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Liu Ye刘晔
A strategist of the Cao Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period, a direct descendant of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.
- DIRECT FIGURES
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- RELATION RECORDS
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- SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Liu Ye, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
3 figures · 4 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Cao CaoisLiu Ye’s ruler
Cao PiisLiu Ye’s ruler
Liu Ye→Zhang Xiuoffer amnesty
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Liu Ye→Liu Beievaluate
Source record
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Friend of Lu Su, persuaded him to join Zheng Bao. Wei official, commented on Fan Zizhao. Attendant, flattered Cao Pi, impeached by Bao Xun.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Liu Ye, a direct descendant of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, was hired by Cao Cao as a strategist, and once proposed the tactics of the catapult and digging trenches. During Cao Pi's reign, he served as a senior official of Wei, first advising to attack Wu and then advising against it. During Emperor Ming of Wei's reign, he served as Attendant, advised to attack Shu, and accompanied the army as military advisor.
Across source works
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- Literature / legend11 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
3 relations6 verified quotations- Cao Cao→ employ →Liu Ye
- Cao Pi→ ruler-subject →Liu Ye
- Liu Ye→ offer amnesty →Zhang Xiu
Verified original text · 6
操即聘晔至
employ · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 10
操从其言，分军三队
follow advice · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 12
4 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history6 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
2 relations1 verified quotations- Cao Cao→ ruler-subject →Liu Ye
- Liu Ye→ evaluate →Liu Bei
Verified original text · 1
太祖还，辟晔为司空仓曹掾。
ruler-subject · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·程郭董刘蒋刘传
History vs. fiction
Who invented the catapult in the Battle of Guandu
In official history, during the Battle of Guandu, facing Yuan Shao's high towers, it was Cao Cao himself who made the catapult: "The Grand Progenitor then made catapults, attacked Shao's towers, and all were broken; Shao's troops called them 'thunder chariots'" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of Dong, Er, Yuan, and Liu). In the novel, this was transferred to Liu Ye's proposal: "Liu Ye advanced and said: 'We can make catapults to break them.' Cao Cao ordered Ye to present the design, and overnight they made several hundred catapults" (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 30).
Relationship network
- employ← Cao Cao → Liu YelitRomance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 10Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 12Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 30Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 67
Original text (4)
操即聘晔至
操从其言，分军三队
Original relation: follow advice · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 12
曹操见军慌乱，集众谋士问计。刘晔进曰：“可作发石车以破之。”
Original relation: ask plan · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 30
司马仲达之言是也
Original relation: strategist · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 67
Original text (1)
太祖还，辟晔为司空仓曹掾。
Original text (1)
Original text (1)