ade ▁the ▁ra iders ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁through ▁force ▁if ▁necessary . ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁now ▁faced ▁a ▁d ile m ma : ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁let ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁go , ▁but ▁if ▁he ▁accepted ▁Wang ▁Z hi ' s ▁surrender ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁execute ▁him ▁( Z ha o ▁W en h ua ' s ▁down fall ▁made ▁his ▁policy ▁of ▁opening ▁trade ▁a ▁political ▁tab oo ), ▁turning ▁appe as ement ▁efforts ▁to ▁n aught . ▁In ▁December , ▁confident ▁in ▁his ▁prospect s ▁and ▁his ▁inv ul ner ability , ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁made ▁landing ▁at ▁H ang z hou . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁accord ed ▁respect able ▁treatment ▁by ▁the ▁authorities , ▁who ▁fe ared ▁ant agon izing ▁his ▁follow ers , ▁while ▁they ▁figure ▁out ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁him . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁Hu ▁Z ong x ian ▁asked ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁to ▁help ▁manufact ure ▁arqu eb uses ▁for ▁the ▁M ing ▁army , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁weapon ▁being ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁China . ▁Finally ▁in ▁February ▁next ▁year , ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁prison , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁lux uries ▁of ▁nov elt ies , ▁books , ▁and ▁health y ▁food s . ▁Wang ▁Z hi ▁believed ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁arrangement ▁and ▁remained ▁hope ful ▁for ▁a ▁p ardon ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 5 6 0 , ▁when ▁an ▁imperial ▁ed ict ▁handed ▁down ▁the ▁death ▁sentence , ▁and