Ch: Zhuge Liang (181-234). Also known as Kongming (Jp: Kōmei 孔明). A counsellor to the Chinese Han emperor Liu Bei (Jp: Ryū Bi 劉備). He is said to have lived alone on Sleeping Dragon Mountain. Liu and two companions visited Zhu on a snowy night in the year 207 only to find the reclusive scholar, living in a reed hut, reading diligently (or sleeping, according to some versions) despite the winter chill. Zhuge Liang eventually accepted Liu Bei's offer to serve the court and, once established, was famous for his loyalty and clever military tactics. Many stories surround his military strategies and magical powers. The story of Liu Bei's visit to Zhu's thatched house is described in the popular tale Record of The Three Kingdoms (Ch: Sanguozhi, Jp: Sangokushi 三国志). Supposedly while Liu Bei waited patiently for the recalcitrant Zhu, his friend Zhang Fei (Jp: Chō Hi 張飛) grew angry, but was restrained by Guan Yu (Jp: *Kan U 関羽). The theme was popular in Ming dynasty painting and was illustrated in Japan both in Edo printed books and by artists such as Soga Shōhaku 曾我蕭白 (1730-81).