I'm just explaining what you said about Dengfeng, Henan. Not Bobby Chen's birthplace, just an explanation. Chen Sheng's hometown should be Yangcheng in Runan, which is now Huaiyang in Henan.
"Historical Records Chen She Family" said: "Chen Shengsheng is also a Yangcheng person." There has never been any objection to the name Yangcheng. There are two opinions about Yangcheng. One is Zhao Wei, who thinks it belongs to Yingchuan County; Secondly, Geography of Hanshu is said to belong to Runan County. The former is in the southeast of Dengfeng, Henan, and the latter is between Zhoukou and Luohe, Henan, namely Huaiyang, Henan. Qian Daxin, a famous historian in Qing Dynasty, believed that Wei only agreed when Hanyang was the Emperor Gaozu. I wonder if it is influenced by the money family. Later, many scholars said that Yangcheng, Chen Sheng's hometown, was in Dengfeng, Henan. The author thinks this position is very suspicious, because according to historical facts, compared with Yingchuan, Runan Yangcheng is more desirable. Bobby Chen's deeds are summarized as follows.
First of all, Yingchuan Yangcheng belongs to Zheng first, then to Korea, and has nothing to do with Chu. In old Chu, there was Yangcheng, that is, Yangcheng in Runan. Song Yuyou's Ode to a Disciple refers to Yangcheng. According to Ci Yuan, Song Yu was a native of Chu, and this swallow, Yangcheng, was not far from the State of Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period. At the end of the Warring States period, when Song Yu was living, the State of Chu was forced by Qin to move eastward with Chen as its capital, and then it became Yangcheng. The first volume of Tan Qixiang's Atlas of Chinese History shows this Yangcheng in the territory of Han Wei and Chu Yue during the Warring States Period. Thus, as Qian Daxin said, the name Yangcheng did not exist before Xuan Di. Therefore, we should consider the possibility that Runan Yangcheng is the hometown of Chen Sheng.
Secondly, the identity of Chen Sheng Chu people should be the strongest support for Runan in Yangcheng. There is no clear record in Historical Records that Chen Sheng is a Chu. But it can be inferred from the relevant records. These records are as follows: First, before Chen Sheng set out, Guangwu made a what does the fox say "Great Chu Xing, Chen". Sure enough, at the beginning of the Chen Sheng Uprising, Chu was the name, Wang was the name, and the founding name was Zhang Chu. It shows that his thought is based on Chu. Second, the generals appointed by Chen Sheng to attack Qin, except Zhou Shi, are all Chu people; What made him prefer Zhao was better for Chen Sheng when he was old. The so-called "old and strong" means that he was familiar with it before he was stationed in the garrison. Chen is a native, he is the capital of Chen Sheng, his hometown, Yangcheng, or Yangcheng in Runan. Thirdly, after Chen Sheng became king, people who worked with him as a child looked at the furnishings in his palace and exclaimed, "If you are a partner, you will be king." Sima Qian pointed out that Chu people are called companions. Chen Sheng's visit with his old friends also shows that his hometown is close to Chen. Four, Chen Sheng from osawa, hence conquer Chen and its capital, no longer for migration. In the rapidly developing anti-Qin storm, Wu Guangjun, Zhou Wenbu and Song Liubu all recovered many old places in North Korea. For example, Chen Sheng, a Korean, should have settled down by conquering an old Korea, but in fact, he didn't. Wu Guangwei, Sanchuan and his army attacked Hangu Pass, and when they entered Qin, they must take Yangcheng and the west of Korea. 5. Chen Sheng has its capital in Chen, which seems to mean that Xiang Yu will never return home with a full load. 6. The Lord of the Chen Sheng Uprising, whose ancestral home is in Taikang, Henan Province, is not far from Chen. In the oppressive atmosphere of the Qin Dynasty, the cohesion between fellow villagers should be considered when planning the uprising. If Chen Sheng is not from the State of Chu, it is doubtful whether those Chu generals can unite around him. The main generals are Chen Sheng, Deng Zong, Ru Yin (now Fuyang, Anhui Province),, (now Suzhou, Anhui Province), Cai Ci, Shang Cai, Deng Chengyang, Luo (now southwest of Su County, Anhui Province), Wu Xu, Luo and Lv Chen (now Xinyang). So many Chu people and Chen Sheng sent at the same time, we should consider that they are the old subordinates of General Chu Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan, the king of Chu, was finally defeated by the State of Qin, which is the county of osawa Township. It is very likely that his men will flee south. So, Bobby Chen and others should start from somewhere in the south and go north via osawa Township.
On the whole, there is no doubt that Chen Sheng's identity is that of the Chu people, and his hometown Yangcheng should also belong to Runan, not Yingchuan. Yangcheng is an ancient place name, so it should not involve the place where Xuan Di, the Emperor Gaozu, set up. Sima Qian wrote history with ancient place names, just as he wrote ancient things with new place names, there is nothing wrong. Therefore, if we talk about Chen Sheng's native place today, we should return to the true colors of history and regard it as Huaiyang, Henan, rather than Dengfeng, Henan.
Note: Dengfeng, Henan Province now belongs to the State of Zheng in the early Warring States and to the State of Wei after its demise.