Life
Zhou Yu was born in Lujiang District. Zhou Yu was born into a cultured family that produced many officials , and when Sun Jian was attacking Dong Zhuo, he moved his family to live together with Zhou Yu's family. Sun Jian's son Sun Ce and Zhou Yu studied together and became lifelong friends. Soon , Zhou Yu's uncle became the governor of Danyang, and the whole family relocated to Danyang , where they served Yuan Shu.
Sun Ce , under a commission from Yuan Shu , entered Yangzhou in order to aid his relatives , Wu Jing and Sun Ben , who were attacked by Liu Yao. Zhou Yu and his uncle , Zhou Shang, were among the first to join Sun Ce's army, superseded only by a fellow officer of Yuan Shu , Lü Fan , and the former retainers of Sun Jian. After Sun Ce defeated Liu Yao and his allies , Zhou Yu and his uncle were summoned to return to Yuan Shu while Sun Ce continued his conquests.
In 197 , confident that he had Sun Ce's support, Yuan Shu declared himself Emperor. Sun Ce , citing loyalty to Emperor Xian, declared independence and allied with Lü Bu , Cao Cao , and Liu Bei to oppose his former master. It was at this time that Zhou Yu returned to Sun Ce's army , this time bringing a wealthy merchant named Lu Su , who would go on to serve the Sun family as Zhou Yu's successor.
It was around this time that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce wed the Two Qiaos , daughters of Qiao Xuan, a famed scholar and critic. Very soon afterwards , Sun Ce and Zhou Yu pacified most of Yangzhou Province south of Yangtze and extended their power both south into the native Yue area and north into the Huai River region , defeating Liu Xun and the remnant forces of Yuan Shu in the north as well as Huang Zu and the forces of Liu Biao to the west.
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