Li Guanyi came from the bustling places of the State City of the Eighteen States in Jiangnan.
He walked through places where people would usually go shopping, through the alleys where children played and chased each other, and along the way, his robes were imbued with the sounds of students reading out loud, with the everyday life scents and cooking smoke of the common people, shedding the decisiveness of the battlefield, shedding the so-called grandeur of the renowned generals and heroes of the world.
Those scholars and Confucian scholars wearing luxurious garments, with their every move and the intricate patterns of every detail, displayed their difference, showcasing their status above ordinary people.
And then, these self-proclaimed gentry and scholars watched as the king slowly walked past.
Emerging from among the common people.
They fell silent for a moment.
