* Ling Liu and Tamer M. Özsu ( Eds.

* Liu Ling, Chinese scholar and poet ( b. 221 )

In 188, Emperor Ling accepted a memorial from Yi Province governor Liu Yan suggesting he grant direct administrative power over feudal provinces and direct command of regional military to local governors, as well promoting them in rank and filling such positions with members of the Liu family or court officials.

* June – Emperor Ling placed his brother-in-law, He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends Liu Bei to defeat the rebel forces in Runan.

* Liu Ling ( d. 300 )

Other party members with a significant chance of being appointed to the next PSC include: Shanghai party chief Yu Zhengsheng, Guangdong party chief Wang Yang, Tianjin party chief Zhang Gaoli, Inner Mongolia party chief Hu Chunhua, State Councilor Liu Yandong, Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu and General Office chief Ling Jihua.

Before his advisers were able to change his mind, Cao Cao consented, commissioned Liu Bei and Zhu Ling with an army to move south.

Zhu Ling returned to Xuchang, but Liu stayed behind with the army.

** Xi Jinping, Liu Yunshan, Li Yuanchao, He Yong, Ling Jihua, Wang Huning

In the eighth lunar month, Liu Bang sent his followers Wang Xi ( 王吸 ) and Xue Ou ( 薛歐 ) to meet Wang Ling ( 王陵 ) at Nanyang and fetch his family.

When Wang Ling rebuked Chen Ping and Zhou Bo in private for going against Emperor Gaozu's law, they rationalised that their compliance with the grand empress dowager's wishes was necessary to protect the empire and the Liu clan.

There, rival generals Liu Xun, Zhang Ren, and Ling Bao played a staunch defense, and Pang Tong was killed in action.

In the same year, Yuan Shu sent an army led by Ji Ling to attack Liu Bei.

As Lü Bu feared that the loss of Xiaopei would expose him to attack from Yuan Shu, he led his men to lay camp south of Xiaopei, where he sent invitations for Liu Bei and Ji Ling to meet him.

Both Liu Bei and Ji Ling kept their promises and retreated.

To appease both, Liu Bei then ordered Huang Zhong to attack Ling Bao and Wei Yan to strike Deng Xian.

In 188, under the suggestions of Liu Yan, Emperor Ling greatly increased the political and military power of the provincincial governors and selected key officials to serve as provincial governors.

Emperor Ling had two surviving sons — Liu Bian, the son of Empress He, and Liu Xie, the son of Consort Wang.

Liu Bian, the future Prince of Hongnong, was born in 176, to Emperor Ling and his then-concubine, Consort He.

Liu Xie was born in 181 to Emperor Ling and his Consort Wang.

( This is due to superstition ; Emperor Ling had lost a number of sons previously, and therefore both Liu Xie and his older brother Liu Bian were known by such titles ; Liu Bian, having been raised by Shi Zimiao ( 史子眇 ), was known as " Marquess Shi ").

Among the 36 were Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Liu Tang, Hua Rong and Wu Yong.

The scholars, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Ruan Xian, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Wang Rong and Liu Ling, held progressive political views but were unable to realize their ambitions.

Wu Yong plots with Chao Gai, Gongsun Sheng, Liu Tang and the Ruan brothers to rob the convoy of birthday gifts of the Imperial Tutor Cai Jing.

Gongsun Sheng joins Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Liu Tang and the three Ruan brothers to form the " Righteous Seven ".

Liu Tang, Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and the Ruan brothers disguise themselves as date traders and trick Yang Zhi and his soldiers into drinking drugged wine.

He is a close friend of Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Liu Tang and the Ruan brothers.

Wu Yong succeeds in persuading the Ruan brothers to join Chao Gai, himself, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang to rob the convoy of birthday gifts for the Imperial Tutor, Cai Jing.

The Ruan brothers join Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang in robbing the convoy of birthday gifts for the Imperial Tutor, Cai Jing.

Chao Gai and his six friends ( Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Liu Tang and the Ruan brothers ) plan to rob the convoy of birthday gifts for the Imperial Tutor, Cai Jing.

The Chinese ' self-tripped trespass land mine ' from the Huolongjing, compiled by Jiao Yu and Liu Ji ( 14th century ) | Liu Ji in the mid 14th century.

This mid 14th century work compiled during the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty ( before 1375, when its co-editor Liu Ji died ) stated that mines were made of cast iron and were spherical in shape, filled with either ' magic gunpowder ', ' poison gunpowder ', or ' blinding and burning gunpowder ', any one of these compositions being suitable for use.

* Liu Ji, a Chinese general, court advisor, philosopher, and co-editor of the Huolongjing

* Liu Ji, Chinese chancellor and poet of the Tang Dynasty

* May 16 – Liu Ji, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet ( b. 1311 )

* July 1 – Liu Ji, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet ( d. 1375 )

A cannon from the Huolongjing, compiled by Jiao Yu and Liu Ji ( 14th century ) | Liu Ji before the latter's death in 1375.

* Liu Ji, military strategist, statesman and prophet

Rocket propulsion was common in warfare, as evidenced by the Huolongjing compiled by Liu Ji ( 1311 – 1375 ) and Jiao Yu ( fl.

Leading contemporary visual artists include Ai Weiwei, Cai Guoqiang, Cai Xin, Fang Lijun, Huang Yan, Huang Yong Ping, Kong Bai Ji, Lu Shengzhong, Ma Liuming, Ma Qingyun, Qiu Shihua, Song Dong, Li Wei, Christine Wang, Wang Guangyi, Wang Qingsong, Wenda Gu, Xu Bing, Yang Zhichao, Zhan Wang, Zheng Lianjie, Zhang Dali, Zhang Xiaogang, Zhang Huan, Zhu Yu, Yan Lei, Ma Kelu, Ding Fang, Shang Yang, Wei, Ligang ( modern calligraphist ), Yue Min Jun, Zheng Fan Zhi, Liu Fengzhi, and Zhang Yue.

** Liu Ji ( 劉基 ， 刘基 ) ( 1311 – 1375 )

Another one, Liu Ji, became one of Zhu's key advisors, and edited the military-technology treatise titled Huolongjing in later years.

His early success was owed to the aid of capable officials such as Liu Ji and Jiao Yu, and their gunpowder weapons ( see Huolongjing ).

Overran by rebels, Liu Bei moved north to join Gongsun Zan, who was at war with Yuan Shao for control of Ji Province ( Hebei ) and Qing Province ( Shandong ).

Tombstone ( Mu Bei-Zhong Guo Liu Shi Nian Dai Da Ji Huang Ji Shi ).