魚臺縣(xian),歷史悠久,文(wen)(wen)化(hua)燦(can)爛,是(shi)聞名遐邇的(de)(de)“孝賢故(gu)里”。早(zao)在(zai)六七(qi)千(qian)年前,這里就有東(dong)(dong)夷(yi)太(tai)昊(hao)部族聚(ju)居,從(cong)境內棲霞(xia)堌(gu)堆(dui)等古遺址(zhi)中(zhong)(zhong),曾研究發現魚臺先民創造的(de)(de)龍山(shan)文(wen)(wen)化(hua)、商周文(wen)(wen)化(hua)等早(zao)期文(wen)(wen)化(hua)。此地,春秋(qiu)時(shi)為(wei)棠邑,戰國(guo)初稱方與,秦一統天(tian)下,又(you)置方與、湖(hu)陵二縣(xian),直到唐寶應元年(762年),因(yin)遺有魯(lu)隱公(gong)觀魚臺,始稱“魚臺”。至(zhi)今,“五里三(san)賢”的(de)(de)佳話(hua)依然流(liu)傳不(bu)衰。“三(san)賢”是(shi)指閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)騫、樊(fan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓(mi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)賤,皆(jie)為(wei)孔(kong)(kong)門(men)弟子(zi)(zi)(zi)七(qi)十二賢中(zhong)(zhong)人,孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)逝(shi)世后,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)騫守墓三(san)年。此后,為(wei)躲避戰亂,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)騫、樊(fan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)遲、宓(mi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)賤自(zi)魯(lu)國(guo)都城(今山(shan)東(dong)(dong)省曲阜市)遷移(yi)至(zhi)棠邑(今山(shan)東(dong)(dong)省魚臺縣(xian))設壇講學,從(cong)學者數百人,因(yin)他們三(san)人居所相距不(bu)過五里,故(gu)稱“五里三(san)賢”。其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)騫德(de)行(xing)卓著,孝行(xing)較為(wei)突(tu)出(chu)。一個冬(dong)天(tian)他與父親趕車(che),由于(yu)天(tian)冷手沒牽(qian)住韁繩,父親鞭抽之,打(da)中(zhong)(zhong)后母為(wei)他做的(de)(de)“棉衣”,蘆(lu)花飄散,父親驚悟(wu),非常生氣,決(jue)定休妻(qi)。騫跪(gui)父力勸:“母在(zai)一子(zi)(zi)(zi)寒,母去三(san)子(zi)(zi)(zi)單!”至(zhi)此,父母皆(jie)被其(qi)感化(hua),終致一家和睦。這就是(shi)流(liu)芳千(qian)古的(de)(de)“蘆(lu)衣順母”的(de)(de)故(gu)事。孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)曾贊揚曰:“孝哉,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)(zi)騫!”