Seven sages drank wine, took medicine and dispersed. The so-called medicine is "Wushi Powder". According to "Bao Pu Zi" by Ge Hong, Wushi Powder is basically composed of five kinds: stalactite, sulfur, Bai Shiying, Ziyingshi and halloysitum rubrum. Now people with a little common sense know that these five things are poisonous, but people still ate them at that time, because celebrities ate them first, just as many people follow the actions of stars now. Yanhe was a very famous person at that time. He is the founder of taking medicine and making it clear. Similarly, the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest also took medicine. After taking the medicine, the drug attacks, the whole body is hot, and then go outdoors to continue walking, which is "walking"; Because the whole body is hot and needs to wear wide clothes, many people wear wide clothes. It can be seen that celebrities are very poisonous.

In fact, this game of seven sages is not very clever. However, we can't blame them. The ancient science and technology were underdeveloped, and the toxicity of Wushisan was not fully understood. They think that eating it can preserve health and prolong life, just like the elixir refined by ancient Taoist priests. As a result, many people died. It is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died because he ate the elixir. Then why did the Seven Sages take this medicine? In addition to the ignorance of medicinal properties just mentioned, I am afraid there are other big reasons:

First, they believe in Taoism. For example, Ruan Ji wrote in Dazhuang, and Xiang Embroidery also annotated Zhuangzi. Ji Kang said in his poem: "Thinking with Wang Qi, traveling in the clouds is extreme. Wang Yue, a fierce man, suddenly reached trillions: Give me the magic medicine and give birth to his own wings. Excessive breathing, changing color in practice. The song is in words, and the shape is octupole. " It is also eager to undergo thorough transformation by taking medicine, thus becoming immortal. On the other hand, taking medicine is more like Taoism, just like a Taoist trying to make an alchemy, which is a sign different from laity. As Mr. Lu Xun said, "taking medicine can make you live forever, and immortals can look down on laity."

Secondly, as mentioned above, this is because celebrities start eating, especially making peace. Because I was weak and sick when I was a child, I ate "Wushi Powder", which probably had a certain effect. In addition, he has a set of precise theories on medication, such as raw material configuration, precautions before and after taking, etc., which laid a theoretical foundation for medication, so people around him are willing to practice under the guidance of celebrities' theories. This is also very important, as long as you look at the people who take medicine, such as Yanhe, Wang Bi and Xia Houxuan, who are sons and grandchildren. It can be seen that only the rich can take medicine, which is a sign to distinguish between identity and status.