The original Romance of the Three Kingdoms has 38 chapters, with a main content of 50 words.

make three calls at the thatched cottage/repeatedly request sb to take up a post

In the early spring, Liu Bei chose an auspicious day and then went to Longzhong to seek wisdom. Hearing this, Guan and Zhang were unhappy and had to leave later. Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage coincided with Zhuge Liang's nap in the thatched cottage, while Ming Guan and Zhang were outside the door. He climbed in by himself and waited under the steps with bated breath until Zhuge Liang woke up. Get ready to humbly and respectfully meet Kong Ming and ask him about world affairs. Seeing Liu Bei's sincerity, Kong Ming told his own business plan: "Cao Cao has millions of people, which is difficult to compete with;" Sun Quan's foothold in Jiangdong should not be urgent. Take Jingzhou Yizhou first, Zhurong in the west, Yiyue in the south, Sun Quan in the outside and internal affairs. Zhuge Liang took out the map of surprisingly, and said to Liu Bei, "If you want to take the lead, let Cao Cao dominate the north for one day, let Sun Quan occupy the land in the south, and the generals can occupy the people's peace"; Take Jingzhou as home first, and then take Xichuan as the foundation, thus becoming a foothold. Then you can draw a map of the central plains. "

Liu Bei was very open-minded, so he asked Kong Ming to come out and help. Kong Ming felt it and promised to go out of the mountain and go to Xinye with Liu Bei.

Cao Cao was bent on pacifying Jiangnan. On this day, he called civil and military officials to discuss the southern expedition. Xu Shu said that Zhuge Liang has the talent to learn from heaven and earth, and Liu Bei has wings like a tiger; Xia Houdun begged Cao Cao to capture Liu Bei and Kong Ming alive. Cao Cao was overjoyed, and immediately appointed Xia Houdun as commander-in-chief, Yu Jin, Li Dian and Han Hao as lieutenants, and led hundreds of troops to March into Xinye.