Hu Zongxian turned his attention to Fujian after the situation in Zhejiang settled down, however, as he did so, his ally Yan Song began to fall out of imperial favour and finally lost his position as Senior Grand Secretary in June 1562.
Hu Zongxian turned his attention to Fujian after the situation in Zhejiang settled down, sending Qi Jiguang down to deal with the pirates. However, his ally Yan Song had fallen out of imperial favour and lost his position as Senior Grand Secretary in June 1562.