By 703, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong had become resentful of Wei Yuanzhong, who by now was a senior chancellor, for dressing down their brother Zhang Changyi (張昌儀) and rejecting the promotion of another brother Zhang Changqi (張昌期).
Med posamezniki, ki jim je omogočila napredovanje v pozni letih sta tudi Cui Xuanwei崔玄暐 in Zhang Jiazhen 張嘉貞.