What does the story of San Gu Mao Lu show?

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Shu went back by flattery before bidding farewell to Liu Bei, not to change his mind, but to recommend Zhuge Liang, a peerless wizard who called himself "Mr. Wolong", and praised Kong Ming's talent in front of Liu Bei, not only himself, but also Guan Zhong and Le Yi.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei immediately took his two younger brothers to Wollongong to beg Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain, which is the legendary story of "visiting the thatched cottage". In this romance novel, I wrote a detailed process of caring, caring and caring for the cottage. The plot is very exciting and fascinating. Of course, it also shows that Liu Bei, on the one hand, is thirsty for talents, and on the other hand, he has encountered some difficulties in seeking talents.

For example, when Liu Bei knocked at the door, he saw the boy, while Kong Ming went out and met his good friend Cui on his way back, and talked casually. Cui predicted that the general trend of the world was set, and it was in vain to ask Kong Ming to go out against Gan Kun. Zhang Fei couldn't see it, so he criticized Cui as a pedant.

When Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage, some plots were inserted in the book, such as two people drinking and singing in the hotel, and Zhuge Jun, their younger brother, and his father-in-law were chanting "Song of Fu Liang" on a donkey, as if Wollongong was a fairyland on earth, not a place for ordinary people. Although Liu Bei thought "This is really Wolong" every time he met someone, he caught an empty space every time.

When Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage, he saw Kong Ming taking a nap and standing outside for several hours before meeting the legendary "Mr. Wolong". It can be seen that it was not easy to seek a talented and famous sage at that time. First of all, as a warlord leader, you should show enough sincerity and patience, and maybe you can impress the other side to do their best for you.

Of course, what we focus on here is why talents were so scarce at that time. I think there are three difficulties.

One of the difficulties is that sages are immune to troubled times. Zhuge Liang, Cui and others are willing to live in seclusion in the mountains, farming during the day and studying at night, just to avoid troubled times and seek a stable life. As Zhuge Liang said in the "Model", "I am dressed in cloth and dedicated to Nanyang. In troubled times, I put all my eggs in one basket and didn't ask Wen Da to be a vassal. ".

From Cao Cao's poems, we can also imagine that the war at that time brought a miserable life to the people. For example, "white bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no crows in a thousand miles" shows that people were eager for a stable life at that time, and it also shows that the war was cruel and bloody, which made many people who read poetry books give up their ideals and ambitions and turn to the mountains for a quiet and happy world.

The second difficulty is the scarcity and preciousness of talents caused by the large population decline and the uneven distribution between the north and the south.

First of all, years of war have not only displaced people, abandoned crops and reduced population, but also killed many scholars and counselors because of political involvement and military persecution. Even the daily reading education is difficult to maintain. So how many scholars could be trained at that time, and how many outstanding wizards like Yu Xun and Zhuge Liang could be trained? Few answers are like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Secondly, the population distribution between the north and the south was extremely unbalanced at that time. The population in the north is always far more than that in the south, and Liu Bei is in Xiangyang in the south. It is not easy to find talents like Liang and Xu Shu. Besides, Zhuge Liang's family all took refuge from Shandong, so it is God's blessing to Liu Bei that the story of three visits to Mao Lu can happen.

The third difficulty is that Cao Cao and Sun Quan almost captured most of the talents in the world, leaving few for Liu Bei.

Cao Cao attached great importance to the construction of talent team from the beginning of his business. He first recruited Yu Xun, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, and later recruited Sima Yi, Cui Yan and others. It can be said that the stars are shining and there are many talents. Sun Quan is not to be outdone. From Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong and other civil servants to Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Monroe, Lu Xun and other military commanders, they are all generation after generation, wave after wave, and talented people come forth in large numbers.

Liu Bei has been following Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Fei since the beginning of his business, while Sun Gan and Jian Yong, the civil servants, are average in ability and brilliant. They are not worldly wizards at all, and of course they occasionally flash across wise men like Xu Shu.

Therefore, Liu Bei is also self-aware. At present, the most urgent task is to ask experts for help. As a result, as he hoped, after Kongming came, Liu Bei was like a duck to water, and began a brilliant life stage until he called himself "King of Hanzhong" and reached the peak of his life.