| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 刘辟, 劉辟, Liú Pì |
| Other name | Lưu Tịch |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Runan Commandery, Yu Province (豫州汝南郡; quận Nhữ Nam, Dự Châu) |
| Died | 195 |
| Death Reason | Captured alive by Dian Wei (典韦, Điển Vi) at Shanyang Hill and executed on Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo)'s orders, 195 AD |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Yellow Turbans → Ou Xing → Yuan Shu |
| Battles | Ou Xing Changsha rising; Runan–Yingchuan Yellow Turban alliance; Battle of Shanyang Hill (195) |
Biography & Historical Record
Liu Pi (Yuan Shu) (刘辟 / 劉辟, Lưu Tịch) was a Yellow Turban remnant commander who migrated south after the 184 AD uprising, joined Ou Xing (区星, Âu Tinh) in Changsha, then entered the service of Yuan Shu (袁术, Viên Thuật). In 195 AD Yuan Shu sent him to ally with Runan–Yingchuan Yellow Turban leaders He Yi (何仪, Hà Nghi), Huang Shao (黄邵, Hoàng Thiệu), and He Man (何曼, Hà Mạn). At Shanyang Hill, Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo)’s army shattered the coalition: Dian Wei (典韦, Điển Vi) captured Liu Pi alive; Cao Cao ordered his execution. Do not confuse this post (/liu-pi-yuan-shu/, 汉字 刘辟) with other /liu-pi/ entries without checking the Chinese character and career arc.
Primary narrative sources are Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Ch. 12) and late-Han campaign notices that place Yuan Shu–aligned Yellow Turban remnants against Cao Cao in Yingchuan/Runan. No parents, spouse, or children are named in novel or history.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 12 (Tao Qian Thrice Offers Xuzhou to Liu Bei; Cao Cao Fights Lü Bu at Puyang): After earlier Yellow Turban dispersal and Ou Xing’s Changsha rising, Liu Pi serves Yuan Shu and joins He Yi, Huang Shao, and He Man. Cao Cao marches south; at Shanyang Hill Cao Hong (曹洪, Tào Hồng) kills He Man, Li Dian (李典, Lý Điển) captures Huang Shao, and Dian Wei overpowers and takes Liu Pi alive. Cao Cao executes Liu Pi — ending Yuan Shu’s allied Yellow Turban front in the Central Plains.
Liu Pi (刘辟, Lưu Tịch) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Yellow Turban remnant; joins Ou Xing
After the main Yellow Turban leadership falls, Liu Pi drifts south and joins Ou Xing’s Changsha rebellion against Han authority and Sun Jian (孙坚, Tôn Kiên)’s Changsha command.
Submits to Yuan Shu
After Ou Xing’s defeat, Liu Pi brings remnant troops under Yuan Shu in the Nanyang–Huai theater and serves as a field officer.
Coalition with He Yi, Huang Shao, He Man
Yuan Shu dispatches Liu Pi to link with Yellow Turban commanders in Runan and Yingchuan against Cao Cao’s expanding hegemony.
Captured by Dian Wei; executed by Cao Cao
At Shanyang Hill the rebel line collapses. Dian Wei captures Liu Pi alive; Cao Cao orders execution, destroying Yuan Shu’s Yellow Turban allied front.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Liu Pi on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- No parents, spouse, siblings, or children are recorded in Romance of the Three Kingdoms or in the historical notices of this Liu Pi (刘辟) under Yuan Shu; kinship is unknown.
Friends
- Ou Xing (区星, Âu Tinh): Changsha rebel leader under whom Liu Pi served after early Yellow Turban dispersal.
- Yuan Shu (袁术, Viên Thuật): Warlord patron who absorbed Liu Pi’s remnant force and later sent him to the Runan alliance.
- He Yi (何仪, Hà Nghi): Runan Yellow Turban commander who co-led the 195 coalition with Liu Pi.
- Huang Shao (黄邵, Hoàng Thiệu): Yingchuan Yellow Turban leader captured by Li Dian at Shanyang Hill.
- He Man (何曼, Hà Mạn): Powerful Yellow Turban warrior slain by Cao Hong in the same battle.
Enemies
- Dian Wei (典韦, Điển Vi): Cao Cao’s champion who defeated and captured Liu Pi alive at Shanyang Hill (195).
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Ordered Liu Pi’s execution after capture, ending the Yuan Shu–Yellow Turban front.
- Sun Jian (孙坚, Tôn Kiên): Han general / Changsha administrator who crushed Ou Xing’s rebellion while Liu Pi served that rising.
- Cao Hong (曹洪, Tào Hồng): Killed He Man during the Shanyang Hill rout.
- Li Dian (李典, Lý Điển): Captured Huang Shao in the same campaign.
Other
- Zhang Jiao (张角, Trương Giác): Founder of the Yellow Turbans whose 184 uprising produced the remnant networks Liu Pi later joined.
- Homonym caution: other site posts titled Liu Pi / Liu Bi may share pinyin but differ by career; this page is the Yuan Shu–Shanyang Hill 刘辟 executed in 195.
In Novel
Chapter 12
- Liu Pi (刘辟, Lưu Tịch): Yellow Turban remnant who served under Ou Xing (区星, Âu Tinh), then Yuan Shu (袁术, Viên Thuật); joins He Yi (何仪, Hà Nghi), Huang Shao (黄邵, Hoàng Thiệu), and He Man (何曼, Hà Mạn) against Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo). At Shanyang Hill Dian Wei (典韦, Điển Vi) captures him alive; Cao Cao orders execution. Same chapter: Cao Hong kills He Man; Li Dian captures Huang Shao.
In History
Summary
- Liu Pi (刘辟, Lưu Tịch) belongs to the Yellow Turban remnant / Yuan Shu-allied commander set active in the mid-190s Central Plains. The novel’s Shanyang Hill capture-and-execution scene compresses Cao Cao’s pacification of Yingchuan–Runan insurgents.
Year: 187 AD
- Associated with southern remnant activity around Ou Xing’s Changsha rebellion against Han provincial forces (Sun Jian’s theater).
Year: 195 AD
- Fights in the Yuan Shu–aligned Yellow Turban coalition against Cao Cao; captured and killed in the Shanyang Hill campaign narrative (novel Ch.12; historical pacification of remnant bands in Yingchuan/Runan).
Historical Record
- Late-Han war notices and ROTK Ch.12; distinguish this 刘辟 (Yuan Shu / Shanyang) from other Liu Pi posts by 汉字 and death in 195.
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