After writing Dong Yun, it was time for Deng Zhi.

Deng Zhi, don't look at the use of this "Zhi", but a man, lived to be 80 years old, and died as an old man.

Deng Zhi has a strong and proud personality, and even the general Fei Yi gave him three points, only Zong Yu refused to give in to him. When he returned to the court from Jiangzhou, when he saw Zongpre, Deng Zhi said to him, "A person who is sixty years old in etiquette cannot join the army, and why can you lead the army now." ”

Zong Yu didn't hang him, and replied leisurely: "You are seventy years old and still hold the power of the army, why can't I lead the army at sixty?"

Deng Zhi was a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty after Deng Yu, who settled in Shu at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but no one understood him.

At that time, Yizhou engaged in Changyu was good at face-to-face, Deng Zhi asked him to meet him, and Changyu said to Deng Zhi, "You are over 70 years old, you will be a general, and you will be a marquis." ”

Sure enough, Deng Zhi was made a chariot general with a position equivalent to a great general in 243.

Then, if Zhang Yu guessed accurately, Deng Zhi was born around 171, and it was recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" that Deng Zhi was jokingly accused by Zong Pre that Deng Zhi did not give up military power at the age of seventy, so on the whole, Deng Zhi was born in the range of 168-177 years, and he was about 80 years old when he died.

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Deng Zhi, the word Bo Miao. A native of Xinye County, Yiyang County (now Xinye, Henan). During the Three Kingdoms, Shu Han was an important minister.

In the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Liu Bei became the ruler of Yizhou, and Deng Zhi served as the governor of the Pi (Pí) City Mansion. One day, Liu Bei passed through Picheng, and after talking with Deng Zhi, he was very surprised, and promoted him to Pi Ling, and later promoted to Guanghan Taishou. During his tenure, he was honest, rigorous, and quite successful, so he entered the court as a scholar.

Before Liu Bei died of illness in Yong'an, Sun Quan sent an envoy to ask for peace in order to repair the cracks caused by the Battle of Yiling, and Liu Bei also sent Song Wei and Fei Yi to Wu to respond.

But now that Liu Bei has passed away, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is worried that Sun Quan's attitude will change after he knows the news, and he doesn't know how to deal with it. At this time, Deng Zhi met Zhuge Liang and said, "Now that the lord (Liu Chan) is young and has not reigned for a long time, he should send envoys to re-establish his relationship with Eastern Wu." ”

Zhuge Liang replied, "I've thought about it for a long time, I don't know who to appoint, and now I've found it." ”

Deng Zhi asked who it was, and Zhuge Liang said, "It's you!"

So, Deng Zhi was sent as an envoy to Wu State.

After Deng Zhi arrived, Sun Quan really felt puzzled, and if he didn't meet Deng Zhi immediately, Deng Zhi asked to see Sun Quan himself, "I came not only for Shu Han this time, but also for Wu Guo." ”

Sun Quan then met him and said to Deng Zhi, "I originally sincerely wanted to make peace with Shu Han, but I am afraid that the Han lord is young, the country is small and the general situation is difficult, if Cao Wei takes advantage of the weakness to attack, he will not be able to protect himself, so I feel very hesitant." ”

Deng Zhi replied:

"Wu and Shu combine the four states of the place, the king you are a world-famous hero, Zhuge Liang is also a particularly outstanding talent in the contemporary era. Shu has a heavy danger to hold, Wu has three rivers to block, combining these two strengths, become a state of lips and teeth, advance can seize the world, retreat can stand on its feet, this is natural common sense.

"If the king wants to commit himself to Wei now, Wei must ask the king to enter the court to worship, at least ask the prince to go as a proton (hostage), if you don't obey the order, there will be a reason to crusade, our country will definitely see this opportunity and march downstream, so that the land south of the Yangtze River is no longer owned by the king."

Sun Quan pondered for a long time before saying, "What you said is very true!"

He severed relations with Wei, made peace with Han Lian, and sent his minister Zhang Wen to visit.

When Zhang Wen's envoy was about to return, Shu Han sent Deng Zhi to Wu again, and Sun Quan said to Deng Zhi, "Wouldn't it be very happy if the two monarchs ruled separately when the world was peaceful?" ”

Deng Zhi said to him, "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two lords in the earth." If after the fall of the Wei State, the king has not yet understood the Mandate of Heaven. The ruler exalts his benevolence, the servant gives his loyalty, and the commander holds the drum and beats the drum, and the battle has just begun. ”

Sun Quan laughed and said, "You are indeed very sincere. ”

Sun Quan said in a letter to Zhuge Liang, "Ding Xuan's rhetoric is extravagant and flashy, and the yin cannot be exhausted; The only person who can reconcile the two countries is Deng Zhi. ”

Let's see, Deng Zhi sent envoys to Wu Guo before and after, what he said was reasonable, well-founded and modest, he was calm and unhurried, and he had a fairy wind and bones, why is this?

It turned out that this was because of his mother, Zheng Tiansheng - you remember, the women with names and surnames in the Three Kingdoms are not ordinary mortals.

Deng Zhi's mother's name is Zheng Tiansheng, and books such as "True Message" and "Liu Ru is Farewell Biography" have recorded it.

found the "True Message", and the book recorded: "Zheng Tiansheng, Deng Zhi's mother." Enlightenment, in the East Chamber. ”

It seems that when Deng Zhi was young, his mother cultivated the Tao. Mother's cultivation deeply affected Deng Zhi, and when you listen to him, you will have an indisputable flavor of Taoism.

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In the sixth year of Jianxing (228), Zhuge Liang prepared for the Northern Expedition, stationed in Hanzhong, appointed Deng Zhi as the central supervisor army, Yangwu general, and the general Zhao Yun feigned to attack Yicheng, as a suspicious soldier to attract the main force of Wei led by Cao Zhen, and hold on to it.

Later, because Ma Wei was defeated by Zhang Hao in the Battle of Jieting, the suspicious soldiers of Migu were also exposed, and they were attacked by Cao Allah, but fortunately, Zhao Yun personally broke off and gathered the crowd to hold on, so as not to be seriously injured and retreated safely.

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In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Zhuge Liang died of illness, and Deng Zhi was promoted to the former military division and former general, leading the history of Yanzhou Assassination, Fengyang Wuting Marquis, and soon supervising Jiangzhou. Sun Quan exchanged greetings with Deng Zhi many times and gave rich gifts.

In the sixth year of Yanxi (243), he was transferred to the general of the chariot cavalry on the spot, and was later awarded the False Festival.

In the twelfth year of Yanxi (249), the people of Fuling killed Duwei and rebelled, and Deng Zhi led the army to conquer it, and beheaded his commander so that the people could live in peace.

In the fourteenth year of Yanxi (251), Deng Zhi died.

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Deng Zhi has been a general for more than 20 years, rewarding and punishing clearly, sympathetic to soldiers, and showing the characteristics of Taoism and love for the people. The food and clothing on his body are taken from the government, and he does not manage private property, and his wife and children even have hungry and cold days.

When Deng Zhi died, there was no surplus property in the family. He was strong and simple in character, and did not embellish his emotions, so there were no scholars to make friends with him; And he didn't have much respect for the people at that time, only Jiang Wei.

This is by no means covered by words such as simplicity and incorruptibility, and is inseparable from his mother's monasticism.

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According to the record of "Huayang National Chronicles", when Deng Zhi went out to Fuling, he saw that there were many black apes in Yuanshan, and Deng Zhi was good at bows and crossbows, so he shot apes with his own hands and hit with an arrow. The ape drew arrows and rolled up the bark and leaves to plug the wounds. Deng Zhi said, "Alas, I am against the nature of the species, and I am going to die!"

Another story is that Deng Zhi saw an ape holding a child ape on a tree, shooting him with a crossbow and hitting the mother ape, and the child ape pulled out an arrow for the mother ape, rolled the bark and leaves to plug the wound.

Deng Zhi felt remorse and threw the crossbow into the water, knowing that he was going to die.

Isn't Deng Zhi also a cultivator?