In July of the same year, Anda invaded Shanxi and looted Taiyuan and Lu 'an. After Zhai Peng returned to the palace, he was in charge of military affairs in Lu Yu, and was subordinate to the Governor. After the resumption of official duties, Zhai Peng has built more than 390 miles of frontier fortress, dug trenches and built walls, added 292 wharves, 14 wharves, built 1500 camps, reclaimed14,900 hectares, and recruited 1500 new troops, all in abel tamata. The frontier garrison was redeployed, and the tactical principle of "defending in wartime and attacking in defense" was formulated, eliminating the disadvantages of simple defense in the past. In the meantime, there is also a kind of "preparation record" that is popular. In March of the 23rd year of Jiajing, due to Zhai Peng's active retreat from the enemy, he was promoted to the post of Minister of War and concurrently served as the right deputy capital of Douchayuan. At that time, Yan Song monopolized power in North Korea, but seeing that Zhai Peng was a rare talent, he decided to form a private political party. He personally inscribed a plaque-"Shangshufu" and sent his confidant to Zhai Peng's hometown. Unexpectedly, I am not grateful, and the directors are still selfless, even Yan's wings are not selfish. His character that he can't please his superiors or accommodate his subordinates doomed his career to be bumpy and unable to end his position.
According to the county records, Zhai Peng once wrote a poem: "Only an inch of heart hangs on the throne, and there is no ruler to reach the gate of power." This can give a glimpse of his feelings. According to Zhai Peng's genealogy, when Yan Song's son and official minister Yan Shifan went to Shanhaiwei to "read the border", he stopped by Shangshufu in the east of Funing Drum Tower to visit Zhai Fu. In the teahouse, I occasionally saw a banner hanging in the purlin, which was a poem by Zhai Peng. At that time, Yanshi didn't sweat it. He has repeatedly praised Zhai Peng for his pure calligraphy skill and vigorous brushwork, which has the potential to swallow Changhong. When Yan Shifan returned to Zhaifu, he suddenly found that the flag was gone, so he became suspicious. Since then, the gap between Yan and Zhai has deepened. In the first month of the 23rd year of Jiajing, the emperor ordered Zhai Penggen to eliminate the border troubles (which was impossible under the historical conditions at that time), and his responsibility was very urgent. Although he tried his best to drive away the flies, he failed to get what he wanted because of various restrictions. At this time, the monster took the opportunity to slander, and the traitor used the topic to play slander. Zhai Peng asked for dismissal, but the emperor refused. In September of the same year, due to Jizhou's satrap, Zhu scattered all the roads to prevent autumn soldiers, and the Ministry of War's minister Mao Bowen scattered three-level guest soldiers, Anda took the opportunity to make a fort in October, and broke the wall in Wanquan, from Shunshengchuan to Yuzhou, drawing Fugu, reaching Wanxian, and martial law in the capital. The emperor was furious. At this time, military advisers Yang Benshen and Dai Menggui took the opportunity to stay in Zhai Peng, which shocked the enemy. The emperor sent officials to arrest and imprison Zhai Peng.
Three months later, Zhai Peng was sentenced to exile. Zhai Peng, the security officer, was stopped by the local people when he was passing through Hexi affairs. Everyone called Zhai Shangshu wronged. He was sent back to the capital and sent to prison again. Jiajing died in prison on June 7th, 24th.
After Zhai Peng's death, folk artists quickly made up a film, in which there were plots of traitors in Yan State harming Zhongliang. Later, Zhai Peng's second son, Wei Hui, found out that they had spent a lot of money on the film. In the second year (AD 1568), the court appointed Zhai as Xue, held a memorial service for him, and sent Yongping magistrate to hold a memorial service for him. In April of the fifth year of the Apocalypse (AD 1625), Zhai Peng's great-grandson Zhai Lingyun and others built a tombstone in the east of Nanguan Road in Funing, engraved with a eulogy saying that the governor of Zhai Peng was determined to win in a major town, so he was able to conform to the situation and write down loyalty, honor and disgrace many times.