Liu Dai faction 劉岱

Liu Dai was the elder brother of Liu Yao, a native of Muping in Donglai; his courtesy name was Gongshan, and he served as Palace Attendant and Inspector of Yan Province. Liu Yao's paternal uncle Liu Chong was Grand Commandant of the Han. Dong Zhuo trusted the Master of Writing Zhou Bi, the Colonel of the City Gates Wu Qiong and others, and sent out those they recommended, Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Zhou, Zhang Zi, Zhang Miao and others, as heads of provinces and commanderies; at this time Palace Attendant Liu Dai became Inspector of Yan Province. But on reaching their posts they all joined forces to attack Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo, believing that Zhou Bi, Wu Qiong and the others had colluded with them, beheaded them all. Records, Wu 4 §2Records, Shu 8 §3Records, Wei 6 §10

In the first month of the 1st year of Chuping (190), Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Kong Zhou, Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi and Bao Xin raised troops at the same time and acclaimed Yuan Shao as alliance leader. In the second month, when Dong Zhuo moved the Emperor to Chang'an, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi were stationed at Suanzao, but Dong Zhuo's troops were strong and no one dared to advance first. When the provinces and commanderies set up an altar and swore an oath at Suanzao, the oath read by Zang Hong said that Liu Dai, Inspector of Yan Province, and the others had gathered loyal troops and were hastening together to the rescue of the state in its distress. Records, Wei 1 §7–8Records, Wei 7 §37–38

Liu Dai fell out with Qiao Mao, Administrator of Dong Commandery, killed him and had Wang Gong serve concurrently as Administrator of Dong Commandery. Records, Wei 1 §14

In the Chuping era Liu Dai was on good terms with both Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan: Yuan Shao had his wife and children live with Liu Dai, and Gongsun Zan sent his Attendant Officer Fan Fang with cavalry to help Liu Dai. When a rift opened between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan, having defeated Yuan Shao's army, demanded that Liu Dai send away Yuan Shao's wife and children and break with him, Liu Dai could not decide for several days. Cheng Yu, summoned on the recommendation of the Attendant Officer with Separate Carriage Wang Yu, said that abandoning Yuan Shao's nearby support to seek Gongsun Zan's distant help would be like borrowing a man from Yue to save a drowning child, and that Gongsun Zan would in the end be captured by Yuan Shao. Liu Dai followed his advice, and while Fan Fang was returning with his cavalry, Gongsun Zan was heavily defeated by Yuan Shao. Records, Wei 14 §5–7

In the 3rd year of Chuping (192), a million Yellow Turbans from Qing Province entered Yan Province, killed Zheng Sui, Chancellor of Rencheng, and turned toward Dongping. When Liu Dai sought to attack them, Bao Xin, Chancellor of Jibei, remonstrated that the enemy numbered a million and the soldiers had no will to fight, so they should hold firm, build up their strength and attack after the enemy had scattered. Liu Dai did not listen, fought them, and was indeed killed by them. Bao Xin went with the provincial official Wan Qian and others to Dong Commandery to welcome Cao Cao and had him take charge as Governor of Yan Province, and Cao Cao, on coming to Yan Province, summoned and employed Cheng Yu, who had not come when Liu Dai called him. Records, Wei 1 §20 · 22–23Records, Wei 14 §8