 Emperor Wu comforted him and had him take over Yuwen Hu's post of "Da Zhongzhai" (大冢宰) -- but reduced the power of the post from being prime minister to only being minister of palace affairs, therefore reducing Yuwen Xian's authority while ostensibly promoting him.Yuwen Zhi was still jealous of Yuwen Xian, and several times advised Emperor Wu to execute Yuwen Xian.Emperor Wu refused.