Li Fengji
In 808, by which time Emperor Dezong's grandson Emperor Xianzong was emperor, Li Fengji served as the deputy to Duan Pingzhong (段平仲) on a diplomatic mission to Nanzhao. After Li Fengji returned from the mission in 809, he was made "Cibu Langzhong" (祠部郎中), a supervisorial official at the ministry of rites (禮部, "Libu"), and later "Yousi Langzhong" (右司郎中), a supervisorial official under the secretaries general of the executive bureau (尚書省, "Shangshu Sheng"). In 811, he was made an imperial attendant (給事中, "Jishizhong"). In 812, he was made an attendant scholar to the studies of the crown prince Li Heng and other imperial princes, along with Li Ju (李巨). In 814, he was made "Zhongshu Sheren" (中書舍人), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau (中書省, "Zhongshu Sheng"). In 816, he was put in charge of the imperial examinations for that year. Later that year, he was made "Menxia Shilang" (門下侍郎), the deputy head of the examination bureau, and "de facto" chancellor with the title "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" (同中書門下平章事); he was also given the honorary title of "Chaoyi Daifu" (朝議大夫). According to the "Old Book of Tang", Li Fengji was treacherous and used his machination to harm others.