Mo Heng dealt with people in a detached manner and, after that startling incident, he became even colder toward others. He had taught Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin for several years and rarely revealed a smile. Not to mention Fang Liuming, his instruction in policies and strategies was essentially an indirect way of showing favor to Pei Qin. As for those who, like Li Baoxiang, visited and flattered him, he had seen and heard far too much of that.
After interacting with him, Li Baoxiang felt that Mo Heng was just too aloof and difficult to approach. Even though he was a nobility, he was no longer affiliated with his family and had fallen on hard times. They were both men of letters, but Mo Heng's behavior was far too arrogant.
