People become intoxicated by drinking, not by being drunk.
Source: Chapter 4 of "Water Margin" by Shi Naian of the Ming Dynasty: "In wine, sages and saints are passed down by people, and people lose their country and family because of wine. There is a saying to resolve ridicule and confusion, everyone is not intoxicated by wine. drunk" .
Vernacular translation: Some people praise the saints in wine, but some people are sorry for the country because of wine. Regarding difficult issues in life, there is a saying that people get drunk before wine makes people drunk.
This involves Shi Naian’s philosophical thinking on human nature. Human beings are not drunk because of wine, but human beings are "drunk" by nature. "Wine" is an important clue in the writing of "Water Margin". Wine is used to create things, use wine to plan things, and use wine to foil things. Wine drives all aspects of the entire story.