Yue's generals, Shangguan Si (上官巳) and Chen Zhen (陳眕) fled back to Luoyang with the crown prince, Sima Tan and took control of the capital.
[3] Luoyang soon fell to Zhang Fang, a general of the Prince of Hejian, Sima Yong, allowing Zhou Fu to return to the capital as Intendant of Henan.
In 305, Zhou Fu, along with Liu Tun and others, opposed Sima Yong’s order to have Empress Yang Xianrong commit suicide, as dissidents in Luoyang were using her name to rebel.
Zhou Fu continued to support clans after he was assigned to Shouchun, and following Chen Min's defeat, he sent the rebel's head to Luoyang and was awarded to title of Earl of Yongning.
[8] Despite having been allies, Zhou Fu began openly criticizing Sima Yue for his abuse of power over the imperial court and treacherous behaviour, which irritated the prince.
In 310, Zhou Fu and his subordinates, Wu Si (吳思) and Yin Shi (殷識) submitted a petition to imperial court urging them to move the capital to Shouchun for their safety.
Zhou Fu was able to repel Pei Shuo, prompting him to retreat to Dongcheng (東城; in present-day Quanjiao County, Anhui), where he requested for reinforcements from Sima Rui.
The administrator of Anfeng Commandery, Sun Hui also raised his army against Zhou Fu and had his subordinate, Xie Yan (謝摛) write a letter accusing him for his crimes.