Jiu Ling is a combination of wine and games. For example, the game of throwing pots during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the "improvised singing" between Qin and Han Dynasties are all a kind of drinking order. But after the game developed into a game with compulsion and finality, it became a cultural phenomenon that is both relaxed and serious. During the Western Han Dynasty, Empress Lu held a banquet for the ministers and ordered Liu Zhang to serve as the wine supervisor. Liu Zhang asked for military orders to serve as wine drinkers. During the banquet, a member of the Lu family deserted the banquet and was beheaded by Liu Zhang with a sword. His head was played off in the drinking game. Maybe it's a play within a play. This is the origin of "drinking orders are like military orders". The Tang and Song dynasties were the most playful dynasties in ancient China, and their drinking rituals were certainly rich and colorful. Bai Juyi once wrote a poem: "Insert a bowl of red snails and drink the white jade rice." In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the wine order reached a higher level and developed into a variety of styles. Yu Dunpei in the Qing Dynasty divided drinking orders into four categories: Zhanling and Yaling. Tongling, Caoling and Caoling were the highlights of the drinking orders.
There are many drinking rituals in Dream of Red Mansions.