魚(yu)(yu)臺(tai)縣,歷史悠(you)久(jiu),文(wen)化燦爛,是聞名(ming)遐邇(er)的“孝賢故(gu)(gu)里”。早在六七(qi)千年前,這(zhe)里就(jiu)有(you)東(dong)(dong)夷太(tai)昊(hao)部(bu)族聚居,從境(jing)內棲霞堌堆等(deng)古遺(yi)址中(zhong)(zhong),曾(ceng)研(yan)究發現(xian)魚(yu)(yu)臺(tai)先民(min)創造的龍山(shan)文(wen)化、商周文(wen)化等(deng)早期文(wen)化。此(ci)地(di),春秋(qiu)時為棠邑,戰(zhan)國初稱(cheng)方與(yu)(yu),秦(qin)一統天下,又置方與(yu)(yu)、湖陵二縣,直(zhi)到(dao)唐寶應元年(762年),因遺(yi)有(you)魯隱公觀魚(yu)(yu)臺(tai),始稱(cheng)“魚(yu)(yu)臺(tai)”。至(zhi)今,“五里三(san)(san)賢”的佳話(hua)依然流(liu)傳不衰。“三(san)(san)賢”是指閔(min)子(zi)騫(qian)(qian)、樊子(zi)遲(chi)、宓子(zi)賤,皆為孔(kong)(kong)門弟(di)子(zi)七(qi)十(shi)二賢中(zhong)(zhong)人(ren),孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)逝世后,閔(min)子(zi)騫(qian)(qian)守墓(mu)三(san)(san)年。此(ci)后,為躲避戰(zhan)亂,閔(min)子(zi)騫(qian)(qian)、樊子(zi)遲(chi)、宓子(zi)賤自魯國都城(今山(shan)東(dong)(dong)省曲阜市)遷移至(zhi)棠邑(今山(shan)東(dong)(dong)省魚(yu)(yu)臺(tai)縣)設壇講學,從學者數(shu)百人(ren),因他(ta)們三(san)(san)人(ren)居所相距不過五里,故(gu)(gu)稱(cheng)“五里三(san)(san)賢”。其中(zhong)(zhong)閔(min)子(zi)騫(qian)(qian)德行卓(zhuo)著,孝行較為突出。一個冬(dong)天他(ta)與(yu)(yu)父(fu)(fu)親(qin)趕車(che),由于天冷手沒牽(qian)住韁繩,父(fu)(fu)親(qin)鞭抽之,打中(zhong)(zhong)后母(mu)(mu)為他(ta)做的“棉(mian)衣”,蘆花飄散,父(fu)(fu)親(qin)驚悟,非常生氣,決定休妻。騫(qian)(qian)跪父(fu)(fu)力勸:“母(mu)(mu)在一子(zi)寒,母(mu)(mu)去三(san)(san)子(zi)單(dan)!”至(zhi)此(ci),父(fu)(fu)母(mu)(mu)皆被(bei)其感化,終致一家和睦(mu)。這(zhe)就(jiu)是流(liu)芳千古的“蘆衣順(shun)母(mu)(mu)”的故(gu)(gu)事。孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)曾(ceng)贊揚曰:“孝哉,閔(min)子(zi)騫(qian)(qian)!”