Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(27)

In the fourth year of Zu Ti Taixing (321), Emperor Yuan of the Jin Dynasty appointed Dai Yuan as the general of the Western army, the governor of Yanyu and the military and governor of six prefectures of Yongji Prefecture. Zu Ti thought that Dai Yuan was talented but had no vision. In addition, he had worked hard to recover Henan, but still could not be trusted by the court. He was very unhappy. Soon after, Zu Ti heard the news that Wang Dun was dominating, and the internal conflict of the court became more and more acute. He was worried about the outbreak of civil unrest and the failure of the northern expedition.

Although Zu Ti was ill, he still tried to make progress and went to prison for his illness. Huao City faced the Yellow River in the north and Chenggao in the west. The location of Huao City was very important. He was worried that there would be no strong barrier to the south of the city and it would be easily breached by the enemy. But before the fortress was completed, Zu Ti died of illness in Yongqiu at the age of 56.
After Zu Ti's death, people in Yuzhou mourned their parents, and Qiao Liang even built a shrine for him. Emperor Yuan of the Jin Dynasty posthumously named Zu Ti a chariot general and appointed his brother Zu Yu to take charge of his troops. Zhao later took the opportunity to invade Henan, but Zu Yu was unable to resist and retreated to Shouchun. A large part of Henan that Zu Ti had recovered was eventually captured by Later Zhao.