Today's Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, has a long history, known as Pengcheng in ancient times, renamed Xuzhou during the Three Kingdoms period, and then experienced several evolutions, and has developed into a major prefecture-level unit in Jiangsu. There were sixteen celebrities from Xuzhou during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, four of whom served Cao Wei, and the rest were concentrated in the Eastern Wu Clique. Among them, there are ten people in Xuzhou City, two in Suining County, three in Feng County, and one in Pei County.
First place: Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao was a major official of Xuzhou City in the Eastern Wu Clique. Zhang Zhao, famous for his talents and good books in his youth, took refuge in the Jiangdong region at the end of the Han Dynasty, and later joined the Sun clan by Sun Ce and became an early confidant of the Eastern Wu Clique. After Sun Ce's death, Zhang Zhao joined forces with everyone to support Sun Quan in controlling Eastern Wu and stabilizing the situation, becoming one of Sun Quan's most trusted Eastern Wu ministers. However, Zhang Zhao's attitude of surrender in the Battle of Chibi made Sun Quan extremely disgusted. Therefore, since the end of the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Zhao has lost Sun Quan's trust and weight. Zhang Zhao served in the Eastern Wu clique as Changshi, Military Division, General Suiyuan, and General Fuwu, and eventually died of illness at the age of eighty-one.
Second place: Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng was the son of Zhang Zhao, a prominent official of Xuzhou City in the Eastern Wu Clique. Zhang Cheng, who joined the Eastern Wu clique when Sun Quan conquered Jingzhou to kill Guan Yu, was known for his high level of talent, loyalty, fortitude, and good at understanding people, and during his service in Eastern Wu, he served as the governor of Wusu and the general of Fenwei. During Zhang Cheng's tenure, he made many military achievements in quelling the local Shanyue rebellion, and in the process of following Sun Quan in his conquest of Hefei, he promoted cadres and officials in the later Zhenshu areas, raised sages for the country, and made outstanding contributions to the development of Eastern Wu, and finally died of illness at the age of sixty-five.
Third place: Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was the younger son of Zhang Zhao, a prominent official of Xuzhou City in the Eastern Wu Clique. Zhang Xiu was famous for his talents and learning when he was a teenager, and when Sun Quan made Sun Deng crown prince, he recruited him to serve in the prince's palace. After Sun Deng's death, Zhang Xiu returned to the imperial court, during which time he served as a waiter, a yulin governor, and a general of Yang Wei. However, Zhang Xiu's final outcome was more tragic, because he was framed by Sun Ba, the King of Lu, and Sun Hong, the Zhongshu Ling, and others, he was first exiled, and then given death at the age of forty-one.
Fourth place: Zhang Fen. Zhang Fen was Zhang Zhao's cousin and a general from Xuzhou in the Eastern Wu clique. Zhang Fen, with a quick mind and a skillful mind, was famous for designing and manufacturing a siege vehicle for the Dongwu Group as an adult, and later joined the Dongwu Group and commanded the army as a general by the recommendation of the famous Eastern Wu general Bu Qi. Zhang Fen was an official in the Eastern Wu clique to the governor of Banzhou, and other deeds are unknown.
Fifth place: Zhang Zhen. Zhang Zhen was the son of Zhang Cheng, a Xuzhou official in the Eastern Wu clique. After Zhang Cheng's death, Zhang Zhen inherited his father's title. At the beginning of Zhang Zhen's service for Eastern Wu, due to the care of his uncle Zhuge Ke, his career went smoothly. However, when Zhuge Ke was killed by the powerful minister Sun Jun, Zhang Zhen was also implicated and killed together.
Sixth place: Yan Qi. Yan Was a famous minister from Xuzhou City in the Eastern Wu Group. Yan Yan joined the Dongwu Group at the recommendation of Zhang Zhao in his early years, and was known for his loyalty and extensive knowledge. After Lu Su's death, Sun Quan intended to let Yan Yu take over Lu Su's post as commander of the army, but after Yan Su resigned in every way, he gave this important position to Lü Meng. During his service in Eastern Wu, Yan Yu served in zhonglang and Shang Shuling, and died of illness at the age of seventy-eight.
Seventh place: Yan Kai. Yan Kai was the son of Yan Qi and a Xuzhou official in the Eastern Wu clique. After Yan Kai's death, Yan Kai joined the Eastern Wu clique, the official at least the government, other deeds are unknown.
Eighth place: Cai Qian. Cai Qian is a Xuzhou city official in the Soochow Group. Cai Qian was a grassroots cadre promoted by Zhang Chengzhen when he was in the shu local area, and with outstanding work achievements, he was promoted step by step in the Dongwu Group, and finally became an official to the Zhongshu Ling, and other deeds are unknown.
Ninth place: Cai Tiao. Cai Tiao was the son of Cai Qian and a Xuzhou official in the Eastern Wu clique. Cai Tiao joined the Eastern Wu clique with his father's merits, and the official zhi Shangshu Ling at the end of Eastern Wu, the main deeds are unknown.
Tenth place: Cai Ji. Cai Ji is the youngest son of Cai Qian, a Xuzhou official in the Dongwu Group. Like his elder brother Cai Tiao, Cai Ji joined the Eastern Wu clique in his early years with his father's merits, and the official was Linchuan Taishou, and other deeds are unknown.
Eleventh place: Zheng Ji. Zheng Was a Pei County official in the Dongwu clique. Zheng Was famous for his talents and learning when he was a teenager, and after joining the Soochow Clique, he served as a Jian'an Taishou, a Xuanxin Lieutenant, and an Infantry Lieutenant, and other deeds are unknown.
Twelfth place: Pei Xuan. Pei Xuan was a Suining County official in the Eastern Wu clique. Pei Xuan was known for his talents and learning in the Soochow Clique, and during his tenure, many works were circulated in the world, and the official was great, and the main deeds were unknown.
Thirteenth place: Huan Wei. Huan Wei was a Suining County official in the Cao Wei clique. Huan Wei's father died early and grew up in a poor environment, but through his unremitting efforts, he became famous as a teenager for his talents and learning, and was recruited to join the Cao Wei clique during the reign of the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui. Huan Wei has served as a menxia shuzuo and a local county order, and other deeds are unknown.
Fourteenth place: Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu was a prominent official of Feng County in the Cao Wei clique. Zhang Lu was a famous general in the early Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang, who had divided the Hanzhong region for more than 20 years during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, and was a veritable local hegemon. After the Battle of Guanzhong, Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Hanzhong, Zhang Lu surrendered, and was appointed by Cao Cao as the general of Zhennan, and died of illness shortly after.
Fifteenth place: Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu was the son of Zhang Lu and a county official from Zhongfeng County of the Cao Wei clique. After Zhang Lu's death, Zhang Fu followed his father to join the Cao Wei clique, and other deeds are unknown.
Sixteenth place: Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei was Zhang Lu's younger brother and a feng county general in the Cao Wei clique. Zhang Wei had made every effort to resist Cao Wei's attack while in Hanzhong, and after the defeat of the army, he joined the Cao Wei clique with his brother, and the official was the general of Zhaoyi, and other deeds are unknown.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms