After the war, the two sides divided the fruits of the victory, Liu Bei led Jingzhou Mu with the general Zuo, and Zhou Yu divided the area south of the Yangtze River in Nan County to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei set up the military camp at Youkou (in present-day northeastern Gong'an County, Hubei) across the river from Jiangling and renamed it Gong'an.
After the acquisition of Nan Commandery, the barbarians of the valleys of the Southern Counties were all subordinated to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei made Dupu the county magistrate of Linfeng (present-day Yuan'an County, Hubei) and Liang Da the county magistrate of Jingyang (present-day northern Zhijiang County, Hubei).
Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu to serve as the Taishou of Nan Commandery (南郡太守), garrisoning Jiangling, and taking the three counties of Xiajun, Hanchang, and Zhouling as his fengyi.
He also appointed Cheng Pu to concurrently serve as the Taishou of Jiangxia, with the county capital at Shaxian (沙羡; present-day Xijinkou, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei), Lü Fan concurrently serving as the Taishou of Pengze (near Liu Dezhao Village, Thirty Lijiangqiao Township, southwest of present-day Hukou County, Jiangxi), and Lü Meng concurrently serving as the county commander of Xunyang (present-day southwest of Huangmei County, Hubei).
Liu Bei submitted to the imperial court and recommended Sun Quan to act as a che riding general and concurrently serve as The Pastor of Xuzhou.
At this time, Liu Qi died, and most of Liu Biao's original subordinates were attached to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei went to Jingkou (京口, in present-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) to meet Sun Quan, and on the grounds that his territory was too small and there were too many people to feed, he asked to oversee Jingzhou.
When Zhou Yu heard the news, Shangqu said: "Liu Bei has the posture of a tyrant, and he is a fierce general like Yu and Zhang Fei, he will certainly not bend to others for a long time." In my foolish opinion, it would be better to relocate Liu Bei to Wu County, build the most luxurious palace for him, give him some more beautiful women and things he likes, let him indulge in enjoyment, playthings and lose his mind, and then separate Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, each placed in a different place, and send people like me to blackmail them and let them fight with us. In this way, big things can be achieved. Now that the land has been ceded to finance him, so accommodated, so that these three people can get together, and they are all placed on the border, I am afraid that the dragon will get the clouds and rain, and it will not be a thing in the pool. ”
He strongly advocated house arrest of Liu Bei, separating Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for easy control, and slowly bringing the three under Sun Quan's command.
Lü Fan and others also persuaded Sun Quan to take the opportunity to detain Liu Bei.
Sun Quan was worried that he would not be able to subdue Liu Bei, and Cao Cao was looking at the tiger in the north, just when he was recruiting the hero Hao Jie, afraid that in this way, his reputation would be damaged, and the people of the world would no longer serve himself, so he hesitated and did not take Zhou Yu's advice.
He did not reply to Liu Bei immediately, but asked him to go back and wait for the news.
Liu Bei returned to the public security, and it took a long time before he heard these insiders, sighed, and said: "The wise and scheming people in the world have similar views. At that time, Zhuge Liang advised me not to go, and I was also worried about such a thing. I was in danger and had to go, this was really a dangerous road, almost planted in Zhou Yu's hands. ”
Zhou Yu rushed to Jingkou to meet Sun Quan and said, "Now Cao Cao has just suffered setbacks, and he is worried about his internal turmoil, and he will not fight against you for the time being." Allow me to march with the Fenwei general Sun Yu to capture Shu, and then annex Zhang Lu after Shu, and then leave Sun Yu to hold there in order to join Ma Chao in reinforcements, and then I will come back with you to occupy Xiangyang and attack Cao Cao, so that there is hope for the capture of the north. ”
Sun Quan agreed.
Zhou Yu returned to Jiangling to prepare for the war, and when he went to Baqiu (present-day Yueyang, Hunan), he died of a sudden illness at the age of thirty-six.
After Sun Quan received the news, he was very sad and cried, saying: "Zhou Yu has the talent to assist the emperor, and now he is suddenly short-lived and dead, who do I rely on?" "Dressed in plain clothes, mourning was held and touched all the subordinates.
When Zhou Yu's coffin was returned to Wu County, Sun Quan went to Wuhu to greet him, and all the expenses and materials for holding the funeral were all supplied.
Later, he issued an edict: "The late generals Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu, as well as their family's field guests, do not require them to pay taxes and serve." ”
Cheng Pu thought that he was older than Zhou Yu and insulted Zhou Yu many times, but Zhou Yu lowered his identity to treat Cheng Pu and never bothered with him.
Cheng Pu finally admired Zhou Yu, respected Zhou Yu closely, and told others: "Interacting with Zhou Gongjin is like drinking mellow wine, and unconsciously you have been drunk." ”
Zhou Yu has two sons and a daughter. The daughter Xu matched the later crown prince Sun Deng, and the eldest son Zhou Xun married the later eldest princess Sun Luban (daughter of Sun Quan and Lady Bu) as his wife, and was appointed as a knight lieutenant, with the temperament and demeanor of Zhou Yu, and was loved by Sun Quan, but unfortunately died when he was young.
Zhou Yu's younger son, Zhou Yin, was first appointed as the Governor of Xingye, married the daughter of Sun Quan's family, led a thousand soldiers, and was stationed in public security.
In the first year of Huanglong (229), Zhou Yin was made the Marquis of Duxiang, and later moved to Luling County for crimes.
In the second year of Chi Wu (239), Zhuge Jin and Bu Qi jointly interceded for Zhou Yin, saying: "Zhou Yin, the son of the late general Zhou Yu, was praised by the lord in the past and was named a general. When he enjoyed preferential treatment, he did not consider how to make meritorious contributions to the imperial court, so that he indulged his various greed and incurred criminal punishment. For the sake of the courtiers' internal worries, in the past Zhou Yu was deeply favored by His Majesty, was a close confidant during the DYNASTY, was a capable general when he went to war, was ordered to go out to fight, always came to the front line position, was loyal, and regarded death as a homecoming. Therefore, he was able to defeat Cao Cao in Wulin, run away Cao Ren at Yingdu, show the power of the country and the benevolence of His Majesty, and the sound shocked Huaxia, and the foolish Jingman also obeyed. Even Uncle Fang of the Zhou Dynasty, Han Xin and Yingbu of the Han Dynasty, really could not surpass him. Those ministers who were able to defeat the enemy and save the country, the emperors since ancient times did not respect them, so Han Gaozu's knighthood oath said: "Even if the Yellow River is as thin as a belt and Mount Tai is as small as a stone, the feudal system will last forever and be passed on to future generations." 'And write the oath in dansha, hold a solemn oath ceremony, hide the oath in the ancestral temple, let it remain forever, so that after the meritorious deeds, successive generations, not only their sons and grandchildren, but also the descendants of the long past, repay and commend the merits of their subjects, be diligent and sincere, to the extreme, the meaning is to dissuade future generations, so that those who have sacrificed their lives for the construction of the country will die without regret. Moreover, Zhou Yu died not long ago, and his son Zhou Yin was demoted to a commoner, which is even more heartbreaking. We believe that His Majesty is wise in his dealings, good at learning from the past, and can revive the extinct knighthood, so we intercede for Zhou Yin, asking for forgiveness for his sins, returning his soldiers, restoring his titles, so that the rooster that has not chirped for a long time can be re-chirped, and the courtiers who are burdened with serious crimes can once again get the opportunity to repay and make meritorious contributions. ”
Sun Quan replied, "My confidants and old ministers worked with me, gongjin was one of them, and I really can't forget him." In the past, Zhou Yin was young and had no merit in the beginning, but I let him have an army for no reason, and the knighthood was appointed as a general, which was to commemorate Gong Jin's merits and give his descendants. But Zhou Yin relied on these things, indulged in wine, did whatever he wanted, and warned and persuaded him several times, but he was still the same. Is there an end to my friendship with GongJin, and like the two of you, my desire to make a difference? In view of Zhou Yin's excessive sins, it was not appropriate to return him to the rank of official immediately, but it was also necessary to let him suffer some suffering, so that he would know that he was suffering. Now the two of you sincerely invoke The Oath of The Knighthood of Han Gaozu, which makes Gu feel ashamed. Although my virtue cannot be compared with that of Han Gaozu, I still want to try to match him, and this is the case, so I have not been able to take your advice. As gongjin's son, plus the two of you interceding from it, if you can change it, what is not easy to do? ”
Zhuge Jin and Bu Qi's sonata had just been presented, and Zhu Ran and Quan Chun had also played to intercede for Zhou Yin.
Sun Quan thanked Zhou Yu and finally agreed to their request.
Unfortunately, before the edict was issued, Zhou Yin fell ill and died.
Zhou Yu's nephew Zhou Jun, who was also appointed as a partial general because of Zhou Yu's meritorious service, led an army of 1,000 people.
After Zhou Jun's death, Quan Chun requested that Zhou Jun's son Zhou Hu be appointed as a general.
Sun Quan said: "In the past, driving out Cao Cao and taking Jingzhou was all the credit of Gongjin, and I will never forget it. When I first heard that Zhou Jun had died, I also thought of using Zhou Hu, but I heard that Zhou Hu's disposition was extremely bad, and using him as an official was tantamount to creating chaos, so I dismissed this idea. Is there an end to the loneliness of missing Gongjin? ”