 Both Qian Hong and Chen Qian wrote reports to Emperor Wu to accuse each other of incompetence.Emperor Wu eventually reassigned Qian Hong to be the Inspector of Liang Province.In 271, the Xianbei chieftain Tufa Shujineng () started a rebellion in Beidi Commandery (北地郡; around present-day Tongchuan, Shaanxi) and led his tribal forces to attack Jincheng Commandery (金城郡; around present-day Yuzhong County, Gansu).