Zhuge Liang has a new native place: Is Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province really Zhuge Liang's hometown?

Recently, Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province suddenly commemorated Zhuge Liang's birthday 1839 with high profile, claiming that Zhuge Liang was from Tianxing Village, Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. At the same time, Yuncheng Daily also reported this information in the fifth edition of 20191KLOC-0/0 on October 30th with the title of "Zhuge Liang Cultural Research Society Established in Linyi County". According to reports, the president of the research association is Yan, a representative of the 13th People's Congress of Shanxi Province and a native of Jisun Town, Linyi County. To tell the truth, my first reaction when I saw the news was complete shock. Although there are some disputes about Zhuge Liang's "ownership" now, it is limited to where Zhuge Liang devoted himself when he was in Jingzhou. However, the controversy about Zhuge Liang's birthplace is actually not great. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang is known as Kongming, and Langya Yang Du is also a human being. "In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Langya County was now Linyi City, Shandong Province. So what is the reason why Zhuge Liang called himself Linyi in Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province? Let's talk about it below. Reason 1: The legend that Zhuge Liang was a Linyi native was recorded in local chronicles. The author searched the relevant information on the Internet. Sun Qingxian, secretary general of Zhuge Liang Culture Research Association in Linyi County, said in a video interview, "Legend has it that Zhuge Liang's mother fled to Tianxing Village and gave birth to Zhuge Liang in a cave in Tianxing Village. This is recorded in eighteen historical books, such as Shaanxi Tongzhi, Zhou Pu Fuzhi and Ronghe County Records. "For whatever reason, the word' legend' was a bit too casual at the beginning, because in the case of written records, this legend is untenable. Moreover, this legend is also very unreliable. It is said that Zhuge Liang's mother fled to Tianxing Village and gave birth to Zhuge Liang in a nearby cave. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was born in a noble official's family in Langya County, and his father Zhuge Xuan was the county magistrate of Mount Tai. Zhuge Liang was born in 18 1. At that time, the Yellow Scarf Uprising did not break out and the social order was very stable. In this case, there is no need for Zhuge Liang's mother Zhang to escape. More importantly, there is no mention in the History of the Three Kingdoms that Zhuge Liang's mother had this experience of escaping and having children. Let's look at the second point mentioned by Sun Qingxian again, saying that this legend has been recorded in 18 historical books, such as Shaanxi Tongzhi, Zhou Pu Fu Zhi and Ronghe County Zhi, so it is credible. The author only checked the "Shanxi Tongzhi" compiled by Chu Dawen in the Qing Dynasty, and there is indeed a related record that "Wuhou was born in Tianxing and grew up at the bottom of the temple (village)". Chu Dawen made it very clear that this legend was handed down from generation to generation, so he included it when he compiled Shanxi Tongzhi. Collecting local legends is a common situation in the compilation of local chronicles, but it cannot be said that this legend is included in local chronicles, but it does exist. Reason 2: Tianxing Village in Linyi was called Langya in ancient times, so Zhuge Liang was from Tianxing Village. Ma Douquan, a member of the Zhuge Liang Culture Research Association in Linyi County, said in the video, "When people ask where Zhuge Liang is from, Zhuge Liang says he is a native of Langya, and Tianxing Village was called Langya in ancient times. Did the people next to you say Langya, Shandong? When Zhuge Liang didn't return, people around him thought it was Langya, Shandong. Although the logic of this passage is a bit confusing, what Ma Douquan actually wants to express is that "Tianxing Village was called Langya in ancient times, so Zhuge Liang is a native of Tianxing Village". So what is the origin of the ancient name Langya of Tianxing Village mentioned by Ma Douquan? This source is still in the aforementioned Shanxi Tongzhi. After the legend, Chu Dawen wrote a paragraph that Wuhou was born in Tianxing and grew up at the bottom of the temple (village). He wrote that Yan Liang was born in Tianxing and grew up at the bottom of the temple. He was admitted as Byakki Smoker, and Ren Liang, a native of Langya, lived in Longzhong, Xiangyang. Call it alive, it is alive or credible. Speaking of Tianxing Village, it is also called Langya. The last sentence "Talking about the ancient name of Tianxing Village is also called Langya" is the origin of the ancient name of Tianxing Village, which also contains the reason and confidence that Ma Douquan firmly believes that Zhuge Liang is a native of Tianxing Village. Chu Dawen made it very clear that it is not the ancient name of Langya in Linyi County, but the ancient name of Langya in Tianxing Village. Besides, this is just a statement, "still credible." As for when Tianxing Village is called Langya and when it is renamed Tianxing Village, it is really impossible to verify it. But there is still evidence. In 263, Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan fought against Wargo in Mianzhu. Wargo sent someone to persuade Zhuge Zhan to surrender, saying, "If you surrender, you should be regarded as an evil king. "In ancient times, it was customary to take the place of origin as the title, but it was mostly named after counties, because the people who were blocked paid taxes here. If Zhuge Liang was really born in Tianxing Village, an ancient town, it is unreasonable for Wargo to show Zhuge Zhan as a prince in the village. Therefore, it is untenable to think that Tianxing Village was once called Langya. Reason 3: Tianxing Village has a Temple of Wuhou. Sun Qingxian said, "Zhuge Jing, the grandson of Zhuge Liang, moved to Hedong County after his demise, went to his ancestral home Tianxing Village and built Wuhou Temple in Tianxing Village." Ma Douquan also said, "Our Wuhou Temple has a history of one thousand years, almost two thousand years". Therefore, the existence of Wuhou Temple in Tianxing Village is one of the strong evidences that Zhuge Liang is a native of Tianxing Village. This is also untenable. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang's grandson Zhuge Jing and his nephew Zhuge Xian did move to Hedong County after the death of Shu Han. But Zhu Gejin didn't go voluntarily, but at the request of Cao Wei. Zhuge Jin, the successor of Shu, first moved to Luoyang with Liu Chan, and then Zhu Gejin and others were assigned to Hedong County not far from Luoyang. This is normal. After four years in Hedong County, Zhu Gejin was appointed as the county magistrate of Shaanxi Province in the Western Jin Dynasty and later promoted to Jiangzhou Secretariat. He has made many achievements in office. Linyi County in Cao Wei era really belonged to Hedong County. During his four years in Hedong, Zhuge Liang should have done a lot of practical things for the local area, so later generations will build Wuhou Temple to commemorate Zhuge Liang and his ancestor Zhuge Liang. Of course, Zhuge Liang cannot be said to be a local just because there is a temple of Wuhou in Tianxing Village. Now there are more than 10 temples in China, the most famous of which is Chengdu Wuhou Temple, but just because there is Wuhou Temple in Chengdu, Zhuge Liang is from Chengdu. Conclusion Zhuge Liang is a very famous figure in the history of our country, and his image has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so there is still controversy about Zhuge Liang's "ownership" until now. Relevant areas all hope to win Zhuge Liang over as an important resource and business card for the development of tourism culture, so it is very normal for Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province to use local Zhuge Liang-related culture to hold commemorative activities. But after a rough analysis, I think that Linyi County's statement that Zhuge Liang is a native of Tianxing Village is very debatable. Of course, due to the lack of relevant information I have been exposed to, and I have not visited it on the spot, it is just a family statement, just to attract jade. References:

The History of the Three Kingdoms and Shanxi Tongzhi