Alias: barbarian king sweeping the altar

Nationality: Three Kingdoms

Ethnic group: Yi nationality

Place of birth: Nanzhong

Occupation: southwest minority leader

Related events: seven captures Meng Huo

Meng Huo-the leader of the southern minorities in China Meng Huo was the leader of the southern minorities in China during the Three Kingdoms period in China. He once rebelled against Shu Han, and was later captured by Zhuge Liang and surrendered. Meng Huo is not recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms, but his related deeds are only recorded in historical books such as the Spring and Autumn Annals of the Han and Jin Dynasties and the Story of Xiangyang, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms also describes in detail the story of "seven captures of Meng Huo".

According to Hanshu Jin Shu Chun Qiu, before and after the death of Liu Bei, the first ruler of Shu, Meng Huo (Yi people) followed the surname of Yizhou County and incited Yi people to rebel with him. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, personally went to Nanzhong and won many battles. I heard that there was a man named Meng Huo, who had always been admired by local foreigners and * * *, so he sent troops to attack Meng Huo and captured him in Pandong. Zhuge Liang accepted the advice of Ma Su, who joined the army, pardoned Meng Huo and won the hearts and minds of Southern Shu. Later, when Nanzhong was pacified, Meng Huo returned to Chengdu with Zhuge Liang as an imperial envoy. After that, until Zhuge Liang died, no one in southern Sichuan dared to rebel again.

Whether Meng Huo was a human being in history has always been controversial in academic circles. During the Republic of China, Mr. Zhang Hualan, an expert in Yunnan local chronicles, wrote The Debate of Meng Huo, saying that Meng Huo "did nothing for the public". He thinks: "Chen Shouzhi (referring to Zhu Chen's The Three Kingdoms) is a traitor in southern China and has written many books. If there is Meng Huo, there will be some peace, but he has no back. " His people were arrested seven times, and his name was' Gain'. Is there such a coincidence in the world? "Huang Chengzong believes that Meng Huo is a real person, although his date of birth and death cannot be verified. Meng Huo's native place and family background are mostly related to the surname of Nanzhong. The famous "Meng Xiao Jubei" in Zhaotong No.3 Middle School was unearthed in Bainijing, the county seat of Zhaotong County in the 27th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 190 1 year). It is recorded on the tablet that Meng surname in Han Dynasty is one of the two most famous surnames in Nanzhong in history.

Whether Meng Huo was a Han or a Yi is very simple in historical records. Han Shu Jin Shu Chun Qiu only records that he is a leader who is "used by foreigners". Is he * * * or Yi? Two views have been formed for a long time. According to a school of historians, Meng Huo's nationality is Han nationality. Another school of historians thinks that Meng Huo is a foreigner. The reason for supporting the Han school is that although Meng surname is the most popular surname in Nanping history, Meng surname is divided into Zhu Timeng and Jianning Meng. Zhu Timeng's family has been an official in the mainland since the Western Han Dynasty. The Meng family in Jianning was moved south by Zhu Timeng.

During the Three Kingdoms, there were Meng Yan (Zhu Di), Meng Huo, Meng Gan and Meng Tong. Although there is a legend that the ancestors of Yi people are Meng Huo, there is also a legend that Yi people helped Zhuge Liang defeat Meng Huo. Therefore, Meng Huo may be a Han nationality who moved south.