魚臺(tai)(tai)(tai)縣,歷史悠久,文(wen)化(hua)燦爛,是(shi)聞(wen)名(ming)遐邇的(de)(de)“孝(xiao)賢故里(li)(li)”。早(zao)在六七千(qian)年(nian)(nian)前,這里(li)(li)就(jiu)有東夷太昊(hao)部族聚居(ju),從境內棲霞堌堆等(deng)古(gu)遺址中(zhong),曾研(yan)究(jiu)發現魚臺(tai)(tai)(tai)先民創造(zao)的(de)(de)龍山文(wen)化(hua)、商周文(wen)化(hua)等(deng)早(zao)期文(wen)化(hua)。此(ci)(ci)地(di),春秋(qiu)時為(wei)(wei)棠邑,戰國初稱方與,秦一(yi)統(tong)天下,又置方與、湖陵二縣,直到唐寶應元年(nian)(nian)(762年(nian)(nian)),因(yin)遺有魯(lu)隱公觀魚臺(tai)(tai)(tai),始稱“魚臺(tai)(tai)(tai)”。至(zhi)(zhi)今(jin),“五里(li)(li)三賢”的(de)(de)佳話依然流傳不衰。“三賢”是(shi)指閔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)(qian)、樊(fan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓(mi)(mi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)賤(jian),皆(jie)為(wei)(wei)孔門弟子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)七十(shi)二賢中(zhong)人,孔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)逝世后(hou)(hou),閔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)(qian)守墓三年(nian)(nian)。此(ci)(ci)后(hou)(hou),為(wei)(wei)躲避戰亂(luan),閔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)(qian)、樊(fan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓(mi)(mi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)賤(jian)自魯(lu)國都城(今(jin)山東省(sheng)曲阜市)遷移(yi)至(zhi)(zhi)棠邑(今(jin)山東省(sheng)魚臺(tai)(tai)(tai)縣)設壇(tan)講(jiang)學,從學者數(shu)百(bai)人,因(yin)他們(men)三人居(ju)所相距不過(guo)五里(li)(li),故稱“五里(li)(li)三賢”。其中(zhong)閔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)(qian)德行(xing)卓著,孝(xiao)行(xing)較(jiao)為(wei)(wei)突出(chu)。一(yi)個冬天他與父(fu)親(qin)趕車,由(you)于(yu)天冷手沒牽住(zhu)韁繩,父(fu)親(qin)鞭(bian)抽之(zhi),打中(zhong)后(hou)(hou)母(mu)為(wei)(wei)他做的(de)(de)“棉衣”,蘆(lu)花(hua)飄(piao)散(san),父(fu)親(qin)驚(jing)悟,非常(chang)生氣,決定休妻(qi)。騫(qian)(qian)(qian)跪父(fu)力勸:“母(mu)在一(yi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)寒,母(mu)去(qu)三子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)單!”至(zhi)(zhi)此(ci)(ci),父(fu)母(mu)皆(jie)被其感化(hua),終(zhong)致一(yi)家和睦。這就(jiu)是(shi)流芳千(qian)古(gu)的(de)(de)“蘆(lu)衣順母(mu)”的(de)(de)故事。孔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)曾贊揚曰:“孝(xiao)哉(zai),閔子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)(qian)!”