 After the fire was put out, Wei heard of what Zhong did, and sent messengers to apologize to Zhong and offer to give a daughter in marriage to Zhong's son Zhong Kuangshi.Meanwhile, Zhong Chuan had made both Zhong Kuangshi and an adoptive son, Zhong Yangui (), prefects (Zhong Kuangshi was made the prefect of Yuan Prefecture (袁州, in modern Yichun) and Zhong Yangui the prefect of Jiang Prefecture (江州, in modern Jiujiang, Jiangxi).When Zhong Chuan died in 906, the soldiers supported Zhong Kuangshi to take over the circuit as acting military governor.