李吉甫
However, it was said that while Emperor Xianzong felt compelled to demote Pei, he continued to trust Pei's advice, and later in the year, after Li Jifu was sent out of the capital to serve as the military governor of Huainan Circuit (淮南, headquartered in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu), he made Pei "Zhongshu Shilang" (中書侍郎), the deputy head of the legislative bureau, and "de facto" chancellor with the title "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" (同中書門下平章事). He was also put in charge of editing the imperial history. Pei, who was said to be young for a chancellor, carried out several reforms: