Zhou Bi

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Zhou Bi (died 2 April 190) was an official of the Eastern Han dynasty and the son of Zhou Shen. He is mentioned in historical records such as the Book of the Later Han and the Records of the Three Kingdoms. His birthplace is uncertain, with some sources listing Hanyang and others Wuwei.

When Dong Zhuo seized power in 189, Zhou Bi had his full trust. After Yuan Shao left the capital, Zhou Bi, then Palace Attendant, joined Wu Qiong and He Yong in advising Dong Zhuo to appease Yuan Shao by making him Administrator of Bohai Commandery, though Zhou Bi and Wu Qiong were secretly allied with Yuan Shao. He later became Minister of Civil Service Affairs and, with Wu Qiong, He Yong, Zheng Tai, and Xu Jing, helped manage Dong Zhuo’s personnel policies and appointed several officials to public offices.

In January 190, as Yuan Shao and Zhang Mao formed an army against Dong Zhuo, Zhou Bi, then Colonel Who Inspects the Army, along with Wu Qiong, Huang Wan, and Yang Biao, opposed moving the capital to Chang’an. In April 190, Dong Zhuo executed Zhou Bi and Wu Qiong, claiming that most of the officials they had appointed defected to the anti-Dong Zhuo forces.