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Biography & Historical Record
Liu Lue was an official and minor historical figure who lived during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, serving as a retainer or local official associated with regional administrative records. While historical records regarding his life details are sparse in mainstream chronicles such as the Records of the Three Kingdoms, he is preserved in historical tradition and simulation games like Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series as a localized personality of the era.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In Luo Guanzhong’s historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Lue is not prominently featured as a major narrative driver, but figures of his lineage and background populate the shifting local administrations of the Han empire as it fractured into rival warlord states.
Liu Lue (劉曄 / 劉略) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Active Service
Served within regional official capacities during the tumultuous decline of the Eastern Han dynasty.
Key Relationships
Family
- Liu Zan (刘赞, Lưu Tán): Identified as his father within historical records documenting the lineage of local officials during the late Eastern Han period.
Friends
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Enemies
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Other
- Eastern Han Dynasty (东汉, Đông Hán): Served as a regional official and administrator during the final years of the dynasty, representing the crumbling imperial bureaucracy.
In Novel
Chapter 108
- Liu Lue (留略, Lưu Lược): After Sun Quan’s death, Wei launches a three-pronged attack on Wu. At Dongxing, Liu Lue commands the eastern fortress while Quan Duan holds the western fortress. Hu Zun orders Huan Jia and Han Zong to attack the Wu positions. Liu Lue and his men hold the fortifications until Ding Feng arrives with reinforcements. The successful defense prevents the Wei army from taking the two fortresses and becomes the prelude to Ding Feng’s devastating counterattack.
In History
Summary
- Liu Lue (留略, Lưu Lược) was an Eastern Wu military officer active during the mid-third century and is chiefly associated with the defense of Dongxing.
Year: 252 AD — Dongxing
- During the Wei invasion of Wu, Liu Lue commanded one of the fortified positions at Dongxing.
- He and his troops held the fortification until reinforcements led by Ding Feng arrived and turned the battle into a major Wu victory.
Historical Record
- Liu Lue (留略, Lưu Lược) was a real historical Wu officer. The sources preserve his military role at Dongxing but provide little additional personal biography.
