三顾茅庐 　　ThreeVisitstotheThatchedCottage 　　AftertheyhadbecomeswornbrothersatTaoyuan,LiuBei,GuanYuandZhangFeimadeconcertedeffortstorestoretheHanDynasty.Buttheyfeltthatitwouldbeimpossibletodoitwithoutthehelpofasmartadviser.TheLiu-Guan-ZhangalliancelaterwononebattleafteranotherthankstotheadviceofXuShu.Butbeforelong,XuhadtosurrendertotheopposingcampofCaoCaoinordertosavethelifeofhismotherwhowasabductedbytheCaotroops.Beforeheleft,XuShurecommendedZhugeLiangtothebrothers. 　　AccompaniedbyGuanYuandZhangFei,LiuBeiwenttoWolongganginLongzhonginthehopeofinvitingZhugeLiangtobetheirmilitaryadviser.ButZhuge'sservantsaid:"TheMentorleftinthemorning."LiuBeiaskedtheservanttoforwardtoZhugeLianghismessagethatthebrothershadcometovisithim.Afterthat,Liurodehishorseaway,returninghomesullenly.AfewdayslaterwhenhelearnedthatZhugeLiangwasathome,LiuBeiwentforanothervisitalongwithGuanYuandZhangFei.Theservantsaid:"TheMentorisreadingbooksathisthatchedcottage."Liurequestedtoseehim.WhentheylearnedthattheonereadingbooksatthethatchedcottagewasnotZhugeLianghimselfbuthisbrotherZhugeJun,theLiu-Guan-Zhangbrothersleftalettertoexpresstheiradmirationandthenbravedheavysnowstoreturnhome. 　　NotlongaftertheyreturnedtotheirbarracksatXinye,LiuBeiwantedtovisitZhugeLiang'sthatchedcottageoncemore.ButGuanYudissuadedLiufromgoingbysayingthatperhapsZhugeLiangwasnotassmartasexpectedandthathewassimplydodgingthevisitingbrothersforthat.ZhangFeisaid:"Youdon'tneedtogo.I'lltiehimupandforcehimtocomeandseeyouinstead."LiuBeilostnotimeintellinghisbrothersthestoryofKingWenbentonvisitingoneofhissubjectscalledJiangZiya.Liu,GuanandZhang,therefore,paidathirdvisittoWolonggang.Theyhadnosoonerarrivedthantheservantsaid:"TheMentorissleeping."LiuBeiwaiteduntilZhugeLiangwasawakeanddressed.Finally,heconsentedtoseethebrothers.LiuBeipaidthreevisitstothethatchedcottagewithoutcomplaint.HefinallysucceededininvitingZhugeLiangtobehismilitaryadviserandtohelpthebrothersintheircause. 　　《三国演义》中的故事.刘备、关羽、张飞自桃园结义后,虽整天东奔西跑,但因缺少谋士,总觉得恢复汉朝天下无望.后来得徐庶帮助,连打胜仗.徐庶为救母无奈去了曹营.临走推荐了诸葛亮. 　　一日,刘备带关羽、张飞来到隆中卧龙冈,想请诸葛亮出山.小僮说："先生今早出去了."刘备让僮子转告先生说他来访,然后拉马闷闷不乐地回去了.又过了数日,刘备控得诸葛亮已回家,便同关、张二次来访.僮子说："先生正在草堂看书."刘备求见后得知不是诸葛亮,而是其弟诸葛钧.于是留下一封信,表达敬慕之情.兄弟三人又冒雪回去了. 　　回到新野不久,刘备想再次去请诸葛亮.关羽劝说："可能诸葛亮没本事,怕见我们.张飞则说：你们别去了,我用绳子捆来.刘备忙讲了当年文王访姜子牙的故事.兄弟三人又第三次来到卧龙冈.他们一到,小僮忙说："先生在睡觉."刘备一直等到诸葛亮睡醒后更衣相见.刘备不辞劳苦,三顾顾庐,终于请出诸葛亮出山辅佐,共图大业.