Langya Ancient County has outstanding people, and Yimeng has many heroes. In the five thousand years of civilization history, the hard-working and brave people of Yimeng have played a huge role in promoting the progress and development of the Chinese nation. In order to let everyone understand the proud history of Yimeng people, the following is listed according to historical era.
In the early Zhou Dynasty, the famous politician and military strategist Jiang Shang (also known as Jiang Taigong) was originally from Donghai (photo today, formerly Langya). According to "Historical Records? Qi Taigong Family", King Wen of Weishui visited the virtuous man and worshiped him as a national advisor. He assisted King Wu in establishing the Zhou Dynasty and was named a Marquis of Qi.
The most knowledgeable person in the Spring and Autumn Period was Tanzi from the state of Tan (today’s north of Tancheng County). It is said that Confucius, who was 27 years old at the time, sought advice from him, leaving behind "Confucius' teacher Tanzi" A great story for the ages. Min Sun, who was famous for his filial piety and listed as one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius, was from Feiyi (now Fei County) in the state of Lu. Zeng Shen, who was revered as the "Zongsheng", was an important representative of the Confucian school. His ancestral home was Juan (today's Xiangcheng, Cangshan), and later he lived in Nanwucheng, Lu State. His father, Zeng Jun, was also a Confucian sage. Zantei Mieming, who was impartial and impartial and had the virtues of a gentleman, was also a native of Nanwucheng (now part of Pingyi County). Also, Qiuhu, a famous person in Lu State, was from Langya (now Linyi). At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Zuo Qiuming, a learned and learned man who once served as the Taishi of the State of Lu and wrote "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guoyu", was a native of the State of Lu (today's Cangshan County).
Xunzi, a thinker and educator during the Warring States Period, served as the Lanling Order twice and settled in Lanling in his later years. He was a representative of late Confucianism and a forerunner of Legalism. He first put forward the famous assertion that "man can conquer nature" and became a brilliant star in the history of thought.
In 206 AD, after Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, Xiao He, who became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, was from Lanling (near today's Xiaozhong Village in Lanling, Cangshan). His grandson Xiao Bingbiao became an official to admonish the officials. Qiu Ying of Lanling Lutiao Village set the first milestone for the Han Dynasty in moving from rule by man to rule by law.
Wang Zang, a famous Confucian scholar in the early Western Han Dynasty who was ranked among the top nine ministers, Meng Qing, a Confucian scholar in the middle Western Han Dynasty, and Gao Chai, a famous disciple of Confucius, were from Lanling (now part of Cangshan) in the East China Sea. Meng Xi, a famous Confucian master in Shandong and the founder of the "Mencius School" of modern Yi studies in the Western Han Dynasty, and his uncle and nephew worked together to assist the prince Shu Guang and Shu Shou. Hou Cang, a famous Confucian in the Western Han Dynasty, was also a native of Lanling, Donghai. Xiao Wangzhi, the sixth grandson of Xiao He in Lanling, was the crown prince and tutor during the reign of Emperor Xuan. His sons Xiao Yu, Xiao Xian and Xiao You were ministers in the late Western Han Dynasty, and Xiao Wangzhi's grandson Xiao Shaoguan became a censor. The famous Confucian scholar Kuang Heng was a native of Donghaicheng (today's Lucheng, Cangshan). He was a man of profound knowledge, and he served as an official to the prime minister. There is a big rumor about him "cutting through walls to steal light". Huan Zhongweng, a well-known Confucian scholar in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, was from Donghai Tan (north of Tancheng). The prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, Xipinghou Yu Dingguo, was from Donghai Tan (southwest of Tancheng). His son Yu Yong was a minister in the late Western Han Dynasty. He was an imperial censor and had a long-lasting filial piety. smell. Wu Jiangyong, a famous Confucian scholar in the late Western Han Dynasty, was from Lanling, and Bai Guang was from Donghai (the county is now located in Tancheng). Xue Xuan, Xue Ming, Xue Xiu, and Xue Hui from Tan in the East China Sea were also famous ministers and officials in the Western Han Dynasty. Also, Gong Yu, a famous political commentator in the Western Han Dynasty, was from Langya (now part of Zhucheng). He was loyal and courageous in admonishing, and could boldly expose political corruption.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Lu Mu, a native of Haiqu (originally Linyi, now Rizhao), first revolted in 17 AD and became the first heroine in the history of Chinese peasant wars. In the 18th year of AD, Fan Chong from Langya (where Zhucheng was ruled today) revolted in Ju County. Xu Xuan and Xie Lu of Linyi, Yang Yin of Tancheng, Feng'an of Yishui and others responded with troops and established the Red Eyebrow Army regime. Diao Zidu of Tancheng was also the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Xinmang period.
Wei Hong, a writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was from Donghai (southwest of today's Tancheng). He was an official up to Yilang, and his "Preface to Mao's Poems" has been handed down. The famous scholar Miao Fei was a native of Lanling, Donghai. Lang Yansheng, Shangshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, moved to Xiaotili, Langya (now Zhuman Village, Feixian County) when he was the second governor of Qingxu. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Wang Jing, an outstanding water conservancy expert who led hundreds of thousands of river control troops in Shandong, was from Langya (now Jimo). Liu Hong, an astronomer and arithmetician in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was from Gaicheng (now Mengyin). The abacus technique he invented is known as the fifth greatest invention in China. Also, Yu Ji, who founded and taught Taiping Tao when he led the Yellow Turban Uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was from Langya.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, a politician and strategist of the Shu Kingdom, was from Langya Yangdu (now Yinan County). His son Zhuge Zhan followed his father to Shu and served as a Cavalry Captain, Ping Shangshu, and other posts. Zhuge Jin (brother of Zhuge Liang) was Sun Quan's main adviser, his eldest son Zhuge Ke was the general of Wu, and his second son Zhuge Qiao was the commander-in-chief of the Prince Consort in Hanzhong. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Dan, an official of the Wei State, was a descendant of Zhuge Feng, the lieutenant of Sima Li of the Han Dynasty in Langya Yang. He was deeply appreciated by Cao Cao and was promoted to Shangshu Ling.
Sun Quan, the fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, was from Langyaju (now Ju County). He was famous for his bravery in defeating many with a small number. Miao Xi, the literary official of Wei Dynasty and the highest official in the book, Guang Luxun, was from Lanling, Donghai, and Wang Lang and Wang Su, the masters of Confucian classics, were from Tan, Donghai. There is also Zang Ba, a native of Huaxian County, Taishan County (today's Fangcheng area of ????Fei County) during the Three Kingdoms period. He joined Tao Qian, helped Lu Bu, and returned to Cao Cao. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he became a powerful official in the court.
In the early Jin Dynasty, Wang Yuanji (daughter of Wang Su), who was revered as the Queen of Civilization, was from Tan in the East China Sea, and her younger brothers Wang Xun and Wang Qian were noble ministers. Yang Huiyu, a native of Nancheng, Taishan (now Fei County), was the Queen Mother of the Western Jin Dynasty, Yang Liang, Yang Hu, and Yang Xianzhi were famous ministers of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Yang Ying was a famous general of the Western Jin Dynasty. Miao Bo and Miao Yin from Lanling were ministers of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Shu Xi was a writer of the Western Jin Dynasty. Famous ministers in the Western Jin Dynasty include Wang Xiang who lay on the ice to seek carps, Wang Lan who was famous for his filial piety, Wang Rong who was known as one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove", and his younger brothers Wang Yan and Wang Cheng, who were from Linyi, Langya.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, many famous figures emerged from the Wang family in Linyi, Langya. For example, Wang Dun, Wang Dao, Wang Shu, Wang Bin, Wang Leng and Wang Dao's sons Wang Yue, Wang Tian, ??Wang Qia, Wang Shao and Wang Hui were all famous ministers or officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wang Xizhi, who is revered as the "Sage of Calligraphy", his wife Xi, and his seventh son Wang Xianzhi are world-famous calligraphers. The more influential ministers and officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty included Wang Huizhi, Wang Biaozhi, Wang Huzhi, Wang Xun, Wang Min, Wang Mi, Wang Qin, Wang Zhenzhi, and Wang Yunzhi, all of whom were originally from Linyi, Langya. Wang Dao's younger brother Wang Gong was the aunt of Emperor Sima Rui of Jin Yuan Dynasty. He was good at calligraphy and painting, good at shooting and imperialism, and was a versatile minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yan Han, a native of Huaxian County, Taishan County (now Zhuman County, Feixian County), followed Emperor Yuan to the south and became a post-official official in Guangluxun. Wang Ya, a native of Tan in the East China Sea, once served as the Minister of Economic Affairs and the Prince's Shaofu. He Wuji, a native of Tan in the East China Sea, was a famous minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Bao Liang was a famous official. Kuai En, the successor of Lanling, was a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Sun Tai, a native of Linyi, was the famous leader of the Five Dou Rice Road in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Wang Dan was a famous bureaucrat in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Zang Xi, the brother of Empress Wujing of the Song Dynasty who was born in Ju, Dongguan, rectified the rules and regulations and recruited refugees to become a famous bureaucrat in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Yang Xin, a native of Nancheng, Taishan, was a famous calligraphy master and a medical scientist. He was a doctor in Zhongsan and a prefect of Yixing. Zhuge Hui, a native of Langya Yangdu, served as the Linyi Order and reached the rank of Doctor Ziguanglu. Xiao Zheng, who served as the Huaiyin Order in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was the fourteenth generation grandson of Xiao Wang and was a prominent figure in Lanling at that time. At the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Muzhi and Liu Xiuzhi from Ju, Dongguan, were the founding fathers of the Liu Song Dynasty. Yu Qiujin, a famous general during the Eastern Jin and Southern Song Dynasties, was a native of Tan in the East China Sea. Also, in the late Jin Dynasty, the peasant uprising led by Sun En from Linyi lasted for three years and dealt a heavy blow to feudal rule.
Zang Yuanqin, Empress Wujing of the Song Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, was from Ju, Dongguan. After Liu Yu took control of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, she strictly disciplined herself and did not seek personal gain. His elder brother Zang Tao was a minister and scholar of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, and his official rank reached Guanglu. Wang Xianyuan, Empress Xiaowu Wenmu of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Wang Zhenfeng, the upright Empress Xiaoming, were from Langya. The famous ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yan Shibo, Yan Jun, Wang Senlang, Wang Yun, Wang Hui, Wang Hua, Wang Yan, Wang Jingwen, Wang Zhenzhi, Wang Jinghong, Wang Zhunzhi and Wang Hong were from Langya, and Yang Xuanbao was From Nancheng, Taishan, Xu Xianzhi, Xu Huo, Liu Yu, and Zang Zhi were from Ju, Dongguan, Xu Peizhi and Xu Zhanzhi were from Tan, Donghai, and Xiao Sihua, Xiao Bin, and Xiao Jian were from Lanling. There are also famous bureaucrats Zang Chengzhi, Zang Ningzhi, Liu Yan, Zang Dun, Zang Chang, Zang Yin and Zang Chuo who were born in Ju, Dongguan. The famous bureaucrat Wang Wei, the famous official Wang Zhao, the hermit Wang Jing, and the scholar Wang Guizhi were all from Langya. The famous poet Yan Yanzhi of the Southern Song Dynasty and the historian Wang Shaozhi were also from Langya. The famous astronomer and atheist thinker He Chengtian, the famous literary brothers and sisters Bao Zhao and Bao Linghui, and the writer Xu Xiaosi were all from Donghai Tan (today's Cangshan Great Wall and Ermiao area).
During this period, the Southern Song and Qi ministers Wang Huan, Wang Kun, Wang Sengchuo, Wang Sengda (literary), and Wang Sengqian (calligrapher) were from Langya, Xiao Huikai, Xiao Huiji, Xiao Jingguang, Qiu Juyuan (scholar) and Li Anmin are from Lanling. Liu Xiang, a scholar of bureaucratic literature in the Song and Qi Dynasties, and Zang Rongxu, a historian who wrote the Book of Jin, were from Ju, Dongguan. Also, Wang Kuizhi, the most experienced bureaucrat in the Southern Dynasties, Song and Qi Dynasties, was from Langya.