Xuzhou is located in the northwest of Jiangsu Province, with a history of more than 6,000 years of civilization and more than 2,600 years of city building. According to incomplete statistics, there are thirteen celebrities from the three countries whose origin is Xuzhou City. Among them, Pei County, Suining County and Feng County each have two people, and Tongshan District has seven people.
The two Peixian celebrities from the Three Kingdoms were named Zheng Ji and Jiang Usurper respectively, and both served in the Eastern Wu Clique. Zheng Ji (郑胄), courtesy name Jingxian, became famous as a teenager, and when he grew up, he was recruited by Sun Quan to enter the career path, successively serving as the Taishou of Jian'an County, the Lieutenant of CreditEase, and the Governor of Jinwu, and led the troops to rescue the Gongsun Yuan clique in Liaodong in the second year of Eastern Wu Chiwu (239 AD). In the second year of the Taiping of Eastern Wu (257 AD), Zheng Yin led his troops to quell the civil unrest in Poyang County and Xindu County, and the year of his death is unknown. In his early years, Jiang Wei was famous for his talents and learning, and was appreciated by the famous Eastern Wu scholar Lu Mao, and since then he has become Lu Mao's aide, in addition to assisting Lu Mao in handling official affairs, he spent the rest of his time concentrating on his studies, and was a famous scholar in the middle and late Period of Eastern Wu.
The two Suining County celebrities from the Three Kingdoms were named Huan Wei and Pei Xuan. Huan Wei was born into poverty, famous for his talents and learning, joined the Cao Wei clique as an adult, successively served as a shuzuo and ancheng county commander, and wrote the "Hun Youjing", a famous scholar of the Three Kingdoms period, whose death year is unknown. Like Huan Wei, Pei Xuan was also known for his talent. Pei Xuan (裴玄), also spelled Yan Huang (彦黄), joined the Eastern Wu clique in his early years, successively serving as taizhong dafu and da hongxu, and was one of the important ministers of the middle period of Eastern Wu. Pei Xuan's representative, as the "Pei's New Words", was respected by later generations of literati.
The two Fengxian Three Kingdoms celebrities are a pair of brothers, named Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei respectively. Zhang Lu (張鲁), also spelled Gongqi, was one of the leaders of the separatist forces at the end of the Han Dynasty and a representative figure of early Taoism. In the second year of Emperor Xian's reign (191 CE), Zhang Lu was appointed sima by Liu Yan of Yizhou, and then killed Taishou Sugu of Hanzhong and occupied the Hanzhong region. Zhang Lu controlled Hanzhong for more than twenty years, educating the people with five buckets of rice. During this period, Zhang Lu successively competed with Liu Zhang and Cao Cao. In the 20th year of Emperor Jian'an (215 AD), Cao Cao personally conquered Hanzhong, Zhang Lu led his troops to surrender, and was appointed by Cao Cao as the general of Zhennan and the Marquis of Langzhong. Subsequently, Zhang Lu was moved to the Central Plains and spread the Wudou Rice Dao to the Central Plains, making a significant contribution to the development of early Taoism.
Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu's younger brother. In the 20th year of Emperor Jian'an (215 AD), Cao Cao led his troops to conquer Zhang Lu, and Zhang Wei led his troops to stubbornly resist at Dingjun Mountain, leaving Cao Cao helpless. Cao Cao briefly planned to abandon the attack and return to the Central Plains. However, soon after, Zhang Wei's troops defeated Dingjunshan and fled with Zhang Lu to Bazhong. Soon after, Zhang Wei surrendered to Cao Cao together with Zhang Lu, was made a marquis, and moved to live in the Central Plains, the year of his death is unknown.
The first celebrity of the Three Kingdoms in Tongshan District was Lady Gan, the biological mother of Emperor Liu Chan of the Shu Han Dynasty. In the first year of Emperor Xian's reign (194 CE), Gan was made a concubine by Liu Beina and gave birth to a son, Liu Chan, in the twelfth year of Emperor Xian'an (207 AD). In the thirteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (208 AD), the Battle of Jingzhou broke out, and Gan left Fancheng with Liu Bei to go south to Jiangling, where he was attacked by Cao's army in the Area of Danyang, but thanks to Zhao Yun's protection, Gan's mother and son survived. The year of Gan's death is unknown, but the approximate time is between the fifteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (210 AD) and the nineteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (214 AD). The second celebrity of the Three Kingdoms in Tongshan District was Cao Cao's concubine, named Lady Huan. The specific deeds of Lady Huan are unknown, but it is known that she gave birth to three sons for Cao Cao—Cao Chong, Cao Zhao, and Cao Yu.
The third Tongshan Three Kingdoms celebrity is named Yan Qi, who belongs to the Dongwu Group. Yan Qi, zi Mancai, joined the Eastern Wu clique on the recommendation of Zhang Zhao, and was deeply respected by Sun Quan, and successively served as a knight lieutenant, a lieutenant, a wei lieutenant, and a Shang Shu Ling. After Lu Su's death, Sun Quan planned to have Yan Su succeed Lu Su, but Yan Su refused. Sun Quan claimed the title of empress, and Yan Yu once sent an envoy to Shu Han as an emissary to meet Zhuge Liang. In the fifth year of Eastern Wu Chiwu (242 AD), Yan Qi died of illness at the age of seventy-eight. The fourth famous person of the Three Kingdoms in Tongshan District was named Xie Ci, who was a famous scholar at the end of the Han Dynasty. Like Yan Qi, Xie Ci also joined the Eastern Wu Clique on the recommendation of Zhang Zhao, served as a ZhongshuLang, and wrote works such as "Funeral Costume Diagram" and "Change and Removal", and eventually died at the hands of Sun Fen, the King of Qi.
The fifth Tongshan District Three Kingdoms celebrity is the most famous of the three celebrities in Xuzhou. This person's name was Zhang Zhao, and he was the elder of the Eastern Wu Clique. Zhang Zhao, also known for his talents and learning in his early years, was later given the weight of Sun Ce and was appointed as a general in Changshi and auxiliary army, assisting Sun Ce in capturing the six counties of Jiangdong and laying the foundation for the Eastern Wu Empire. In the fifth year of Emperor Jian'an (200 AD), Sun Ce was assassinated, and Zhang Zhao, together with Zhou Yu, did their best to assist Sun Quan in stabilizing the situation in Jiangdong. However, due to his lordship and position in the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Zhao was gradually snubbed by Sun Quan. After the establishment of the Eastern Wu Empire, Zhang Zhao served as a general of the Auxiliary Wu and died of illness in the fifth year of Eastern Wu Jiahe (236 AD) at the age of eighty-one.
The sixth and seventh celebrities of the Three Kingdoms of Tongshan District are the sons of Zhang Zhao, named Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xiu, respectively. The two joined the Eastern Wu clique in their early years, and Zhang Cheng successively served as the Western Cao Tu, the Western Governor of Changsha, and the Governor of Fusu, and died of illness in the seventh year of Eastern Wu Chiwu (244 AD). Zhang Xiu, who had served as the commander of Zhongshuzi (中庶子), The Duke of Right Bow (右弼都尉), Shizhong (侍中), the Governor of Yulin (羽林都督), and the general of Yangwu (杨武將軍), was deposed for his involvement in the dispute between the two palaces, was sent to Jiaozhou, and was given death in the eighth year of Eastern Wu Chiwu (245 AD).
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms