Lu Zhi (159?–192),.

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Zigan, was a Chinese historian, military general, philosopher, and politician during the

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. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, he was the mentor of Liu Bei and

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. He was described as a tall man (approximately 1.89 metres or 6'2") with a sonorous voice.

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Lu Zhi was born in

Zhuo Commandery Zhuo Commandery ( zh, 涿郡) or Fanyang Commandery ( zh, 范陽郡) was a commandery in imperial China from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty, located in modern Hebei and Beijing. Han dynasty Zhuo Commandery was established during Emperor Gao of Han's ...

''Zhuōjùn''; present-day

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, Hebei) in AD159. He studied under

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and Zheng Xuan was one of his classmates. As Ma Rong was a

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, his family was wealthy and his household had many songstresses and dancers. During his time studying with Ma Rong, Lu Zhi concentrated on his studies and never once looked at the songstresses and dancers, earning his teacher's respect. In 175, a rebellion led by "barbarians" in Jiujiang broke out. On account of his literary and martial abilities, Lu Zhi was made Administrator of Jiujiang. The rebels surrendered to Lu peacefully; Lu later resigned, citing an illness.　　 He was among the most pre-eminent scholars of the era, known for his study of texts on Chinese rituals and his assistance in compiling the '' Han Records of the Eastern Lodge'' ''Dōngguān Hànjì''). His students included

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, later a scholarly commentator on the

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; Liu Bei, later the emperor of Shu during the Three Kingdoms; his relative

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; and

, later a regional warlord.. While in the service of the Han government, Lu Zhi led imperial forces to attack the Yellow Turban rebels in 184, but was removed from command after the eunuch

Zuo Feng Zuo Feng was a eunuch who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' and ''Book of the Later Han'', Zuo Feng had Lu Zhi arrested on trumped up charges after Lu Zhi failed to pay Zuo a bribe during th ...

() made false accusations against him; Lu Zhi had refused to bribe Zuo Feng.

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, who took over command of the imperial troops from Lu Zhi, continued to use Lu as a strategist and reported his contributions to the imperial court. Thus, in the same year, Lu Zhi regained his post as Master of Writing (尚书). Later, he warned against

Dong Zhuo Dong Zhuo () (died 22 May 192), courtesy name Zhongying, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. At the end of the reign of the Eastern Han, Dong Zhuo was a general and powerful minist ...

's sudden displacement of Emperor Shao. After Dong Zhuo's rise to power, Lu eventually resigned from court, citing his old age and ill health.

Family and descendants

Lu Zhi's youngest son, Lu Yu, later served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. Lu Yu had at least 2 sons: Lu Qin and Lu Ting. Lu Ting's son Lu Zhi (卢志; note the different character from his great-grandfather's name) was a confidant and strategist of Sima Ying, one of the princes associated with the War of the Eight Princes.(成都王颖之镇邺也，爱其才量，委以心膂，遂为谋主。) ''Jin Shu'', vol.44

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. '' Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi''). * . * Fan Ye. ''

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'' (''Houhanshu''). * , in . * Pei Songzhi. ''

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'' (''Sanguozhi zhu''). 159 births 192 deaths Han dynasty generals from Hebei Han dynasty historians Han dynasty philosophers Han dynasty politicians from Hebei Historians from Hebei Liu Bei and associates Lu clan of Fanyang Philosophers from Hebei Politicians from Baoding Political office-holders in Anhui Yuan Shao and associates {{China-mil-bio-stub

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