Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(18)

Zu Ti is praised by later generations for his self-encouragement of "dancing with the sound of chickens", for his ambition of "fighting the edge in the middle stream", and for his ability to achieve the best result possible by using his flexible means under extremely limited conditions. Although he failed to make great achievements in the northern expedition, his patriotism and unremitting fighting spirit are worthy of praise and learning from future generations. The stories he did in his early years were anecdotes, because they were not for personal gain, but to raise funds for the Northern expedition, and did not do great damage to his moral character and reputation. His essential features are similar to those of Qi Jiguang in the later Ming Dynasty.

The above is a brief description of his two famous stories, and then back to his life to tell a few other events.
At the beginning, in the first year of Yuankang (291), the Rebellion of the Eight Kings broke out. Zuti gained the attention of the princes, and he served successively for Sima, King of Qi, Sima Ai, King of Changsha, and Sima Chi, King of Yuzhang. He then served as the Rath of the Temple of Sima, the banquet of the General of Hussar, the master book, Prince Zhongsheren and Zhonglang in the Palace of Yuzhang.