During the Yellow Turban Uprising, Lu Zhi was a Zhonglang general and fought with Zhang Jiao, and later the eunuchs framed him and was imprisoned.
Lu Zhi Zi Zi Gan, his teacher was the famous Confucian Ma Rong at that time, Lu Zhi returned to his hometown after leaving the school, and taught students in Zhuo County, including Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei, and Liu Bei's brother Liu Deran, Liu Deran is not famous.
After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, he was appointed as the general of Zuo Zhonglang, and after leading the army to defeat Zhang Jiao, he besieged Zhang Jiao in Guangzong, the emperor sent Zuo Feng to inspect the work, and some people persuaded Lu Zhi to give Zuo Feng gifts, Lu Zhi was too upright, because there was no gift, Zuo Feng had no oil and water to fish, and framed Lu Zhi in front of the emperor, Guangzong County was easy to break, Lu Zhi did not move, did he have to rely on God to fight? Liu Hong was furious, dismissed Lu Zhi's official position, and let him sit in a prison car, and sentenced him to life imprisonment, according to today's words, after the victory of Huangfu Song, he returned to Luoyang, in order to save Lu Zhi, and gave Lu Zhi the credit for pacifying Jizhou, so that Lu Zhiguan was reinstated and served as a scholar.
After Liu Hong's death, Lu Zhi saw through Dong Zhuo and persuaded He Jin not to edict Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing, and later Dong Zhuo took control of Luoyang and planned to abolish Liu Wei for Liu Xie, but the ministers did not object, only Lu Zhi objected, and he was not killed by Peng Bo's intercession.
Dong Zhuo wanted to kill Lu Zhi and sent people to pursue him, Lu Zhi was so smart that he had already secretly returned to his hometown from the path, evaded Dong Zhuo's pursuit, and then lived in seclusion in today's Beijing Jundu Mountain.
His later experience, after Yuan Shao took control of Jizhou, Yuan Shao asked him to be a military advisor in 191, and died in 192.
Soon, Lu Zhi asked to return to his hometown on the grounds of old age and physical discomfort, and he took a small road to avoid Dong Zhuo's pursuit, and then lived in seclusion in Youzhou, not asking about the world. In the second year of Chuping (191), Yuan Shao worshiped him as a military advisor, and in the second year, he died.
The specific cause of death is not clear, but before he died, he instructed his son not to bury him thickly, not even a coffin, and only put a leaflet into the ground for peace.
In 207, when Cao Cao went on a northern expedition to Wuhuan, he passed through Zhuo County, admired him as a person, announced Lu Zhi's life deeds, and sent people to sweep the tomb.
Lu Zhi's descendants established the Lu family, and Fanyang Lu, one of the five surnames and seven wangs in the Sui and Tang dynasties, was Lu Zhi's descendants.
Lu Zhi was not killed by Emperor Liu Hong, nor was he chased to death by Dong Zhuo, but escaped, and also worked as a military advisor to Yuan Shao for a year.