"I" is the monarch's self-proclaimed. It is not a metaphor for being alone now, and no one supports and helps, but for being an orphan. After the Xia dynasty, the throne was hereditary, and only when the old prince died could the son inherit it. Therefore, every vassal king has no father. Mencius said: Being young without a father is lonely.

The ancient emperor claimed to be a loner, because the emperor was above and had supreme power, and no one was equal to him in status and power. Some people said that a companion was like a tiger, and everyone was afraid before him. Without friends and people to talk to, he was a loner.