Hengyang City, located in the south-central part of Hunan Province, is an ancient cultural city with a long history. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, the area was subordinate to the Jingzhou Thorn History Department. According to incomplete statistics, there are five celebrities from the three countries in Hengyang City, three of whom are from Qidong County of Hengyang City, and the other two are from Qidong County of Hengyang City.
The celebrities of the Three Kingdoms who belonged to Qidong County came from the same family, and they were the famous members of the Jiang family in the middle and late Shu Han Dynasty--Jiang Huan, Jiang Bin and Jiang Xian. Jiang Huan (蒋琬), also spelled Gongyan, was famous for his talents and learning in Jingzhou in his early years. After the Battle of Chibi, Jiang Huan joined Liu Bei's clique and entered Shu with Liu Bei in the sixteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (211 AD). In the nineteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (214 AD), Liu Bei defeated Liu Zhang and won the battle for Yizhou, and Jiang Huan was appointed as the governor of Guangdu County, thus opening the road to his career. During this period, Jiang Huan was almost killed by Liu Bei.
It turned out that when Liu Bei once inspected Guangdu County, he found that Jiang Huan had been drinking all day and ignoring political affairs, and he could not help but be furious and ordered Jiang Huan to be executed. Fortunately, thanks to Zhuge Liang's timely dissuasion, Liu Bei withdrew his life, but still dismissed Jiang Huan from office for the people. It was not until the twenty-fourth year of Emperor Jian'an (219 AD) that Jiang Huan reappeared in the politics of the Shu Han Dynasty and assumed the post of Shang Shulang.
In the first year of the Shu Han Dynasty (223 AD), the later lord Liu Chan ascended the throne, and the Shu Han entered the zhuge liang era, and Jiang Huan's fate changed dramatically. Zhuge Liang appointed Jiang Huan as Eastern Cao Tuan (東曹掾), and soon after promoted him to join the army as a chancellor. In the eighth year of Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (230 AD), Zhuge Liang promoted Jiang Huan to the rank of Chancellor Changshi and Fujun General, and ordered Jiang Huan to stay in Chengdu and be responsible for the administrative affairs of the DPRK and the supply of grain and grass for the Northern Expedition army, and in fact became Zhuge Liang's deputy. Zhuge Liang made no secret of his admiration for Jiang Huan. He once told his successor Liu Chan that if he had an accident, Jiang Huan was the most suitable candidate for succession.
In the twelfth year of Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (234 AD), Zhuge Liang died of illness in Wuzhangyuan, and Jiang Huan was appointed Shangshu Ling, and soon after he was crowned as a general and a lu Shang Shu, officially becoming Zhuge Liang's heir. During this period, Jiang Huan adjusted the Northern Expedition policy of Zhuge Liang's period and adopted a national policy of recuperation, which restored the strength of the Shu Han state to a certain extent, and finally died of illness in the ninth year of the Shu Han Yanxi (246 AD).
Jiang Huan's sons Jiang Bin and Jiang Xian were both important vassals of the late Shu Han Dynasty. His elder brother Jiang Bin inherited Jiang Huan's title, and his official positions were appointed as General of Suiwu and Protector of the Army, and his younger brother Jiang Xianguan was made a prince servant. In the sixth year of Jingyao of the Shu Han Dynasty (263 AD), the Battle of Shu began, and the later lord Liu Chan surrendered, and the Shu Han fell. Jiang Xian was ordered to go to the Sword Pavilion and hand over Liu Chan's surrender edict to Jiang Wei. After that, both Jiang Bin and Jiang Xian were appreciated by the Cao Wei general Zhong Hui and stayed by Zhong Hui's side to listen. Soon after, Zhong Hui conspired with Jiang Wei to rebel, and was killed, and Jiang Bin and Jiang Xian also died in the rebellion.
The first celebrity named Liu Ba, who belonged to the city of Leiyang, was a prodigy in the Jingzhou region during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, and was named Jingzhou in his early years. In the thirteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (208 AD), Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, and Liu Ba was ordered to surrender several counties in the south of Jingzhou. At this time, the Battle of Chibi broke out, Cao Cao was defeated and withdrew from Jingzhou, and Liu Bei took the opportunity to occupy several counties in the south of Jingzhou. Liu Ba did not want to be attached to Liu Bei, so he left the Jiaotong region and later came to Yizhou to serve under Liu Zhang.
In the sixteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (211 AD), Zhang Song of Yizhou urged Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei to Shu. Assist in the fight against the Hanzhong Zhang Lu Clique. Liu Ba resolutely opposed this, and he told Liu Zhang that inviting Liu Bei to come was equivalent to releasing a tiger into the mountains and forests, and it would be difficult to control. However, Liu Zhang ignored Liu Ba's advice and eventually lured the wolf into the house and lost Yizhou. In the nineteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (214 AD), Liu Bei defeated Liu Zhang and won the Battle of Yizhou. After Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he ordered that Liu Ba should not be harassed, and those who violated it were exterminated. After that, Liu Bei took the initiative to send people to invite, and Liu Ba eventually joined Liu Bei's clique and was appointed as the left general Xi Cao Tuan.
After Liu Ba joined Liu Bei's clique, he not only stabilized the economic situation in Yizhou, but also worked with Zhuge Liang, Fazheng and others to formulate the Shu Ke and the legal system of the Shu Han Dynasty. In the twenty-fourth year of Emperor Jian'an (219 AD), Liu Bei established himself as the King of Hanzhong, and Liu Ba was appointed Shangshu and later served as Shangshu Ling. In the first year of the Shu Han Dynasty (221 AD), liu bei claimed to be emperor shortly after Liu Bu died of illness.
The second Three Kingdoms celebrity from Leiyang City, named Gu Lang, belonged to the Dongwu Group. In his early years, Gu Lang served as a county official in Leiyang County, and was later promoted to Liuyang County Commandery. During this period, Gu Lang's political achievements were outstanding, and his reputation rose from it. After that, Gu Lang successively held the posts of LangZhong, Shangshu Lingshi, Du Wei, Shang ShuLang, Wuguan Zhonglang General, Zhongzheng Dafu, and Jiuzhen Taishou, and quelled the rebellion in the Jiaozhou area, and died of illness in the first year of the Eastern Wu Phoenix (272 AD). Gu Lang's cemetery is in the present-day Liangyuan Township, Leiyang City, Mucun Gujia Ao, is a provincial cultural relics protection unit in Hunan Province.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms