魚(yu)(yu)臺縣(xian)(xian),歷史悠久,文(wen)(wen)(wen)化燦爛,是(shi)聞名遐(xia)邇(er)的“孝(xiao)賢(xian)故(gu)里”。早在六(liu)七千(qian)年前,這(zhe)里就(jiu)有東夷太(tai)昊部族聚居,從境內棲霞堌堆等古遺(yi)址中,曾研(yan)究發現魚(yu)(yu)臺先(xian)民創造(zao)的龍山(shan)(shan)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化、商周文(wen)(wen)(wen)化等早期文(wen)(wen)(wen)化。此(ci)地,春(chun)秋時為棠邑,戰國(guo)初稱方與,秦一統天(tian)下,又置方與、湖陵(ling)二縣(xian)(xian),直到唐(tang)寶應(ying)元年(762年),因遺(yi)有魯(lu)(lu)隱公(gong)觀魚(yu)(yu)臺,始稱“魚(yu)(yu)臺”。至(zhi)今,“五(wu)里三(san)賢(xian)”的佳(jia)話依(yi)然流(liu)傳不(bu)衰。“三(san)賢(xian)”是(shi)指閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)、樊子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)賤,皆(jie)為孔門弟子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)七十二賢(xian)中人,孔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)逝(shi)世后,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)守墓三(san)年。此(ci)后,為躲避(bi)戰亂,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)、樊子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)賤自魯(lu)(lu)國(guo)都城(今山(shan)(shan)東省曲(qu)阜市)遷移至(zhi)棠邑(今山(shan)(shan)東省魚(yu)(yu)臺縣(xian)(xian))設壇講學(xue),從學(xue)者數百人,因他們三(san)人居所相距不(bu)過五(wu)里,故(gu)稱“五(wu)里三(san)賢(xian)”。其(qi)中閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)德行卓著(zhu),孝(xiao)行較為突出。一個冬(dong)天(tian)他與父親(qin)趕車,由于天(tian)冷手沒牽住韁(jiang)繩,父親(qin)鞭抽(chou)之,打中后母(mu)(mu)為他做的“棉衣”,蘆花飄散,父親(qin)驚悟,非常生(sheng)氣,決定休妻。騫(qian)跪父力勸:“母(mu)(mu)在一子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)寒,母(mu)(mu)去三(san)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)單(dan)!”至(zhi)此(ci),父母(mu)(mu)皆(jie)被其(qi)感(gan)化,終致一家和睦。這(zhe)就(jiu)是(shi)流(liu)芳千(qian)古的“蘆衣順母(mu)(mu)”的故(gu)事。孔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)曾贊(zan)揚(yang)曰:“孝(xiao)哉(zai),閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)!”