Before his death, Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Quan should take Yizhou (Sichuan) and get Sun Quan's consent, but when he returned to Jiangling to prepare for sending troops, he died in Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan).
When Zhou Yu's coffin was transported back to Wu Jun, Sun Quan personally went to Wuhu to meet him, and all funeral expenses were borne by the state. After the sun rose, he said to Gong Qing: Without Gong Jin, I can't be an emperor.
Zhou Yu (175-2 10) was born in Lujiang County, Gong Jin. Military strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty? , politician, strategist, Wu Dong star. Zhou Yu was born in Zhoujia, Lujiang, the son of Zhou Yi. He was an official from his ancestors and his father to Qiu. Young adult, handsome and elegant, there is a saying in Jiangdong that "Song is wrong and cares".
Zhou Yu befriended Sun Ce and spent two years in Xingping (195), helping Sun Ce cross the river and attacking Liu You. In the third year of Jian 'an (198), Jiangdong was formally pacified with Sun Ce. In the fifth year of Jian 'an (200), Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan succeeded to the throne. Zhou Yu sent soldiers to attend the funeral and took charge of everything as Zhang Zhao, the guard of China.