The scope of the ancients was a bit large. China has a history of more than 5000 years. During these five thousand years, the prosperity and political factors of each dynasty were different. To retire from the mountains, the main factor is political. The life of the ancients was relatively simple and basically self-sufficient. If there is no need for official career, the difference between seclusion in the mountains and living on the streets is not that big. For example, we all know Tao Yuanming. Tao Yuanming should be born in a well-off family. His grandfather was a celebrity in the Jin Dynasty, and his grandfather was also a satrap. I have read a lot of poetry books since I was a child, studied Confucianism and Taoism, and set great ambitions since I was a child. Then life is not always smooth sailing. At the age of eight, Tao Yuanming's father died and his family came down. At the age of twelve, my mother died and life was even more difficult. At the age of twenty, he finally started his career as an official to make a living. However, it didn't go well. It was not until I was twenty-nine years old that I got the position of "offering wine" (similar to the current university president). Soon after, I couldn't bear it, so I resigned and went home to farm. Maybe I think my ambition hasn't disappeared. At the age of forty, he started his career again and joined the army among the major warlords. More than ten years have passed, and I still haven't got better. Finally, when he was in his fifties, he got a serious position as "Pengze County Magistrate". At this time, because he is old, he may recall that he has been tossing for decades, and he also woke up. He was not cut out to be an official, so he resigned and began to live in seclusion. Later, he was recruited by the court, and he refused. This is the most famous story of retiring from the mountains in history, but if the official career is bright and senior officials have to sit down, will Tao Yuanming still choose seclusion?