Most, he says, were "fence-sitters and compromists." The viewpoint of Chi K'ang (223--262), one of the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove, was typical: "I'm hesitant to make a hard and fast judgment.
他表示，「騎牆派」、「折衷派」佔了絕大多數，可以晉代竹林七賢之一嵇康為例，他曾說：「吾怯於專斷，進不敢定福禍於卜相，退不敢謂家無吉凶也。」