Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(5)

Wang Dun fought in Jiankang, dealt with the courtiers and installed his confidants, so he sent the army to inform the court and hinted his intentions to Shi Xian.. Zu Ti, who had not yet left Shouchun, said to Wang Dun in a stern voice, "How dare Ah Hei (Wang Dun's nickname) be so bold! Go back and tell him to go home as soon as possible. If it is too late, I will take three thousand soldiers and go up the river to drive him back. "Wang Dun then gave up the idea of marching into Jiankang. With his heroic deeds in the past, Zudi was just and severe and suppressed Wang Dun with his words, temporarily eliminating Jiankang's threat.. After Zu Ti's death, Wang Dun was overjoyed. He thought that no one could threaten him militarily, and finally decided to raise an army to rebel.

After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti, with the desire to recover, treated his guests as if they were his nephews, hoping that they would contribute to the Northern Expedition in the future. At that time, Yangzhou was suffering from famine, and his guests often plundered wealthy families. Instead of doing this, Zu Ti often asked them, "Why don't we go to Nantang (an area where rich people gathered at that time) and do it again?" When his guests were captured by the government, Zu Ti himself went to rescue them.