湖州子城在湖州古城城中,原名項(xiàng)王城,因尊重西楚霸王項(xiàng)羽而得名。城始建于秦末。秦時(shí),項(xiàng)羽與其叔父項(xiàng)梁居住在湖州太湖一村落,項(xiàng)羽素懷推翻暴秦的壯志,在秦始皇南巡時(shí),項(xiàng)羽脫口而出:“彼可取而代矣!逼涫甯疙(xiàng)梁急忙掩住項(xiàng)羽之口,在時(shí)機(jī)不成熟的情況下以免惹禍。后此村落就名掩浦,又名項(xiàng)浦。秦二世元年(公元前209)九月,項(xiàng)羽發(fā)動(dòng)農(nóng)民起義,從太湖邊掩浦率義軍向縣城進(jìn)軍,途經(jīng)宋溇(今屬織里鎮(zhèn))項(xiàng)王橋,項(xiàng)王橋東、西側(cè)橋聯(lián)的上聯(lián),各有“橋號(hào)項(xiàng)王,率卒經(jīng)過(guò)有項(xiàng)王”、“當(dāng)符獨(dú)握虎將,從戰(zhàn)八千輩”。橋聯(lián)道出當(dāng)年義軍雄糾糾、氣昂昂的風(fēng)貌。項(xiàng)羽在湖州筑項(xiàng)王城,軍隊(duì)駐扎在弁山,故弁山有“項(xiàng)王走馬埒(四周有圍墻馬場(chǎng))、飲馬池”…
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