 Zhu sent his adoptive son Zhu Yougong () with an army to attack Huainan, but while Zhu Yougong later helped Du to defend against Yang's attacks, there was no record of any further interaction between Zhong and Zhu Quanzhong.In 897, Zhong planned to attack Zhou Bei () the prefect of Ji Prefecture (吉州, in modern Ji'an, Jiangxi).In response, Zhou abandoned Ji Prefecture and fled to Huainan.