Liaocheng is located in the western part of Shandong Province and was divided into Sili, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Yanzhou during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. According to incomplete statistics, there are ten celebrities from the three countries whose origin is Liaocheng. Among them, there are three people in Gaotang County, four people in Dong'a County, and three people in Xin County.
The first gaotang county three-kingdom celebrity named Liu Yu, zizhen, a descendant of Liu Shou, the son of Emperor Zhang of Han. Like the Shu Han emperor Liu Bei, Liu Yi's father, liu guang, served as the county commander of Qiu County, but died of illness at an early age, and the Liu family declined. When Liu Was a teenager, her family was poor and had to sell cattle clothes to make a living. However, the harsh environment made Liu Yu stronger. In addition to selling cattle clothes, he studied hard. By the time of the weak crown, Liu Yu was already full of economy, familiar with ancient and modern times, and had a small reputation in his hometown. After that, Liu Yu entered the career path and successively served as a planning official, Henan Yin Cheng, Shang Shulang, Ting Weizheng and other positions. After the establishment of the Western Jin Empire, Liu Yu was appreciated by Sima Yan, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and successively held the posts of Shaofu, Taichang, and Shangshu, and also became the teacher of Sima Song, the prince of Huaihuai, and died of illness in the fourth year of the Western Jin Dynasty (310 AD) at the age of ninety-one.
The second and third celebrities of the Three Kingdoms of Gaotang County are a father and son, the father is named Hua Xin, and the son is named Hua Biao. Hua Xin (Chinese: 华歆), courtesy name Ziyu, studied under The Great Confucian Chen Qiu in his early years, was recommended as a filial piety during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, and has since entered the career path, successively serving as Langzhong , Shangshulang , and Yuzhangjun Taishou . During his term of office, Huaxin was diligent in government and loved the people, worked hard to develop agricultural production, and was deeply loved by the people. In the first year of Emperor Jian'an (196 AD), Sun Ce's troops came to the city. Hua Xin knew that he was invincible and Kaesong surrendered. Sun Ce had great respect for Hua Xin and treated him with courtesy. In the fifth year of Emperor Jian'an (200 AD), Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong. Soon after, the imperial court recruited Hua Xin to serve in Xuchang, and Hua Xin left Jiangdong for the Central Plains, where he became a member of the Cao Wei clique.
After Hua Xin came to Xuchang, he was immediately appreciated by Cao Cao. In the following years, Hua Xin's career was smooth sailing, and he successively held the positions of Yilang, Shangsikong, Shangshu, Shizhong, Shangshu Ling, Military, and Yushi Dafu, and became the founding father of the Cao Wei Empire. Hua Xin went through three dynasties and was highly respected, and died of illness in the fifth year of Cao Wei Taihe (232 AD) at the age of seventy-five. Hua Biao, the son of Hua Xin, was famous for his talents in the early years, and then joined the Cao Wei clique, and was known for his noble virtues, and his death year is unknown.
The four Three Kingdoms celebrities of Dong'a County are from the famous Cheng family, named Cheng Yu, Cheng Wu, Cheng Yan and Cheng Xiao. Cheng Yu, the word Zhongde. In the first year of emperor Zhongping (184 AD), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. Cheng Yu's hometown, Dong'a County, was affected, and the county ordered it to abandon the city and flee, and the people of Dong'a were panicked. In order not to let dong'a city fall into the hands of the Yellow Turban, Cheng Yu skillfully implemented a strategy to bring the county order and the people who fled to the nearby mountains back to the city. Everyone worked together to resist the attack of the Yellow Turban Army, and finally defeated the opponent and tried to keep the city from being lost.
In the third year of Emperor Chuping's reign (192 AD), Cheng Yu defected to Cao Cao and was appointed as the county commander of Shouzhang County, and became a member of the Cao Wei clique from then on. In the ensuing Battle of Yanzhou, Cheng Yu was not afraid of danger, defended Dong'a, Fan County, and Cangtingjin, blocked the offensive of Lü Bu, Chen Gong and others, and bought valuable time for Cao Cao to return to Yanzhou and defeat Lü Bu. After the Battle of Yanzhou, Cao Cao publicly stated that he would not be able to win the battle without Cheng Yu's outstanding performance, and Cheng Yu was promoted to Minister of State of Dongping.
In the first year of Emperor Jian'an's reign (196 CE), Cheng Yu was appointed Shangshu (尚書), and soon afterwards he was transferred to the post of General of Dongzhong Lang (東中郎將), with the commander of Jiyin Commandery (陳陽郡太守). In the third year of Emperor Jian'an (198 AD), Liu Bei was defeated by Lü Bu and had to defect to Cao Cao. Cheng Yu tried to persuade Cao Cao to get rid of Liu Bei, but Cao Cao refused. Eventually, Liu Bei became one of Cao Cao's strongest opponents.
From the fifth year of Emperor Xian'an (200 AD) to the twelfth year of Emperor Jian'an (207 AD), Cheng Yu participated with Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Unifying Hebei, with outstanding results, and defeated Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in the Liyang area in the seventh year of Emperor Jian'an (202 AD), making a significant contribution to Cao Cao's strategic goal of unifying northern China.
In the thirteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (208 AD), Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou, and Liu Bei was forced to ask Sun Quan for help. Many Wenwu believed that Sun Quan would kill Liu Bei, but Cheng Yu's view was different. Cheng Yu believed that Sun Quan would definitely help Liu Bei to make an enemy of Cao Cao. The development of the facts was also as cheng Yu expected, Sun Quan and Liu Bei established an alliance with Sun Liu and defeated Cao Cao at the Battle of Chibi, and Cao Cao was forced to retreat to the Central Plains. In the years that followed, Cheng Yu participated in the Battle of Guanzhong. After the establishment of the Cao Wei Empire, Cheng Yu served as a wei lieutenant and died of illness in the first year of Cao Wei's reign (220 AD) at the age of eighty. Cheng Wu and Cheng Yan were both sons of Cheng Yu and successively joined the Cao Wei Group. Cheng Wu inherited the title of Marquis of Cheng Yu'an, and Cheng Yan was made the Marquis of Lie; Cheng Xiao was the grandson of Cheng Yu, who served as a Waiter at the Yellow Gate and Taishou in Runan County, and his death year is unknown.
The first three-kingdom celebrity of Xinxian County, named Xue Ti (薛悌), also spelled Xiaowei (孝威), served in the Cao Wei clique and served as a yanzhou in the early years of Emperor Xingping's reign, assisting Cheng Yu and Xun Yu against Lü Bu in the Battle of Yanzhou, and was promoted to Taishou of Taishan Commandery for his merits. In the twentieth year of Emperor Jian'an (215 AD), Xue Ti was appointed as a protector, together with Zhang Liao, Le Jin, and Li Dian, to defend Hefei, and was a witness and participant in Zhang Liao's Wei Zhen Xiaoyaojin. After the establishment of the Cao Wei Empire, Xue Ti successively served as the Taishou of Wei County, Shang Shu Ling, the Overseer, and Shang Shu, and had a contest with Zhuge Liang, and died of illness during the reign of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei.
The second celebrity of the Three Kingdoms can be described as a famous person, Chen Gong, a famous strategist in the late Han Dynasty. Chen Gong (陈宫), also known as Gongtai (字公台), was famous for his talents in the early years in the Central Plains, and was a representative of the local forces in Yanzhou at the end of the Han Dynasty. In the third year of Emperor Xian's reign (192 CE), Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army, and Cao Cao immediately entered Yanzhou to quell the rebellion. During this period, Chen Gong was attached to Cao Cao and was regarded as a confidant by Cao Cao. However, due to Cao Cao's murder of the famous soldier Bian Rang, Chen Gong was very dissatisfied. In the first year of Emperor Xingping's reign (1194 CE), Chen Gong, together with Zhang Mi and Lü Bu, waged a fierce battle against Cao Cao. After more than a year of fighting, Chen Gong and Lü Bu were defeated by Cao Cao and forced to flee to Xuzhou. After that, Chen Gong and Lü Bu expelled Liu Bei and gained control of Xuzhou. In the third year of Emperor Jian'an's reign (198 CE), Cao Cao sent an army to Xuzhou and besieged Chen Gong and Lü Bu in Xia Pi. In the end, the city of Xia Pi was destroyed, and Cao Cao intended to persuade Chen Gong to surrender, but Chen Gong was unmoved and decided to die, and was eventually killed.
The last celebrity of the Three Kingdoms of Xinxian was named Pan Zhang, the character Wen Jue, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, and one of the Twelve Tiger Ministers of Jiangdong. Pan Zhang joined the Eastern Wu clique in the first year of Emperor Jian'an (196 AD) and was promoted by Sun Quan to sima of the other departments. In the following years, Pan Zhang successively served as the county magistrate of Xi'an County, Yuzhang County, the county commander of Jianchang County, the lieutenant of Wu Meng, and the general of Wei, and was deeply respected by Sun Quan. In the twenty-fourth year of Emperor Jian'an (219 AD), Pan Zhang accompanied the famous Eastern Wu general Lü Meng in the Battle of Jingzhou. In this battle, Pan Zhang led his troops to capture Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Zhao Lei and others alive in the Linfeng area, and became famous in the first battle, and was promoted to the rank of Taishou of Guling Commandery and the general of Zhenwei for his merits, and was given the title of Marquis of Liyang.
In the second year of the Reign of Cao Wei (221 CE), the Battle of Yiling broke out, and Pan Zhang led his troops to participate in the battle, and in the battle, he killed Feng Xi, a defender under Liu Bei, and was promoted to the general of Pingbei and the Taishou of Xiangyang County. In the following years, Pan Zhang participated in the Battle of Cao Pi's Three Roads against Wu and the Battle of Shiting, with outstanding achievements, and was appointed as the Right General by Sun Quan. In the third year of Eastern Wu Jiahe (234 AD), Pan Zhang died of illness.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms