Bu Zhi(步骘), styled Zishan(子山), was a scholar of the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He served as an advisor along with other scholars like Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Xue Zong etc. The Three Kingdoms in 262, on the eve of the conquest of Shu. ... Zhang Zhao (張昭) (156 - 236) was a brilliantly minded civil officer who served under the Sun family at the time of the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Gu Yong was born in Wu county of Wu prefecture. ...

Prior to the Battle of Chibi, the officials serving Sun Quan were locked into an argument whether to surrender to Cao Cao and his mighty army or to resist and fight back. Bu Zhi, along with Zhang Zhao and the scholars, advocated surrender while the military officers argued that they should fight back with all their might. Battle of Red Cliffs Conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms Date Winter, 208 Place Chi Bi (Red Cliffs), Chang Jiang Result Decisive Wu and Shu victory Battle of Red Cliffs (赤壁之戰 Battle of Chibi) was a decisive battle of the wars of the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Sun Quan (孫權 pinyin: SÅ«n Quán) (182 - 252), son of Sun Jian, was the third ruler of the State of Wu and the founder of Kingdom of Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China. ... Cao Cao (曹操; Pinyin: Cáo Cāo) (155 – 220), whose name is also often transliterated and should be correctly pronounced as Tsao Tsao, was a regional warlord and the last Chancellor of Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han...

Later, Zhuge Liang arrived in Wu and had a debate with the scholars of Wu, defeating every single scholar who challenged him. Bu Zhi was one of them. In the end, Zhuge Liang managed to convince Sun Quan to fight back Cao Cao and not surrender. Sun Quan drew his sword and sliced off one of the table's legs with it, then he said "Whoever who dares to speak of surrender shall end up like this table!". Thus, Bu Zhi and the other scholars had no choice but to submit to Sun Quan's decision to fight back. An artists impression of Zhuge Liang holding his trademark feather fan. ...