ire ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 5 4 2 ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁three ▁years - long ▁period ▁of ▁m our ning ▁per ▁Conf u cian ▁rit uals . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁his ▁father ▁also ▁died , ▁and ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁stayed ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁village ▁for ▁another ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁re emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁magistr ate ▁of ▁Yu ya o ▁of ▁Z he ji ang ▁province . ▁There ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁un con vent ional ▁thinking ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁solved ▁the ▁long standing ▁problem ▁of ▁illegal ▁quar ry ing ▁on ▁M t . ▁Sh eng gui ▁( 勝 <0xE6> <0xAD> <0xB8> 山 ) ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁bu ying ▁the ▁mountain ▁with ▁his ▁personal ▁sal ary . ▁His ▁ener get ic ▁govern ance ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁people ' s ▁appro val ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁local ▁officials ▁to ▁ear n ▁the ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Z hu ▁W an , ▁the ▁grand ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁Z he ji ang . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 8 , ▁Hu ' s ▁li ken ess ▁was ▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁cl iff ▁of ▁M t . ▁Sh eng gui ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁As ▁investig ating ▁c ensor ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position