▁his ▁beh alf ▁and ▁ref uted ▁claims ▁that ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Yan ▁Song ' s ▁cli que , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁the ▁recent ▁attacks ▁on ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁were ▁part isan . ▁Hu ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁ret ire ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁titles ▁int act , ▁but ▁his ▁supre me ▁commander ▁position ▁over see ing ▁three ▁provinces ▁was ▁considered ▁too ▁powerful , ▁especially ▁since ▁the ▁w ok ou ▁had ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁cru cial ▁Ji ang nan ▁region , ▁so ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁abol ished ▁after ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁left ▁office . ▁Grand ▁coordin ators ▁became ▁the ▁param ount ▁figure ▁in ▁those ▁provinces ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 5 6 5 , ▁Yan ▁Song ' s ▁son ▁Yan ▁Sh if an ▁was ▁executed ▁along ▁with ▁Lu o ▁Long wen ▁for ▁tre ason able ▁off enses . ▁Lu o ▁Long wen ' s ▁estate ▁was ▁conf isc ated , ▁and ▁a ▁search ▁there in ▁turned ▁up ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁asking ▁Lu o ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁b ri be ▁to ▁Yan ▁Sh if an . ▁Adding ▁to ▁this ▁evidence ▁of ▁cor ruption , ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁providing ▁shelter ▁to ▁Lu o ▁Long wen ' s ▁son ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁escape ▁the ▁authorities . ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁was ▁thus ▁brought ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁county ▁of ▁J ix i ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁face ▁trial ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 5