Li Bie 李別

In Chapter 10 of the Romance, while Li Jue and Guo Si hold supreme power, Ma Teng, the Grand Administrator of Xiliang, and Han Sui, the Inspector of Bing Province, march on Chang'an with more than 100,000 troops, declaring that they will punish the traitors. Jia Xu proposes digging deep moats, building high ramparts and holding fast, but Li Meng and Wang Fang go out to fight, and Wang Fang is speared to death by Ma Chao while Li Meng is taken captive and beheaded. Only then do Li Jue and Guo Si follow Jia Xu's plan and simply hold the passes fast, and in less than two months, with their provisions exhausted and their insiders in Chang'an exposed as well, Ma Teng and Han Sui withdraw their troops. Romance, Ch. 10 §5 · 7 · 9–13

Li Jue and Guo Si send Zhang Ji after Ma Teng and Fan Chou after Han Sui. When Fan Chou catches up with him near Chencang, Han Sui says, 'You and I are men of the same home district; why are you so heartless today?', and Fan Chou turns his horse around, gathers his troops, returns to camp and lets Han Sui go. But Li Jue's nephew Li Bie sees Fan Chou let Han Sui go and goes back to tell his uncle. Romance, Ch. 10 §13–15

Enraged, Li Jue is about to raise troops at once to attack Fan Chou, but Jia Xu says that people's hearts are not yet settled, and proposes holding a banquet, inviting Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to celebrate their achievements, and seizing and beheading Fan Chou at the table. When the wine has gone halfway round, Li Jue accuses Fan Chou of colluding with Han Sui and plotting rebellion, and men armed with swords and axes rush out and behead Fan Chou below the table. Li Jue raises the prostrate Zhang Ji, telling him that he is his trusted confidant, and hands Fan Chou's troops over to Zhang Ji. Romance, Ch. 10 §15–17

In Chapter 14 Emperor Xian, having returned to Luoyang, changes the era name Xingping to the 1st year of Jian'an (196) and summons Cao Cao. When Li Jue and Guo Si arrive with their troops, Xiahou Dun and the others sent by Cao Cao defeat them heavily first, and Cao Cao, arriving afterwards with the main army, becomes Colonel-Director of Retainers, granted the battle-axe of authority and placed in charge of the affairs of the Masters of Writing. Li Jue and Guo Si decide to give battle quickly, and Jia Xu, who has urged them to surrender, goes back alone to his home village that night. Romance, Ch. 14 §2 · 5 · 7–12

The next day, when Li Jue's troops come out to meet them, Cao Cao first has Xu Chu, Cao Ren and Dian Wei charge three times through Li Jue's ranks with three hundred armored cavalry before he draws up his lines. When the lines have formed, Li Jue's nephews Li Xian and Li Bie ride out before the battle line, and before they can say a word Xu Chu spurs his horse at them and first cuts down Li Xian with a single stroke of the sword. Li Bie, badly startled, falls headlong from his horse, and Xu Chu cuts him down too and comes back to his lines clutching the two heads. Cao Cao pats Xu Chu on the back and says, 'You are truly my Fan Kuai!', and Li Jue and Guo Si are badly defeated and flee west. Romance, Ch. 14 §12–14