In 184, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, he led government forces to attack the rebels in You Province.
[1] The Yingxiong Ji (英雄記) recorded that Zou Jing once served alongside Gongsun Zan in a battle against barbarians.
Both of them then led their men to attack the barbarians as they were retreating and succeeded in driving them away from the northern border.
[2] In 185, when the Liang Province rebellion broke out, Zou Jing joined the general Huangfu Song in attacking the rebels.
During this time, Zou Jing held the appointment Beijun Zhonghou (北軍中候), a high-ranking commander among the imperial guards.