 He submitted this proposal to the imperial court despite his junior officials' advice and was promptly dismissed in favour of Yang Yong ().Local situations did not improve with the appointment, however, and the local officials soon found themselves besieged by the rebels again.The new Protector Xia Yu (), a man with some experience with Qiang rebellions, was attacked by a rebel contingent led by Qiang chieftain Dianyu () at the Herding Office () of Hanyang Commandery (present-day Tianshui) and He Xun once again led troops for relief.