▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁For ▁his ▁efforts , ▁Hu ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁title ▁of ▁Junior ▁Guardian ▁( 少 保 ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 5 6 1 . ▁His ▁supre me ▁command ership ▁was ▁also ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁Ji ang xi ▁province ▁since ▁band its ▁were ▁inf est ing ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 5 6 2 . ▁S hr ines ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁H ang z hou ▁and ▁his ▁home ▁district ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁Down fall ▁and ▁death ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁had ▁now ▁reached ▁the ▁z en ith ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 5 6 2 , ▁his ▁al ly ▁Yan ▁Song ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁imperial ▁favour ▁and ▁finally ▁lost ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Senior ▁Grand ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁pur ge ▁of ▁Yan ' s ▁associ ates , ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁was ▁im pe ached ▁for ▁being ▁too ▁friendly ▁to ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁and ▁m ish and ling ▁military ▁funds , ▁among ▁other ▁perce ived ▁trans gress ions . ▁An ▁order ▁for ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ' s ▁arrest ▁was ▁made , ▁and ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁capital ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 5 6 3 . ▁The ▁J ia j ing ▁Emperor , ▁remember ing ▁Hu ' s ▁substantial ▁service ▁and ▁his ▁aus p icious ▁g ifts , ▁inter ced ed ▁on