What is the meaning of "shooter" in "shooter, player wins" in Zuiwengting?

The "shooter" in "The shooter, the player wins" in "The Drunken Pavilion" refers to the person who throws the pot.

The word "shoot" in the sentence "the shooter wins" in Zuiwengting Ji, and the annotation in the book is "This is called the game of throwing pots and feasting. Throw an arrow into the pot, the winner is king, and the loser drinks according to the prescribed number of cups. "

Shooting is an ancient game of throwing pots. Wang Shuizhao said in Selected Notes on Prose in Song Dynasty: "Shooting is an ancient pot-throwing game, in which an arrow-shaped rod is used to throw a long-necked pot, and the winner is determined according to the number of shots." So the shooter here refers to the person who throws the pot.

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The creative background of Zuiwengting;

Zuiweng Pavilion was written in five years (1045), when Ouyang was appointed as the prefect of Chuzhou. Ouyang Xiu came to Chuzhou after being demoted from Li Qing in five years.

Ouyang Xiu practiced lenient policies and developed production in Chuzhou, which made the local people live a peaceful and stable life, rich in wealth and intoxicating scenery, which made Ouyang Xiu feel extremely happy.

However, at that time, although the whole Northern Song Dynasty was politically enlightened and the weather was favorable, it was not enterprising and content with the status quo. Some people who were interested in reform and had strength were hit one after another, and it made him feel heavy anxiety and pain.

This is his mood when he wrote "Drunk Pavilion", with sadness and joy. These two aspects are mixed together and expressed in his works.