Liu Ye was one of the important strategists in the Cao Wei Group, and he was also the top strategist of that era. He is also a descendant of the royal family, in order to fulfill his mother's last wish when he was young, he once killed his father's concubine, and when he grew up, he killed Zheng Bao, a powerful man in Yangzhou, who occupied Chaohu, and later took refuge in Liu Xun and advised him to be wary of Sun Ce, but unfortunately Liu Xun did not take his advice, which eventually led to failure, and Liu Ye later took refuge with Liu Xun Cao Cao.

【Young Liu Ye】

Liu Ye Ziyang, a native of Chengde County, Huainan County. He was a descendant of Liu Yan, the king of Fuling, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Liu Ye's father is called Liu Pu, and his mother is named Xiu, and she gave birth to two children, Liu Jian and Liu Ye.

When Liu Lian was nine years old and Liu Ye was seven years old, his mother was critically ill, and when he was dying, he warned Liu Jian and Liu Ye: "Liu Pu's concubine has a flattering and harmful temperament, and after I die, I am afraid she will definitely mess up our family." When you grow up and can get rid of her, I have no regrets. When Liu Ye was thirteen years old, he said to his brother Liu Lian: "The wish of the deceased mother can be implemented today." Liu Jian said: "How can you do this? However, Liu Ye went directly into the house to kill his father's concubine, and went straight to his mother's grave to bow down. The family was taken aback and told Liu Pu, who was furious and sent someone to chase Liu Ye. Liu Ye returned to visit his father and apologized, saying: "I acted according to my deceased mother's deathbed will, and I am willing to be punished for acting without asking for instructions." Liu Pu was surprised, but in the end he didn't blame him.

Later, Xu Shao, who was known for being good at knowing people, also came to Yangzhou for refuge, and he met Liu Ye and praised him for his ability to assist the world.

【Outwit Zheng Bao】

Yangzhou at that time there were a lot of private armed forces, they were frivolous and chivalrous, cunning and brutal, among which Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Qian and others were the most, they each had private troops, among which Zheng Bao was the most brave and decisive, and his strength exceeded ordinary people, and the locals were afraid of him. At that time, Zheng Bao's power was very strong and developed rapidly, and Lu Su was ready to take refuge in him for a while.

Later, Zheng Bao wanted to drive the captives to cross the water to the south of the Yangtze River, because Liu Ye was born in a giant family and was a famous person, and wanted to force Liu Ye to advocate this plan for him. Liu Ye was in his twenties at the time, and he was worried about this matter, but there was no suitable opportunity to solve it.

It happened that Cao Cao sent an envoy to Yangzhou to investigate and inquire. Seeing this, Liu Ye had a plan and was ready to take this opportunity to get rid of Zheng Bao. So he took the initiative to go to the messenger, commented on the state of affairs for him, and invited him to return to his house with him, and stayed for several days. After that, Zheng Bao really couldn't bear it, and brought hundreds of people to bring cow wine to greet the messenger, Liu Ye ordered the servants of the family to lead Zheng Bao's entourage to sit outside the middle gate, set up a wine and dinner for them, and set up a banquet and drink with Zheng Bao in the inner room. Secretly arranged for the sturdy soldiers, and ordered them to listen to the toast signal and slash Zheng Bao.

And Zheng Bao is also very cautious as a hero, he himself does not like to drink, and has observed some situations, and the toasters did not dare to signal at that time. In this case, it was Liu Ye himself who drew his saber and slashed Zheng Bao, beheaded him and ordered his soldiers, saying: "Cao Gong has an order, and those who dare to resist will be punished in the same way as Zheng Bao." The people were shocked and frightened and fled to the barracks. There were thousands of generals and elite soldiers in the barracks, and Liu Ye was afraid that they would start a riot, so he rode Zheng Bao's horse and led a few family servants to the door of Zheng Bao's barracks, called out their leaders, and explained to him the calamities. Liu Ye comforted and comforted the soldiers, and everyone was happy and convinced, so they embraced Liu Ye as the leader.

In this way, Liu Ye relied on his courage and wisdom to finally get rid of Zheng Bao.

【Seek refuge in Liu Xun】

Liu Ye witnessed the gradual decline of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, and as a clan tribe, he did not want to have an army, so he entrusted that part of the private armed forces to Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang. Liu Xun wondered why he did this, Liu Ye said: "Zheng Bao has no legal system, his subordinates only know how to rob for profit, I have never had a name as capital, and I will rectify and restrain them, which will definitely make them disgruntled and difficult to last, so I gave it to you." At this time, Liu Xun was the Taishou of Lujiang, and his troops were still very strong between Han and Huai.

Later, Liu Xun also seized the remnants of Yuan Shu's party, which aroused Sun Ce's jealousy, and because Liu Xun had previously taken away the position of Lujiang Taishou from Sun Ce, Sun Ce hated him, so he sent an envoy with generous gifts, respectful words, and sent a letter to persuade Liu Xun: "The indigenous clan of Shangyun has repeatedly bullied us, and I have been resentful of this for several years. I'm going to attack it, it's inconvenient, and I hope it's up to you to crusade against it. Shangyu is very rich, and if you get it, you can make the treasury rich, so please send troops as foreign aid. ”

At that time, Sun Ce tried to show the enemy weakness, lured Liu Xun out, and then took advantage of the weakness to enter. Liu Xunxin obeyed him, and got the jewelry and Ge cloth sent by Sun Ce, and he was very happy. Both internal and external officials came to celebrate, but Liu Ye alone did not do so. At that time, Liu Ye was very sober, Liu Xun asked him, and he said to Liu Xun: "Although the city is small, the city is strong, it is difficult to attack, and it is easy to defend, and it is impossible to win within ten days, which will cause the soldiers outside to be tired and the country empty." For example, at that time, Sun Ce took advantage of the emptiness in the country to attack us, and we could not hold the rear alone. At that time, the general's attack will be subjugated by the enemy, and there will be no way back to retreat. If our army must send troops, disaster will come now. ”

After Liu Xun did not listen to Liu Ye's persuasion, he sent troops to attack Shangyi, Sun Ce learned the news on the way to attack Jingzhou, and immediately sent troops to attack Liu Xun's base camp Anhui City, conquering it in one fell swoop, you can imagine how much Liu Xun regretted not listening to Liu Ye's words at that time.

【Finally Cao Cao】

After Liu Xun lost the city of Anhui, he asked Huang Zu for help, and was defeated by Sun Ce again, so he went north to seek refuge with Cao Cao, and Liu Ye also returned to Cao Cao, and then Liu Xun was arrogant because he and Cao Cao were old friends, and finally failed to achieve good results.

Later, Cao Cao came to Shouchun, and at this time, Chen Ce, a thief in Lujiang County, had tens of thousands of soldiers, and they were defended by the dangerous terrain. In the past, Cao Cao had also sent his lieutenant to kill him, but no one could conquer it, so he asked his subordinates whether they could crusade or not, and they all said: "The mountains there are steep, and the valleys are deep and narrow, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and without it is not enough to cause us losses, and getting it will not give us any benefit." ”

But Liu Ye said: "Chen Ce, these boys, took advantage of the turmoil to go to dangerous places, so they relied on each other and claimed to be kings and hegemons, rather than relying on the prestige of their titles and edicts to make them obey." The lieutenant generals sent in the past were too low-spirited, and the Central Plains region had not yet been pacified, so Chen Ce dared to hold on to it by risk. Now the world is initially calm, and all kinds of thieves have surrendered one after another. Fear of death and proximity to rewards, no matter the foolish and wise are the same, so Guangwujun planned a plan for Han Xin, saying that Han Xin's prestige was enough to use his prestige first and then his strength to make his neighbors obey. What's more, Ming Gong is so benevolent, he wants to return to the east and the west as soon as possible, if the reward is recruited first, the large army of soldiers and horses arrives, and when the edict is announced, the gate of Chen Ce's military camp will be opened and the thieves will disperse on their own. ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao smiled and said, "What you said is similar to what I thought. Immediately sent a fierce general to the front, and the army to support behind, and when he arrived, he conquered Chen Ce, just as Liu Ye measured. After Cao Cao returned, he appointed Liu Ye as Cao Peng.