魚臺縣(xian),歷史悠(you)久,文(wen)(wen)化(hua)燦爛,是聞(wen)名遐邇的(de)“孝賢故(gu)里”。早在六(liu)七千年(nian)前(qian),這(zhe)里就有(you)東夷太昊部族聚居,從境內棲(qi)霞(xia)堌堆等古遺址中,曾(ceng)研究(jiu)發(fa)現魚臺先民創造的(de)龍山文(wen)(wen)化(hua)、商周文(wen)(wen)化(hua)等早期文(wen)(wen)化(hua)。此地(di),春(chun)秋時為(wei)(wei)棠(tang)邑,戰(zhan)國初稱方(fang)與,秦一(yi)統天(tian)下,又置方(fang)與、湖陵二縣(xian),直到唐(tang)寶應(ying)元年(nian)(762年(nian)),因遺有(you)魯隱(yin)公觀魚臺,始稱“魚臺”。至今(jin),“五里三賢”的(de)佳(jia)話依然流傳不(bu)衰。“三賢”是指閔(min)子(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)、樊子(zi)(zi)遲、宓子(zi)(zi)賤,皆(jie)為(wei)(wei)孔門弟子(zi)(zi)七十(shi)二賢中人(ren)(ren)(ren),孔子(zi)(zi)逝世后,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)守墓三年(nian)。此后,為(wei)(wei)躲避戰(zhan)亂,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)、樊子(zi)(zi)遲、宓子(zi)(zi)賤自魯國都城(cheng)(今(jin)山東省曲阜(fu)市)遷移至棠(tang)邑(今(jin)山東省魚臺縣(xian))設壇講學,從學者(zhe)數(shu)百人(ren)(ren)(ren),因他們三人(ren)(ren)(ren)居所相距(ju)不(bu)過五里,故(gu)稱“五里三賢”。其中閔(min)子(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)德行(xing)卓著,孝行(xing)較為(wei)(wei)突(tu)出。一(yi)個冬天(tian)他與父(fu)(fu)親趕車,由于天(tian)冷手沒牽住韁繩,父(fu)(fu)親鞭抽(chou)之(zhi),打中后母(mu)(mu)為(wei)(wei)他做的(de)“棉(mian)衣”,蘆(lu)花飄散(san),父(fu)(fu)親驚悟,非常生氣,決定休妻。騫(qian)(qian)跪父(fu)(fu)力(li)勸:“母(mu)(mu)在一(yi)子(zi)(zi)寒,母(mu)(mu)去三子(zi)(zi)單!”至此,父(fu)(fu)母(mu)(mu)皆(jie)被其感化(hua),終致(zhi)一(yi)家和睦。這(zhe)就是流芳(fang)千古的(de)“蘆(lu)衣順母(mu)(mu)”的(de)故(gu)事。孔子(zi)(zi)曾(ceng)贊揚曰:“孝哉,閔(min)子(zi)(zi)騫(qian)(qian)!”