6 5 . ▁While ▁in ▁prison , ▁Hu ▁submitted ▁a ▁mem orial ▁asking ▁for ▁cle men cy ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁past ▁service , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁soon ▁discovered ▁that ▁Hu ▁had ▁died , ▁supposed ly ▁from ▁suic ide ▁by ▁poison . ▁The ▁em peror ▁ordered ▁the ▁case ▁be ▁closed ▁after ▁Hu ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁When ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ' s ▁son ▁tried ▁to ▁transport ▁his ▁father ' s ▁body ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁village , ▁the ▁local ▁popul ace ▁si xty ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁J ix i ▁threatened ▁the ▁ent ou rage , ▁forcing ▁the ▁son ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁coff in ▁on ▁the ▁road side . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁inter ference ▁of ▁officials ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian , ▁the ▁coff in ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁temple ▁and ▁later ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁J ix i ▁for ▁inter ment . ▁Despite ▁the ▁people ' s ▁host ility ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ' s ▁name ▁was ▁re h abil itated ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁H ang z hou ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁shr ine ▁in ▁his ▁memory , ▁and ▁his ▁original ▁titles ▁and ▁ranks ▁were ▁restored ▁post hum ously ▁by ▁imperial ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁on ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁Hu ' s ▁grand son , ▁Hu ' s ▁achiev ements ▁were ▁rec ount ed ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁accord ed