Yang Zhao
By 750, however, a realistic threat against Li Linfu's power was rising—as Ji Wen and [[Yang Guozhong|Yang Zhao]], the cousin to Emperor Xuanzong's then-favorite concubine [[Consort Yang Yuhuan]]—were aligned with each other, and they had Li Linfu's close associates Xiao Jiong (蕭炅) and Song Hun (宋渾) demoted, to gradually reduce Li Linfu's power, with the intent of having Yang Zhao replace Li Linfu. Ji, soon, was also ingratiating An Lushan, and An was repeatedly recommending him. Subsequently in 751, Ji was made the deputy military governor of Hedong, which was under An's command at the time.