Liu Ye

Liu Ye (rōmaji: Ryū Yō) was an advisor of the Kingdom of Wei. After being persuaded by Guo Jia to join Cao Cao, he became one of his most trusted advisors and was held in high regard by Cao Cao's successors. He was also a descendant of Emperor Guangwu of Han and thus a member of the imperial family.

Roles in Games
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, Liu Ye is mostly seen serving Cao Cao and his successors. Although most of his stats range from 30's to 70's at best, his intelligence usually ranges around low 90's, making him an excellent supporting officer in order to execute battle strategies or prevent the enemies'. In the eleventh installment, Liu Ye can also be used as a supporting officer in units which carry siege weapons, thanks to his high siege weaponry aptitude and his skill, which increases the range of siege weapons.

Historical Information
Liu Ye was born in Chengde, Huainan Commandery. He started out as an advisor to Yuan Shu's general Liu Xun, but Liu Xun did not listen to him and eventually suffered a huge defeat against the warlord Sun Ce. Liu Ye joined the warlord Cao Cao after that, who was in control of the Emperor, and served him as an advisor. Cao Cao trusted him very much and consulted him very often. Liu Ye followed Cao Cao on the campaign against Zhang Lu and later, he and Sima Yi advised Cao Cao to attack Liu Bei in Yi Province, but Cao Cao refused. After Cao Pi ascended the throne and Liu Bei attacked Sun Quan at Yiling, Liu Ye advised Cao Pi to reject Sun Quan's surrender and attack him instead. Cao Pi did not listen and accepted Sun Quan's surrender, who rebelled against Wei only a year later. Liu Ye died in 234 and was given the title Marquis Jing (Respectful Lord).

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the novel, Liu Ye is recommended to join Cao Cao by his friend Guo Jia. He recruited Man Chong and Lu Qian afterwards and saw through Chen Gong's ploy at Puyang, but Cao Cao did not listen to him and was defeated. He was later sent to Zhang Xiu and, after talking to Jia Xu, he persuaded Zhang to surrender to Cao Cao. At the battle of Guandu, Liu Ye suggested to build catapults in order to destroy Yuan Shao's own siege weaponry, which succeeded. He also repelled Yuan Shao's attempt to dig tunnels under the castle walls.