Li Bai wrote a famous saying in "I'm about to drink wine, but you won't see me": "In ancient times, all the sages were lonely, only the drinkers left their names." To be able to write such a poem, Li Bai can be regarded as a wine master. , Du Fu once said that Li Bai "can't get on the boat when called by the emperor, so he claims that he is the Immortal of Wine."

There have always been many drinkers who have made their name in the world. Here I have to mention the beauty of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Male Ruan Ji. Not only could Ruan Ji drink it himself, but his whole family also loved to drink it. When he got excited, he simply threw the wine glass aside and everyone gathered around the wine vat to drink. At this time, a group of pigs came over, and Ruan Ji and his family were able to drink with the group of pigs. .

Being able to drink to the point where there is no distinction between me and others, no distinction between humans and pigs, is already considered a remarkable state. But compared with another celebrity from the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, Ruan Ji seems to be just a little behind. Of course this person is Liu Ling.

Liu Ling is "the best drunkard in the world" and is known as the "Big Dipper in the Drinking Circle". "Book of Jin" records him:

Liu Ling often went out in a deer cart, carrying a pot of wine with him, and asked his servant to follow him with a hoe, saying: Wherever I die of drunkenness, you will be there. Bury me. Liu Ling completely ignored life and death and put life behind the wine glass.

He wrote a parallel essay specifically about wine, which is called "Ode to the Virtue of Wine". The first paragraph is as follows:

If Ruan Ji's drinking is said to pour a lot of blood into his heart, then this Liu Ling is a person who truly enjoys drinking. He said that there is an adult. In his eyes, the long time since the creation of the world is no different from one day. Ten thousand years is just a moment. The sun and moon are the doors and windows of his own house, and the vast distance is his own courtyard. Make the sky your tent and the earth your bed. He holds a wine glass when he is quiet and a wine bottle when he walks around. He only cares about drinking, so how can he pay attention to other things!

This "Ode to the Virtue of Wine" is very Zhuangzi's style. His eyes are not focused on the plants and trees in front of him, and his thoughts transcend the limitations of time and space, only coexisting with the spirit of heaven and earth. To write about an alcoholic in such a vast way is like a fairy-like master of the world.

Liu Ling himself is just like this "Mr. Sir", who "sit under the sky and on the ground, doing whatever he wants." Not only is he a heavy drinker, but he also has a quirk: he likes to drink naked. Regarding this point, I was probably influenced by the Taoist thoughts at that time. I also liked to make elixirs and take medicine. In addition, I kept drinking wine and my whole body was hot. Of course, it was more comfortable to be naked.

Liu Ling once said something very domineering. One day, he was sitting naked at home. When a guest came, he asked him what was going on. He was not wearing any clothes. He said: Heaven and earth are my house, this room is my pants, how come you got into my pants?

Are you domineering enough? ! Let's take a look at the original text. This paragraph comes from "Shishuo Xinyu Rongzhi No. 14":

Liu Ling was drunk all day long and dissolute. He was a wild and willful hero, and he indeed left a name for the ages. Later generations talk about it. But his wife may not think so. After all, life is not a legend, but a day and night of daily necessities. It is quite tragic to think about having a drunken and prodigal stinky husband. "Book of Jin. Biography of Liu Ling" records:

Probably Liu Ling's wife was fed up with her husband's alcoholism, so she hid all the wine. As soon as Liu Ling became addicted to alcohol, he begged his wife to give him some wine. With tears in his eyes, his wife persuaded him: If you continue to drink, I won’t be able to live with you anymore. Liu Ling agreed: Okay! It's a bit difficult for me to quit drinking on my own. You serve me some wine and meat, and I let the ghosts and gods supervise me.

Liu Ling’s wife was quite naive, and she actually had a feast of wine and meat. However, Liu Ling said this: Liu Ling was born and named after wine. One drink of dendrobium and five buckets of dendrobium will relieve the pain. The words of women and children like you are not enough to be listened to. After saying that, he continued to eat large pieces of meat and drink from large bowls, and got drunk again.

Liu Ling is not as heroic as Ji Kang and Ruan Ji. He is less than 1.65 meters tall and ugly. He also takes drinking as a serious matter every day to seek relief from Liu Ling's wife's psychological shadow.

Of course, in the troubled times of Wei and Jin, Liu Ling's drunkenness also had an element of seclusion. Liu Ling once served as an official, but because he followed the principles of Lao and Zhuang and ruled by doing nothing, he was considered incompetent and dismissed from office. Later, the imperial court sent someone to invite him to serve as an official, so Liu Ling got drunk and ran around naked, making the court people think he was a madman. And Liu Ling spent her whole life getting drunk every day.