Disciples

Chapter 36

Original
When you are young, don't drink alcohol;
Drunk is the ugliest.

Translation
When young one should not drink alcohol; it is embarrassing to be drunk.

allusion
People's appetites are not very different, but their drinking capacity is very different. Some people can't drink a drop, while others are surprisingly large.Zheng Xuan, a great Confucian in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was famous for being good at drinking.Yuan Shao wanted to test his drinking capacity, and when he was going to take office as a farewell party, more than 300 people who had made an appointment to present all made a toast to him.From morning to night, Zheng Xuan drank more than 300 cups, but his expression was still gentle and restrained. The people present looked at each other in shock, calling it "massive".On the other hand, alcohol can make or break things.

Once a person is drunk, it is easy to do things that are cold and immoral.In the Song Dynasty, Wang Shao entertained the guests and asked the prostitutes to play music before the banquet.When it was night, the guest, Zhang Yu, was drunk, with a strange look on his face, and even flirted with Wang Shao's house prostitute.The house prostitute cried to Wang Shao, the guests were all shocked and worried about Zhang Fu, but Wang Shao said slowly: "I asked you to play music to entertain the guests, and you actually made the guests unhappy!" The house prostitute was fined with a big cup After drinking, they feasted and laughed as usual, and everyone admired his magnanimity.Fortunately, the owner doesn't care about it, but wouldn't it be better if you exercise restraint, drink to your limits, and don't make a fool of yourself when drunk?

(End of this chapter)