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Recommending ZhugeLiang onHorsebackXu Shuwas muchvalued byLiu Bei for hisstrategictalents.Afte rseveral victoriesonthebattleground againstCao Cao,Xu wasmade thechiefmilitary advisor.At thenews,Cao Caowasbegrudging.“If youwant thisperson,“one ofhisadvisors said,“you canbring hismother toXuchangand senda forgedletter inhi smother,shandwriting,asking XuShu todesert LiuBei andcome here.As Xuiswell-known forastrong filialaffection,surely hewill come.This plotworked,for Xu,on receivingtheletter,cried tearfully,asking LiuBeiforan immediatedeparture.Feeling sad,though,Liupersisted inhis stayfor anothernight,during whichthe twoa iredtheir sadfeelings.the nextday Liulaid abanquet outsidethe cityfor Xu.Holding thelatter,shand,Liu said,“After weseparate today,only heavenknows whenand wherewe willmeetagain,“He weptbittertears.After settingoff onhis way,X usuddenlyturned his horse andreturned.“I almostforgotan importantmatter,“he saldto Liu.“Ten kilometersfrom XiangyangCity,in aplace calledLongzhong,Doyou wantto meethim”Liu expressedhis willingnessat once,bu talso aireddoubtaboutwhether ZhugeLiang wasas talentedas Xu.“He tellsconfigurations ofstarsin theheavens,“Xu assuredhim,“and recognizeseverything onearth.He knowsa person,s realnatureat the firstmeeting-the numberone talentunder theheaven.If youhavehim asyourmilitary advisor,you11have thecountry underyou rname.Liusuggested avisit to Zhuge byXuon hisbehalf,atthis,the lattershook hisheadin disapproval.“You mustgo andoffer yourinvitationpersonally,and hisacceptancedepends entirelyon yoursincerity.”With thesewordssaid,Xu turnedhishorseand left.Later,Liu paidthree tripstoZhuge*s strawhouse,anotherfavoritestory amongChinese people.走马荐诸葛徐庶反奔刘备后,很得刘备重用曾帮助刘备几次打败曹兵,被封为军师曹操得知此事很惊讶曹操的谋士程昱献计说丞相如果想用此人,召来不难,徐庶是个孝子,丞相派人把他母亲接到许昌,再仿他母亲的笔体写信让他来许昌,他必来“徐庶接信,果然大哭一场,拿信找刘备辞行刘备见信也哭,强留徐庶叙情一夜第二天,刘备在城外排宴替徐庶饯行刘备拉着徐庶的手说”先生这一走,你我天各一方,不知何时才能再见?”说完又痛哭流涕徐庶行数里又拍马返回对刘备说”忘了一件大事,襄阳城外二十里的隆中,有一位天下奇人叫诸葛亮,将军想不想见他?“刘备说我当然愿意见他,不知他能比上先生吗?“徐庶说”他抬头能知天文,低头能察地理,见面能识人心,是天下第一才人,如他能出来帮助胸,将军就可以稳坐天下了“刘备见徐庶这样了解诸葛亮,想请徐庶辛苦一趟把诸葛亮请来徐庶摇头说”这样的人才,只能将军亲自去请,他愿不愿出来,还得看将军的诚意“徐庶说完,策马离去之后引出刘备三顾茅庐的故事。