Chapter 17 Zhuge Liang wrote and acted Three Visits to Thatched Cottage

Zhuge Liang personally went to Liu Bei's garrison to visit the camp, but Mao Sui failed to recommend himself.But historically, this was just the beginning of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei's relationship.So how did the saying of "three visits to thatched cottages" clearly recorded in "Three Kingdoms" come from?Was it because Liu Bei suddenly discovered that Zhuge Liang had the talent of the world and went to visit him?no.The further development of the relationship between them actually benefited from the joint efforts of Zhuge Liang's teacher and father-in-law. At that time, Zhuge Liang left Liu Bei's camp after meeting Liu Bei for the first time. He was full of disappointment and sadness. He came here with hope, but he returned with this result.He was depressed and had no intention of staying, so he embarked on the road back to Longzhong.

When Zhuge Liang saw his father-in-law Huang Chengyan and told about his experience in Fancheng, he couldn't help but sighed: "If a person wants to be famous, he can't be controlled by himself! I don't know how many people in the world are full of economics and have no chance to use them." Huang Chengyan looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Okay, did you become discouraged after encountering such a setback just now? As far as I can see, this is just a small prelude to a big show." Huang Chengyan pointed out: "Anything that is forewarned will be established, and if it is not forewarned, it will be useless. People's talents, learning and abilities are prepared for the opportunity to display, but when the opportunity does not come, it is good to be able to endure loneliness."

Zhuge nodded and said: "Confucius said: If there is a way in the world, it will appear, and if there is no way, it will be hidden. If you are not born at the right time, and you can't wait for the wise king, then you should still be a villager in Longzhong. It is also a good choice." Huang Chengyan nodded, took a sip of tea, and continued, "However, opportunities don't always come by waiting. Sometimes you have to fight for them. You can also find ways to make opportunities come to you." Zhuge Liang couldn't help but burst into a smile and said: "I hope the teacher can give me some advice."

Weng and son-in-law are talking, family members come to report, and guests come to visit.Zhuge Liang said: "It must be Mr. Shui Jing, let me greet you at the gate." Before the words finished, Sima Hui had already entered the lobby, and said as he walked, "I'm not an outsider, so I don't need so many etiquette." Huang Chengyan got up to greet him and said, "Okay, old friends met in Longzhong, and had a few cups of Fang Xing Nong. I just want to hear your high-spirited talk today!" Sima Hui said to Kong Ming, "I don't expect things to go well with Fancheng and his party. Is that right?"

Zhuge nodded. Sima Hui said: "This resentment is a lack of consideration for the teacher. Now that you have a goal, if you want to achieve it, you must carefully plan it. If you act rashly without thinking, it is natural that haste makes waste." "Students think that they are not good at their studies, and the stalks have not yet fallen, and they only blame the melons for being unripe; although the canal has been built, the water has not yet arrived, and there is still a lack of water diversion." "Okay, but I thought the melon was already ripe, so why didn't the stalks fall off? There is still a gust of wind, and the melon will fall by itself." Huang Chengyan said while twisting his beard.

"Then the canal has been built, so what is the way to divert water?" Sima Hui asked. "Hasn't the water already come today? Water mirrors water mirrors, how can there be no water to become a mirror?" "You mean I already have a strategy?" "Don't be a fool, hurry up and come one by one." "As the saying goes, half a son-in-law. You are really worried for Kong Ming!" At this time, Huang Chouya walked into the lobby with a smile, and said to her father, "The wine is already hot and the banquet is ready. Hurry up and have a drink with Teacher Sima. Please, Mr. Shui Jing, speak the truth after drinking!"

Sima Hui laughed loudly and said, "Ugly girl prepares wine to trick the old man into revealing the heavenly secret!" At the banquet, Sima Hui said: "Xu Yuanzhi asked me for advice a few days ago, and I told him that even if he remains anonymous, he still has to show himself. He originally planned to go north to Luoyang to join the army and join Cao Mengde. I told him, your current identity If you join the army, but just be a soldier, when will you show yourself? Why not vote for Liu Xuande, attack Cao Jun, let Cao Mengde suffer from you a few times, and look at you with admiration. Your reputation will spread far and wide, and you will naturally have a good future. "

Zhuge Liang immediately realized: "You asked Xu Shu to go first, to find out for me whether Liu Xuande is the master who can assist me?" Sima Hui was noncommittal, and said: "In short, let's take a look at Liu Xuande's character first." Huang Chengyan nodded and said, "Okay, Mao Sui's self-recommendation is not as good as celebrity recommendation." Sima Hui deliberately shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know Liu Xuande, so don't arrange for me to do anything else." Huang Chengyan said solemnly: "Why am I making arrangements for you? You are already making arrangements. As for the difference between knowing and not knowing, you can reduce the word "no" after meeting each other." Sima Hui nodded in agreement.

Zhuge Liang said: "I don't think Liu Xuande realizes that there is no one around him. He probably still thinks that he has civil servants, generals, and talents around him. He can rely on the people around him to gallop the world and create great achievements. So I still want to continue. Stay in Longzhong, study the tactics, and perfect the eight formations." Sima Hui shook his head again and again, and said: "The day before yesterday, I talked about your studies with Mr. Pang De, and I felt that the most urgent thing you need now is to travel to the mountains and rivers, wandering among the mountains and rivers. Especially the fifty-four states of Xichuan, you haven't traveled yet, yes You only know a little about the customs and customs there from the writings of predecessors. In my opinion, you should experience it yourself. It is easy to talk about it on paper, but it is also easy to make mistakes. There are also quite a few. Therefore, a real general must personally survey the terrain."

Zhuge Liang respected the teaching of his teacher Sima Hui and began to travel purposefully through mountains and rivers.Where can ambush, where is easy to defend but difficult to attack.He recorded everything and found a map of the fifty-four states of Xichuan.He followed the map to find out what to do, and expressed his experience of the terrain and terrain he observed on the map.More importantly, while traveling in mountains and rivers, he visited talents and friends, expanded his information network, and obtained a lot of information resources. At this time, Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan and others had already begun to study Liu Xuande in an all-round way, analyzing Liu Xuande's appearance, whereabouts, hobbies, characteristics, and the situation of the entourage one by one, and arranged countermeasures.Liu Xuande's own strengths, weaknesses and living habits are even more well known, so much so that the book boys in Shuijing Villa are familiar with Liu Xuande, and they can recognize Liu Bei immediately when they see him.

Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang without any trace in Shuijing Villa.He said to Liu Bei: "Fulong and phoenix young, the two have one to make the world safe." However, he did not say that "Fulong" is Zhuge Liang. The reason is very simple. Sima Hui knew that Liu Bei had a relationship with Zhuge Liang, and he was worried. Liu Bei's initial impression of Zhuge Liang will affect his next arrangement. Sima Hui deserved to be a cunning and scheming man. For the future of his disciples, he took great pains to recommend "Fulong" in front of Liu Bei. That was not the end. That night, he recruited Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi, and arranged for Xu Yuanzhi to apply for the job in Fancheng, where Liu Bei was stationed, incognito. Liu Xuande thought that Xu Shu was "Fu Long", so he immediately worshiped Xu Shu as his military advisor.This Xu Shu defeated Cao Cao's army as soon as he made a move.So Cao Cao planned to trick Xu Yuan into Xudu.Xu Shu knew it was a trick, but he wanted to get in.On the way to Xudu, he recommended Zhuge Liang, who was many times better than himself, to Liu Xuande, who had the kindness of knowing him. At this time, Liu Xuande was still puzzled, Mr. Shui Jing said that the heroes who help the world are Fu Long and Feng Chu, both of whom can make the world safe, why didn't I hear that Zhuge Liang is such a big character?When Xu Shu said that Zhuge Liang was "Fulong", Liu Bei suddenly realized. Xu Shu told Liu Bei that Fulong should not be subdued, so that the king can ask for it in person.In order to get a great talent to help him win the world, Liu Bei also went all out. If one visit is not enough, it will be twice, and if two visits are not enough, it will be three times. Who can stand up to the door-to-door request again and again? Although Liu Bei's move worked, it was actually in the planning of Sima Hui and Huang Chengyan.When Liu Bei had not left for Longzhong, Sima Hui was worried that Liu Bei was still hesitating, so he went to find Liu Bei in person, emphasizing that Zhuge Liang was "Jiang Ziya of the 800-year-old Zhou Dynasty, and Zhang Zifang of the 400-year-old Han Dynasty".Just this one sentence urged Liu Bei to quickly prepare his horse and ask Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain! "Liu Bei has decided to hire Zhuge Liang." Sima Hui quickly conveyed the information to Huang Chengyan. Huang Chengyan came to Wollongong again and told Kong Ming: "When the opportunity comes, it depends on whether you can grasp it." Zhuge Liang asked: "Could it be that Liu Xuande is coming to visit?" Huang Chengyan asked, "How did you guess that?" "A few days ago, Xu Yuanzhi walked away from me." "How do you plan?" "I'm thinking, I didn't think so soon." "As a teacher, I have already designed a "Three Visits to Thatched Cottage" drama for you." "Isn't this scene set in Longzhong Wollongong?" Zhuge Liang couldn't figure out how his father-in-law planned it. "Then what do you arrange for me to do?" "Didn't you see what the children sang in the game? 'No fish in one net, no fish in the second net, and a small tail fish in the third net... Haha! You might as well hide first and find a place where no one will disturb you. Do your homework. The title is "How to do right in Longzhong?" The subtitle is: "Guide the way for Liu Bei". Don't bother with the previous three plays, they will be sung by others." Huang Chengyan calmly said his own the plan of. In the first play, the neighbors in Longzhong and the helpers in the field at home were invited to act.Don't you usually teach them to recite poems and compose poems?Just let them wait for the distinguished guests to come to Longzhong, and impromptu chant in the rice field, let the visitors have a look, the farmers in Longzhong are so knowledgeable, one can imagine how big Wolong should be. In the second play, yesterday Cui Zhouping and Meng Gongwei went home to visit relatives and came to my house to say hello, so I asked them to help out as a guest, to meet and talk with Liu Xuande, and to have a look at the classmates and friends of Wolong His talent and learning, thus serving as a foil for Wolong's appearance.Zhuge Jun is responsible for threading the needle, and the book boy also has a few lines, so it is easy to deal with visitors. In the third play, I will also play a guest role as an old man, as a foil for you.Since Liu Xuande came to Longzhong, he couldn't be allowed to return empty-handed. Before he saw Wolong, he felt that the trip was worthwhile, and he felt that he had gained a lot, which made him even more eager to see Wolong. " Zhuge Liang felt overwhelmed, and said with embarrassment: "I don't think there is any need to mobilize the crowd, right? Mr. Shui Jing has already introduced me to Liu Yuzhou and Xu Shu. He compared himself to a jackdaw and a nasty horse, and compared me to Kong Ming. Calling it Qilin and Phoenix is ​​like putting me on fire and making my face burn." "Just listen to the old man's arrangement on this matter! Don't worry about anything else, just do your homework carefully." It should be said that Mr. Huang strategized, again and again, and planned a scene of Liu Xuande's "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" through the ages, with the purpose of setting off the scene for Zhuge Liang's appearance. "Three foils, three opposites, and three highlights" can be regarded as Huang Chengyan's patent!As for the effect of the performance of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" and how Zhuge Liang performed after the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage, Mr. Luo Guanzhong has already expressed it vividly in the book, so there is no need to repeat it.