How does one debate scholarly matters with a Great Scholar whose fame spans the entire world?
Before stepping into Bailu Academy, Zhao Douan pondered a lot. He did not understand the ways of those scholars, nor did he need to.
After all, it was a private meeting between a few individuals, not a public speech where one has to consider the "audience's" needs. So it's better to frankly express one's thoughts.
This short poem was also something he came across in his past life while reading about the stories from the E Lake Conference.
The original second line was "Ancient Saints pass down only this heart," suggesting that the "heart" of Heart Learning has been passed down from ancient Saints, like scholarly inquiry, generation after generation to this day.
However, this interpretation is not quite accurate because, in the theory of Heart Learning, everyone possesses the heart of a Saint.
