Chapter 19 Section 2 The Duplication of Place Names in the Wu and Wei Dynasties and the Place Names in False Titles

After the separation of the Three Kingdoms, Wei had the largest territory, with 12 prefectures; Wu followed, with three prefectures;However, the rulers of Wei and Wu established Yangzhou and Jingzhou in order to show their determination to realize the great cause of reunification.In both countries, Yangzhou has Lujiang County, and Jingzhou has Jiangxia County, resulting in confusion of place names.Wei's Yangzhou has 4 counties, and Wu's Yangzhou has 13 county-level units, making up 17, which is more than double that of the Eastern Han Dynasty.In the fifth year of Huangwu (AD 226), Wu divided Jiaozhou and set up Guangzhou in the north, and Jiaozhou City was renamed Guangzhou, which is the origin of the name of Guangzhou today. They merged soon, and separated again in the seventh year of Yong'an (AD 264).It reflects the trend of changing administrative districts from simple to complex and the growing development of the south.

The Kingdom of Shu was established by Liu Bei after the Battle of Chibi, and went west to Yizhou to replace Liu Zhang, and after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor.Some people think that Shu was divided into Liang, Liang, Jiao and other states.But others think otherwise.For example, Deng Zhi once led Yanzhou, and Zhang Yi was once the governor of Jizhou. Could it be said that Yanzhou and Jizhou once entered the territory of Shu?This situation is not only the case in the Shu Kingdom, but also in the Wei State, Yizhou Inspector Huang Quan, Danyang Prefect Jiang Ji, Wu Youqingzhou Mu Zhuhuan, Youzhou Mu Sun Shao, etc. In fact, the place names in these titles are not within the scope of the country. , This is the so-called "remote leadership" and "virtual feudalism" system popular at that time, which also reflects the desire of the rulers of the three countries to annex other countries and unify the world.