▁H ain an ▁Island , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁minister ▁of ▁War ▁and ▁right ▁c ensor - in - ch ief ▁( 右 都 御 史 ) ▁for ▁his ▁services . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁until ▁ 1 5 4 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁post ▁to ▁m ourn ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Conf u cian ▁fil ial ▁r ites . ▁ ▁W ok ou ▁crisis ▁ ▁Z hang ▁J ing ▁returned ▁to ▁public ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁under ▁his ▁original ▁surname ▁Z hang , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁supre me ▁commander ▁of ▁Sh a an xi , ▁but ▁the ▁em peror ▁with d rew ▁the ▁appointment ▁after ▁Z hang ▁J ing ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁irregular ities ▁in ▁handling ▁military ▁funds ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Gu ang d ong . ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 1 , ▁Z hang ▁J ing ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Re venue ▁in ▁Nan j ing , ▁the ▁secondary ▁capital , ▁but ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁from ▁his ▁period ▁of ▁m our ning ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Nan j ing ▁Minister ▁of ▁Re venue ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Nan j ing ▁Minister ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁largely ▁cer emon ial ▁minister ▁roles ▁in ▁Nan j