Deng Zhi
Deng Zhi (178 - 251),}}
courtesy name Bomiao, was a government official, diplomat and military general of the state of
Shu Han during the
Three Kingdoms period of China. A descendant of
Deng Yu, Deng Zhi started his career in the late
Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord
Liu Bei as a low-level officer in
Pi County. After Liu Bei discovered his talent, Deng Zhi steadily rose through the ranks to become a
county prefect and later a
commandery administrator and imperial secretary. In 223, the Shu regent
Zhuge Liang sent him as Shu's envoy to meet
Sun Quan, the ruler of Shu's ally state
Wu, and reestablish the Wu–Shu alliance against their common rival state
Wei. Deng Zhi succeeded in his mission and earned praise from Sun Quan for strengthening Wu–Shu ties. In 227, Deng Zhi became a military general and he participated in the
first Shu invasion of Wei by leading a decoy force with
Zhao Yun to distract the Wei general
Cao Zhen. Although they lost the battle, Deng Zhi and Zhao Yun managed to rally their troops to put up a firm defence during their retreat and minimise their losses. Following Zhuge Liang's death in 234, Deng Zhi rose to higher general ranks and was stationed in present-day
Chongqing for about 10 years before he was recalled back to the Shu capital
Chengdu in his 70s to serve as General of Chariots and Cavalry. In 248, he suppressed a rebellion in Fuling (around present-day
Pengshui County, Chongqing). He died in 251.
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