Zhou Yu (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin, was a native of Shu County, Lujiang County. Zhou Yu was a famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, born in the Zhou clan of Lujiang, the son of Zhou Yi of Luoyang Ling, his grandfather Zhou Jing, and his cousin Zhou Zhong, both of whom were officials and lieutenants. Long and strong, there is a posture, fine rhythm, Jiangdong has "the song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu" saying. When Zhou Yu was young, he had already made friends with Sun Ce, and from the age of 21, Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to the battlefield to pacify Jiangdong. In 200 AD, after Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu assisted Sun Quan in taking power in Jiangdong. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Zhou Yu led an army to unite with Liu Bei and defeated Cao Cao at the Battle of Chibi, thus laying the foundation for "three divisions of the world". After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu led an army to destroy Cao Ren, and the general Bai Biao led the Southern Commandery Taishou.
However, it is a great pity that in the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210), Zhou Yu died of illness in Baqiu at the age of 36, which can naturally be called an untimely death. So, the question is, after Zhou Yu's death, what is the end of his three children?
Eldest son: Zhou Xun
First, according to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and other historical sources, Zhou Xun, whose year of birth and death is unknown, was a native of Shu County, Lujiang County (present-day southwest of Lujiang, Anhui). Zhou Xun was born in the Zhou clan of Lujiang, the eldest son of the famous Eastern Wu general Zhou Yu, Zhou Xun had the legacy of his father Zhou Yu, was loved by Sun Quan, and married Sun Quan's eldest daughter Sun Luban. Thus, it is very obvious that Zhou Xun became Sun Quan's son-in-law and held the official position of knight lieutenant in Eastern Wu. Knight Lieutenant, ancient official name. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was placed. Both Han dynasties are placed, belong to Guanglu Xun, ranked more than two thousand stones, in charge of the Yulin Riding, no fixed number. In this regard, in the author's opinion, because of his untimely death, Zhou Xun's final official position stopped at the rank of lieutenant and did not make any military achievements.
Second son: Zhou Yin
Secondly, according to the records of historical materials such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yin (?) –239), a native of Shu County, Lujiang County (present-day southwest of Lujiang River, Anhui). Zhou Yin was born in the Zhou clan of Lujiang, and was the second son of Zhou Yu, a famous general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. After Zhou Yu's death, Zhou Yin initially served as the capital of Xingye, married the daughter of the clan and was awarded a thousand soldiers and horses. In this regard, in the author's opinion, because the historical records only record the daughter of Zhou Yin's wife Zongmu. Therefore, this means that Zhou Yin's wife should not be Sun Quan's daughter. In other words, his wife should be the daughter of other Wu Guozong.
Of course, even so, this also prompted Zhou Yin and Sun Quan to have a relatively close relationship, thus reflecting Sun Quan's attitude towards Zhou Yu's children. In the first year of Huanglong (229), Sun Quan ascended the throne as empress dowager and made Zhou Yin the Marquis of Duxiang. However, later, Zhou Yin was dismissed from office for his crimes and moved to Luling County. It is worth noting that due to the lack of historical records, we do not know what crime Zhou Yin actually committed.
In the second year of Chi Wu (239), Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, and other Eastern Wu ministers took the name of Zhou Yin and interceded on Zhou Yin's behalf, requesting pardon for his sins, returning his soldiers and horses, and restoring his titles. Zhu Ran and Quan Chun wrote again, and Sun Quan gave permission, but, unfortunately, when Sun Quan's edict was not issued, Zhou Yin died of illness. Throughout Zhou Yin's life, he did not participate in the battles of Eastern Wu and Shu Han and Cao Wei, let alone made any military achievements, which can only be said to be relatively mediocre.
Daughter: Concubine Zhou
Concubine Zhou (210 years or earlier—?) ), said that the real name is Zhou Che. Concubine Zhou was born in the Lujiang Zhou clan and was the only daughter of Zhou Yu, and according to legend, her birth mother was Xiao Qiao, a beautiful woman from Eastern Wu, who was called Zhou Concubine because she married Sun Quan's crown prince Sun Deng. When Zhou Yu died in the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210 AD), Zhou Che was still young and lived in Wu County.
In the fourth year of Huang Wu (225 AD), Sun Quan hired sun deng, the seventeen-year-old crown prince, to marry her as crown princess. Tai Chang ChengBing was responsible for officiating the wedding, greeting Concubine Zhou in Wu County, and taking a big boat up the river to Wuchang together. Sun Quan attached great importance to this wedding, and also personally attended Cheng Bing's ship, which was extremely preferential. From this, it is very obvious that Zhou Yu's three children were all married to the Sun clan of Jiangdong, which was naturally an extremely rare situation in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty.
For Concubine Zhou, her husband Sun Deng (209-241) was a high character. A native of Fuchun, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang, Zhejiang). Sun Deng was the eldest son of Sun Quan, the half-brother of Sun Liang the Prince of Hui and Sun Xiu of the Jing Emperor. In the first year of Huanglong (229), Sun Quan was proclaimed emperor and Sun Deng was made crown prince. Therefore, for Concubine Zhou, she had the opportunity to become the empress of Eastern Wu. However, in the fourth year of Chiwu (241), Sun Deng died at the age of thirty-three, and was given the title of Prince Xuan. Because Sun Deng died young, naturally there was no way to inherit Sun Quan's throne.
After Sun Deng's death, the deeds of Concubine Zhou are unknown, sun Deng had three sons: Sun Bian, Sun Ying, and Sun Xi, and their birth mother was not recorded in the history books, perhaps born to Concubine Zhou, or it may have been born to Sun Deng's other concubines. In general, for Zhou Yu's three children, they were all treated favorably by Sun Quan. However, during the Three Kingdoms period, they failed to participate in more important historical events, so they did not have a high sense of existence. What do you think about that?