Liu Ling is only 1.47 meters tall, ugly, swaying, and unkempt.

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The style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the aesthetic tendencies of the entire Six Dynasties are not just He Yan, Xia Houxuan, who admires himself in his own eyes, carving ice and jade like a fairy; nor is it just Ji Beauties like Kang and Pei Kai, whose natural beauty is hard to give up and who look good in rough hair and random clothes; Cao Cao, who is majestic and majestic and unconventional, acts as if no one else is around and chats with others, and Wang Meng is also regarded as a representative figure of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. , and the cynical and bohemian Liu Ling in this story is an indispensable and important figure in the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Liu Ling is less than 1.5 meters tall and ugly, but he is the third most famous person among the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" after Ji Kang and Ruan Ji. In the Southern Dynasty, when men were more concerned about their appearance, Liu Ling entered the "Shi Shuo Xin Yu. Rong Zhi Chapter" specially designed for beautiful men. This shows how popular Liu Ling is and has a large number of loyal fans. Like other talented people in the bamboo forest, Liu Ling also has a unique skill that is famous all over the world. However, his unique skill is not Ji Kang's piano, nor Ruan Ji's poetry, nor Xiang Xiu's academic achievements, but "drinking". . Since ancient times, there are as many people in China who are good drinkers as there are stars in the sky, but Liu Ling can still be honored as China's number one drunkard, even if it is Li Bai, the poet who "drew a hundred poems about drinking", or Cao Cao, who "falls like clouds of smoke after three cups of wine" There is a big gap between Saint Zhang Xu and Liu Ling.

Liu Ling’s alcoholism has always shocked the world. In his early years, he liked to bring a few jars of fine wine, ride in a deer cart, and drive around all over the world. He would also have people follow him with a hoe, and ordered: "I am drunk to death, so I will bury it immediately." It can be seen that he is like a The posture of drinking until death. Later, his wife, worried about his health, poured out all the wine, destroyed all the drinking utensils, and gave him a stern warning that he must stop drinking. Facing his wife's lion's roar from Hedong, Liu Ling said with embarrassment: "Okay, my dear wife, but I am too addicted to alcohol and cannot stop myself. I must swear an oath in front of the gods to succeed. Go and prepare some wine and meat for the priests." "After hearing this, his wife believed it and quickly prepared the altar and sacrifices. I saw that Liu Ling knelt down with his pious legs and prayed: "I was born Liu Ling, named after wine. Drinking one cup at a time, all five spirits will wake up. Never listen to women's words." After saying that, he jumped up to the altar. , took the bottle of wine and put it into his mouth. After a while, he was drunk again. Presumably Mrs. Liu at this time, like us, could only laugh or cry. In fact, this is just one of Liu Ling's many wild drinking behaviors. Once, several colleagues went to visit him on official business. At that time, Liu Ling happened to be drunk and happily ran around naked in his house. His colleagues When they saw it, they reminded him that he should pay attention to his status and social influence, but Liu Ling replied nonchalantly: "I use the heaven and the earth as my residence, and the house as my clothes. Why do you want to come into my crotch?" Everyone was speechless.

Liu Ling not only shocked the world with his alcoholism, but also paid great attention to the theoretical construction of alcoholism. His "Ode to the Virtue of Wine" is an eternal masterpiece, which passionately praises Mr. Adult (the poetic incarnation of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove) , informal and uninhibited behavior. This "Ode to the Virtue of Wine" can be said to be a theoretical banner that many drunkards in ancient and modern times can hold high at any time.

“Looking at the worries here, I leave behind the love of the world” (Tao Yuanming’s “Drinking Poems No. 7”). Facing the dark world, celebrities with noble character and strong personality can only forget the reality through alcohol. oppression; "endure the false reputation in exchange for a shallow cup of wine and a low voice" (Liu Yong's "Crane Soaring to the Sky"). Since the reality is so dark, what is there to pursue for the illusory fame and fortune? It is worse than just being drunk and dreaming of life; "Drinking to nourish one's nature, cursive writing to smooth one's mind" (Huai Su) There is nothing in the world, only through drinking can one realize the true meaning of life and pursue the perfection of life; people like Liu Ling have been like this since ancient times. How can people like Sima Guang and Zhu Xi, who like Sima Guang and Zhu Xi, understand the depression in their hearts? "Since ancient times, all the sages have been lonely, only the drinkers leave their names" (Li Bai's "About to Enter the Wine") Finally, let us sincerely drink another glass of wine to Liu Ling, a man of high character and good drinker.