never want to be seen with a sincere face! -how can I bow my head to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy and miserable!

Since the heart is the form of service, isn't it sad? Without remonstrating with the past, you can pursue what you know. Not far from being lost, I feel that today is not yesterday. Since I think my mind is enslaved by my body, why do I feel depressed and sad alone? Recognize that past mistakes are irreversible and know that there is still time to remedy them in the future. It's not too far to go astray. I realized that it was the right choice to retire now, but it was the wrong choice to be an official.

Come back, please rest assured that you will never travel again. The world is against me, what can I ask for? -go home and let me cut off my friends from the outside world. Since the world is against my obedience, what can go on road trip ask for?

These two sentences can be regarded as euphemistically expressing the darkness of officialdom.