这说得非常清楚，“由是”“遂许”这两个词把因果关系说出来了，是因为刘备三顾茅庐，而且和他讨论了当世之事，使他产生感激之心，这才同意追随刘备，遂许嘛。所以《出师表》否定不了，那么现在问题就只有这样一个办法了，就是既不否定《出师表》，也不否定《魏略》和《九州春秋》的说法，那又是怎么回事呢？我有一个猜想，就是《魏略》和《九州春秋》所说的这个事情也是真的：诸葛亮去找了刘备，有了那一番谈话，而且刘备也采纳了他的建议，但是还是没把他当做一等一的人才，于是诸葛亮他又回去了。回去了以后，刘备不知道什么原因突然恍然大悟，这个人才是帮助我成就大业的人，我必须把他请回来，那么就去了三次，再把他请回来。先有登门自荐，后有三顾茅庐。但是这个说法我说清楚，纯粹是我的猜想，没有任何其他的佐证。
This is very clear. The two words “You Shi” and “Sui Xu” express the causal relationship because Liu Bei was careless and discussed current affairs with him, which made him feel grateful. Therefore, he agreed to follow Liu Bei and Sui Xu. Therefore, “Chushi Biao” cannot be denied, so now the only way to solve the problem is to neither deny “Chushi Biao”, nor deny the statements in “Wei Lue” and “Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn”. What’s the matter? “I have a guess that what was said in” Wei Lue “and” Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn “is also true: Zhuge Liang went to find Liu Bei and had that conversation, and Liu Bei also took his advice, but still did not regard him as a first-class talent, so Zhuge Liang went back.”. After returning, for some reason, Liu Bei suddenly realized that this talent was the person who helped me achieve great things. I had to invite him back, so I went three times and invited him back. “First, I recommended myself at the door, and then I went to Sangu Maolu.”. But this statement is purely my guess, without any other evidence.
＊三顾茅庐，这个被世代传唱的经典故事，在史书《魏略》和《九州春秋》里却是另外一个面孔，不是刘备亲自上门邀请，而是诸葛亮的自我推荐。这多少让喜欢诸葛亮的人接受不了。如果《魏略》和《九州春秋》记载的是事实的话，那么在诸葛亮的《出师表》里，“三顾臣于草庐之中”这句话又该如何解释？难道是诸葛亮说了假话？还是《出师表》根本就不是诸葛亮所作呢？那么，历史上到底有没有发生过三顾茅庐的故事呢？
“San Gu Mao Lu, a classic story that has been sung from generation to generation, is another face in the historical books Wei Lu and Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn. It is not Liu Bei’s personal invitation, but Zhuge Liang’s self recommendation.”. This is somewhat unacceptable to people who like Zhuge Liang. If the records in “Wei Lue” and “Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn” are true, then how should the phrase “San Gu Chen is in the Thatched Cottage” be explained in Zhuge Liang’s “Departure Table”? Did Zhuge Liang lie? Or is “The Graduation Table” not written by Zhuge Liang at all? So, has there ever been a story of San Gu Mao Lu in history?
要解清这个谜呀，这里面其实还有一个问题，就是刘备从袁绍那儿跑出来，然后投奔了刘表，在荆州待了多少年呢？六年，六到七年，为什么六年工夫诸葛亮和刘备都没有见过面？这其实也是本案的一个关键，那么也有不少历史学家试图来解释这个问题，因为觉得这个事情说不过去，于是提出一种说法，说实际上刘备是找过诸葛亮的，第一次去没见着，第二次去又没见着，所以到了建安十二年，也就是他来荆州六年之后，第三次他才见着了。这个说法有点问题，你说刘备这三顾，是不是建安十年一次、建安十一年一次、建安十二年一次，一年去找他一次？好像很难说得通，平均两年找他一次，更很难说通。也有人提出说，那是因为诸葛亮不好找，住得很隐秘，这个也是不通的，他又不是我们武侠小说里写的那种躲避仇家追杀的大侠，隐姓埋名躲在一个旮旯里，你找他不着，他老早就来到了荆州，而且你要知道他是刘表的亲戚啊，他和荆州的官场，和荆州的上流社会，和荆州的士人集团是有往来的，他怎么是一个找不到的人呢？所以这些理由看来是不能成立的。
To solve this riddle, there is actually another question: How many years did Liu Bei stay in Jingzhou after escaping from Yuan Shao and defecting to Liu Biao? Six years, six to seven years, why haven’t Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei met in six years? This is actually a key issue in this case, and many historians have tried to explain this issue. Because they feel that this matter cannot be justified, they have put forward a statement that Liu Bei actually sought out Zhuge Liang, but he didn’t see him the first time and didn’t see him the second time. Therefore, in the 12th year of Jian’an, which is six years after he came to Jingzhou, he only saw him the third time. There is a problem with this statement. Do you think Liu Bei’s three visits are once every ten years in Jian’an, once every eleven years in Jian’an, once every twelve years in Jian’an, and once every year in Jian’an? It seems difficult to make sense. I find him once every two years on average, and it’s even harder to make sense. Some people have also suggested that it is because Zhuge Liang is difficult to find and lives in a secret place. This also makes no sense. He is not the kind of Great Xia in our martial arts novels who evades the pursuit of enemies. He hides his name in a corner, and you can’t find him. He came to Jingzhou long ago, and you need to know that he is a relative of Liu Biao. He has contacts with Jingzhou’s officialdom, with Jingzhou’s upper class society, and with Jingzhou’s intelligentsia group, How could he be a person he couldn’t find? So these reasons seem to be untenable.
对于这个问题也有历史学家试图做出解释，比方说尹韵公先生就提出两个原因，第一个原因，他认为诸葛亮当时的知名度不够。我们去读《三国志》对诸葛亮的描述是什么呢？“每自比管仲、乐毅，时人莫之许也。”就是说诸葛亮自己自信是很强的，但是当时荆州的士人集团并不是一致认为他是一等一的人才，也有人对他不以为然。那么刘备听到别人对诸葛亮的介绍的时候，刘备会掂量一下，说这个是真呢还是假呢？他会犹豫，这么一犹豫几年就过去了。
Historians have also tried to explain this issue. For example, Mr. Yin Yungong proposed two reasons. The first reason is that he believed that Zhuge Liang was not well-known enough at that time. Let’s read the description of Zhuge Liang in “Three Kingdoms Annals”. What is it? “Every time we compare Guan Zhong and Leyi, there is no one who can be trusted.” This means that Zhuge Liang was very confident in himself, but at that time, the scholar group in Jingzhou did not unanimously believe that he was a first-class talent, and some people did not take him seriously. So when Liu Bei hears someone else’s introduction to Zhuge Liang, he will weigh it and say whether it is true or false? He would hesitate, and a few years of hesitation passed.
