邓羲 / Deng Xi (late Han)
邓羲 / Deng Xi enters the wiki through Hanji 1027 as 刘表’s governing aide who warns against maintaining tribute to the Li-Guo-controlled court while also staying close to 袁绍. The episode treats his warning as more than formal loyalism: he sees that Liu Biao’s double alignment can turn 荆州 into a passive buffer rather than an active power.
His resignation is important because it marks a failed feedback channel inside Liu Biao’s regime. When Liu Biao dismisses the warning, Deng Xi falls silent and leaves on illness grounds; the source reads this as one reason later Jingzhou talent such as 庞统 and 诸葛亮 may seek a more usable patron through 刘备.