Why did Zhuge Liang only come out of the mountain after Liu Bei had visited the thatch three times?

According to the analysis of Mr. Yi Zhongtian, judging from the records in "Three Kingdoms", the story of Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage is still credible. Zhuge Liang was indeed well-known at the time, and his emergence represented the wishes of some people. Therefore, to a certain extent, Liu Bei's understanding of Zhuge Liang was promoted by the Jingzhou scholar group represented by Sima Hui and Xu Shu, which also contributed to Liu Bei's understanding of Zhuge Liang. Later, he visited the thatched cottage three times. So, what is the real process of visiting the thatched cottage three times? Is it really what it says in the novel?

Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times. Did he go there three times and see it only once, or did he go there three times and see it three times? Most people read "Three Kingdoms" and read the message from these five words, "Every time you go three times, you will see." They feel that they only see after going three times. However, when we read Zhuge Liang's "The Master's List" and Chen Shou's "The List of Zhuge Liang's Collection", this is not what it means. "Three visits to the ministers in the thatched cottage" do not say that they only saw each other three times. Let's read Du Fu's poem again, "Three visits frequently to plan the world, two dynasties to open up the hearts of old ministers." It does not say that he only saw once after three visits, and Mr. Zhou Ruchang explained that the word "frequently" means multiple times. Therefore, it is possible that I went there three times and met three times. Not only did I go three times and met three times, it was probably more than three times. The "three" means multiple times, because in ancient books, "three" can mean multiple times. , again, and again, doesn’t it mean there are only three times? We may have gone there many times, but we only talked once after each visit. According to "Chu Shi Biao", "counselors focus on the affairs of the world" and keep asking questions and talking about what we should do in the world. The more we talk, the more we get closer. , the more we talk, the more speculative we become, the more we talk, the more compatible we are, the more we talk about feelings, the better, the deeper the understanding, the more Liu Bei decides, this is the person I am looking for, Zhuge Liang also decides, this is the person I am looking for. So it's possible that this is the case.

So if we can confirm such conclusions, then "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is an out-and-out romance, and even if Liu Bei only saw it once after three visits, it is still a romance, because "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" There are only five words in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Every time you go three times, you will see", but the "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very wonderful. The first time I went there, I saw a group of farmers singing while farming. I walked over and asked, who composed this song? Mr. Kong Ming, then look again, where does Mr. Kong Ming live? The farmer said that he lived behind that mountain. When he looked at the mountain, hey, the weather was extraordinary. After he went there in high spirits, he met an ignorant child guarding the door. Liu Bei said, "I'm here to see you. Your husband went out in the morning. Where did he go?" I don’t know, my whereabouts are uncertain. When will sir come back? I don’t know, it comes and goes. After hitting a wall, he had to look at the scenery melancholy, and then met Zhuge Liang's good friend Cui Zhouping. Liu Bei was overjoyed at that time, and a gentleman came across from him, saying "sanctimonious". This "sanctimonious" is a complimentary word. Just like when Jia Baoyu met Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu's first words when he met Lin Daiyu were, "Oh, a fairy-like sister fell from the sky." At that time, Liu Bei saw a fairy-like brother coming across from him. He was so impressed that he couldn't stop talking about it. A friend, he was impressed.

After he came back for the second time, he first saw his two friends. One was Shi Tao and Shi Guangyuan, who had a white face and a long beard. The second friend, Meng Jian and Meng Gongwei, had a strange and ancient appearance, sitting in a hotel. There was singing inside, and Liu Bei went to talk. After the conversation, I went back to the village and saw a young man hugging the stove and singing, as if he was a "super boy". He sang again and went up to salute. I asked him if he was Zhuge Liang's younger brother. Then an old man came out. He was also personable and had the feeling of a worldly master. When asked, he was his father-in-law. After struggling like this twice, Liu Bei was so impressed that he said Zhuge Liang lived in this place and made the farmer look like a college student, working and singing at the same time. These friends of his, his younger brother, His father-in-law is an extremely talented person, so what else can he do?

So when Liu Bei went there for the third time, he first chose auspicious times to fast, bathed and changed clothes, and his attitude changed and he became very upright. Then when we reached Wollongong, we dismounted and walked, then we walked to the thatched cottage and stood at the foot of the steps. He said that he was taking a nap, so don’t disturb him. Don’t disturb him. Liu Bei would just wait here, and he would wait and wait. At this time, Liu Bei no longer looked like a big boss who came to recruit people, but like an infatuated lover who came to propose marriage. His infatuation was comparable to that of Zhang Sheng in "The Romance of the West Chamber".

Everyone has heard Teacher Li Changji tell about "The Romance of the West Chamber". Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying fell in love at first sight. He wanted to convey some information through the matchmaker. What did he say when he saw the matchmaker? The young man's surname is Zhang Ming Gong, whose courtesy name is Junrui. He is originally from Xiluo. He is only twenty-three years old and has never been married. What did the matchmaker say? Who asked you so many questions. So what did Liu Bei say when he saw the child who was guarding Zhuge Liang? Han Zuo General Yicheng Tinghou led Yuzhou Mu Huang Shu Liu Bei came to pay homage to Mr. Zhuge Liang and told him all his titles. What did the child say? I can’t remember. Live so much.

The two plots are really comparable. In fact, this is indeed the case. If Cui Yingying in the drama is waiting for a girl, then Zhuge Liang in the novel is waiting for a price. They are all waiting, waiting. The person you like the most. We know that in that era, the relationship between monarch and minister was a bit like the relationship between husband and wife. What is it about? At that time, once a person with high moral character chose a monarch or a boss, he would be very self-disciplined and insist on sticking to the end, and he could not betray. Of course, there were many people who rebelled in that era, and many people changed their families. This cannot be considered immoral, but people who are particularly strict and self-disciplined will remain unchanged. Zhuge Liang has very high moral requirements for himself, so he It cannot be changed, so he must choose correctly. Then there is a problem here, the other party must be sincere, because whether it is Zhuge Liang in the novel or Cui Yingying in the drama, they are both very high-spirited people and will never give themselves to each other casually. He must To test the other party, he must put on enough airs, whet his appetite, and truly prove that the other party is sincere before he is willing to agree.

So the description in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is wonderful, very wonderful, very wonderful, but it is a pity that it is false. But although Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage is fictional, it still has meaning. Where is the meaning? We can now regard it as an ancient version of marketing textbook. It is very interesting for us to look at this event from a modern perspective. In this event, Liu Bei is like the big boss of an investment company. He decided to invest and buy out A certain talent, Zhuge Liang, is like a professional manager who is preparing to apply for an executive position. Both of them have a need and process of testing and understanding each other, so his set of things can be seen from a modern perspective. I feel that all these singing farmers, ignorant children, and weird friends are all shills. This is of course the conclusion we have come to when we look back at this issue from a modern perspective. Even I can frankly admit that my speculation is based on a villain’s heart and is purely my personal opinion, not a historical opinion. , nor is it the opinion of the times, nor is it the opinion of Luo Guanzhong.

So what is Luo Guanzhong’s opinion? In other words, why did Luo Guanzhong write like this? I guess there are two reasons. The first reason is that it is good-looking. The novel must be good-looking. I have a definition of novel. Someone asked me what a novel is? My definition is that it is something that can be read while lying in bed. If the novel is not good-looking, it will lose the original meaning of "novel". As for "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" written by Luo Guanzhong in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", you don't care whether it is true or false, it is good-looking, there is no problem Yes, it is indeed beautiful, which is what he needs as a novelist and a writer.

The second reason may have something to do with Luo Guanzhong himself. Luo Guanzhong was born in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He participated in Zhang Shicheng's peasant uprising and served as Zhang Shicheng's staff. History books say that Luo Guanzhong had ambitions to become king. What does this mean? Even he was the one who wanted to assist a person to become an emperor, but in the subsequent struggle, Zhu Yuanzhang won. He failed to realize his ideal. Like Zhuge Liang, he failed to succeed at the beginning, but he survived. , Luo Guanzhong is not dead, but the sense of loss and loneliness is the same, so when he created the character of Zhuge Liang, he inevitably placed some of his own ideas on it. What's more, Zhuge Liang is indeed a role model for ancient Chinese scholars. Almost all ancient Chinese scholars have a Zhuge Liang complex, and they compare themselves to Zhuge Liang consciously or unconsciously.

But we have a question, that is, there were many spiritual idols of cultural people in ancient China. Wen Tianxiang is also a spiritual idol, Yue Fei is also a spiritual idol, and there are many such people. Why is Zhuge Liang the only one among Chinese scholars and As a cultural person and intellectual, what is his status so high among the people? A very important reason is that after three visits to the thatched cottage, the others, whether Yue Fei or Wen Tianxiang, were not invited by the emperor three times. Zhuge Liang was the only one who invited him three times.

The scholars in ancient China had an ambivalent mentality. On the one hand, they wanted to do things. The so-called learning of literature and martial arts could be used by the emperor's family. With his full stomach of economics, full of knowledge, and full of skills, he had If he wants to use a local ambassador, he can only find a good boss, because he can't be the boss himself; but on the other hand, he is aloof, and his psychology is very fragile. He cannot bear blows, cold treatment, and unwillingness If he came to the door with a shameful face and asked others to kick him out, it would be best if all the bosses and emperors respectfully came to ask him to come out, and this is the only such example. So as Luo Guanzhong is such a scholar and a cultural person, can he not make a fuss about this matter? He definitely wanted a close-up. I guess this may be the psychology behind the "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

So no matter what, "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" is a very meaningful thing in Chinese history. In fact, in my opinion, it was Liu Bei who came to Zhuge Liang first, or Zhuge Liang who came to Liu Bei first. They met and talked about it three times. It doesn't matter whether we went three times or talked three times. What matters is what they talked about.