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He was a martial arts hero with a very low presence in history, and also the ancestor of the Changsun family, which was extremely influential during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

As the Tuoba clan rose in the desert, he grew up in the terrifying shadow of internal and external feuds. He chose his nephew Tuoba Gui, who was still in a weak position, to rebuild a more powerful Northern Wei Empire on the ruins of Dai. From then on, his life began to change.

He led the army at the age of 14 and accumulated military merits. After that, he became a prime minister, accumulated rich experience in governing the country, and became an important figure influencing the court in the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

He joined other meritorious officials in hearing cases and handling lawsuits at Zhichemen, and was ranked as one of the Eight Lords. He assisted the talented Tuoba Tao in getting through the initial difficult times.

He was a wise general who was good at choosing sides, and he had a firm grasp on the short-lived Northern Wei emperors.

He was Changsun Song, the Grand Commandant of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the King of Beiping.

"Chang Sun Song is generous, elegant, and magnanimous."

"At the age of fourteen, he replaced his father, Chang Sun Ren, as Lord Nanbu and commanded the army."

"In the 39th year after the founding of the country, Emperor Zhaocheng of Dai, Tuoba Shiyijian, passed away."

"At that time, the tribes were rebellious, and the Former Qin Emperor Fu Jian took the opportunity to send troops to attack and destroy the Dai Kingdom, dividing it into two parts, the east and the west."

"Liu Kuren and Liu Weichen will take charge of the affairs of the tribe respectively, and Changsun Song, Yuan Ta and others will lead their people to join Liu Kuren."

"When Liu Kuren's son Liu Xian was planning to launch an uprising, Chang Sun Song led more than 700 of his former subordinates and fellow villagers to betray Liu Xian and flee, and were about to reach Wuyuan."

"At that time, Tuoba Wu, the son of Emperor Zhaocheng's son Tuoba Shijun, also gathered his people and ascended the throne. Changsun Song planned to submit to him."

"On the way, I met Wuwo, who said that Tuoba Wu was the son of the father who caused the rebellion, and persuaded Changsun Song to submit to Emperor Daowu Tuoba Gui, the grandson of Emperor Zhaocheng."

"Chang Sun Song didn't make a decision. Wu Wu pulled back his ox head and Chang Sun Song reluctantly obeyed him."

"Chang Sun Song met Emperor Daowu at the San Han Pavilion and then submitted to Emperor Daowu."

"In the first month of the first year of the reign of Emperor Daowu, he ascended the throne of Dai, established the Northern Wei regime, and appointed Changsun Song as the Lord of the South."

"In the first month of the second year of Dengguo, Changsun Song was rewarded by Emperor Daowu for his meritorious service."

"In the seventh year of Dengguo, Maoxian, the leader of the Qili tribe in the west, rebelled against the Northern Wei and fled. Emperor Daowu sent Zhangsun Song to lead an army to pursue him and defeated Maoxian."

"Later, Changsun Song continued to make military achievements. When he followed Emperor Daowu to conquer Zhongshan, he was appointed governor of Jizhou and granted the title of Duke of Julu. Later, he was changed to Shizhong."

"In the first year of Tianxing, Emperor Daowu went on tour. At that time, General Yin Guo of the Right Army was in Jizhou, supervising the collection of rent and taxes."

"When they heard that Emperor Daowu was going to return north, they plotted a rebellion and planned to capture Xindu."

"Chang Sun Song, then General of Annan, captured him and escorted him to Zhongshan, where Emperor Daowu ordered him to be beheaded."

"On the first day of April of the same year, Emperor Daowu appointed Changsun Song as Minister of Education."

"Later, Changsun Song was appointed governor of Xiangzhou and given the title of Duke of Nanping. He was praised wherever he served."

"In October of the sixth year of Tianci, Emperor Daowu's second son, Qinghe Prince Tuoba Shao, rebelled and murdered Emperor Daowu."

"Soon after, Emperor Daowu's eldest son, Prince of Qi Tuoba Si, killed Tuoba Shao and ascended the throne. He changed the reign title to Yongxing and became Emperor Mingyuan."

"After Emperor Mingyuan ascended the throne, he issued an edict ordering Changsun Song and Beixin Hou An to handle civil lawsuits together, select talented people and appoint capable people to positions, and rectify the moral principles of human relations."

"On the first day of the first month of the second year of Yongxing, Emperor Mingyuan issued an edict ordering Changsun Song and others to march north to attack the Rouran."

"In May of the same year, Changsun Song and his men returned from the desert. The Rouran chased them and besieged them in Niuchuan."

"On May 21, Emperor Mingyuan personally led a large army to the north to attack the Rouran, who fled upon hearing the news."

"On December 30th of the third year of Yongxing, Emperor Mingyuan issued an edict ordering Changsun Song, Marquis of Shanyang Xijin, Marquis of Beixin Antong, Marquis of Baima Cuihong and eight others to sit on the right side of the carriage door."

"He handled various matters such as the interrogation of prisoners, and made sure they were fair and accurate, so he was called the Eight Lords at the time."

"On February 12, the fourth year of Yongxing, Emperor Mingyuan climbed the tiger enclosure and shot a tiger; he gave varying amounts of cloth to Changsun Song and others."

"On February 18th of the second year of Taichang, Sima Wensi, the Prince of Qiao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, sent an envoy, Wang Liang, to the Northern Wei court to submit a petition, requesting that an army be sent to attack Liu Yu, a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"Emperor Mingyuan ordered Zhangsun Song to lead the troops to attack Liu Yu. They fought in Pancheng, and each won and lost. Then Emperor Mingyuan ordered the troops to stop fighting."

"On October 11 of the same year, Emperor Mingyuan issued an edict ordering Changsun Song and others to return to the capital."

"In November, Changsun Song and his troops arrived in Leping."

"Emperor Mingyuan ordered Changsun Song to send Eqing, Zhou Ji and others with Shusun Jian to attack the Dingling people of Xishan, such as Zhai Shu and Luo Zhi, and to return after completely destroying their forces."

Su Shi: Changsun Song's father, Changsun Ren, was the southern leader of the Tuoba Xianbei, and was a high-ranking official of the Tuoba Xianbei, which was on the rise at the time.

When Emperor Lie Tuoba Yihuai, who was posthumously honored as the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, died, his second brother Emperor Zhaocheng Shiyijian was still studying abroad.

The nobles in the country originally supported his younger brother Tuoba Gu, but because Tuoba Gu was an honest child and knew that his eldest brother favored his second brother, he personally went to Hou Zhao to invite his second brother to return to the country to inherit the throne of tribal leader.

Shi Yijian was an excellent student studying abroad. After witnessing the development and changes of the Later Zhao Dynasty, he appointed officials and built a capital during his reign. He fought wars on all sides and finally established the once powerful Dai Kingdom in the north.

When Chang Sun Song was fourteen years old, he succeeded his father as Lord of the South.

Zhang Sunsong, who brought in capital to invest, led the army on behalf of his father and fought for the new Dai Kingdom, and also got off to a good start in his first business venture.

At this time, he had grown into a generous, elegant, and extraordinary nobleman, with great affinity and leadership skills.

However, the Dai Kingdom was unlucky and encountered the powerful Former Qin Dynasty. It had to roll up its arms and struggle to survive.

Unfortunately, the Tuoba family was in internal strife again, and Shiyijian was murdered by his eldest son Tuoba Shijun.

Soon after, the State of Dai faced the disaster of national destruction.

At this time, Chang Sun Song was not even twenty years old, but he had already experienced the pain of losing his country.

Fortunately, the Five Barbarians at that time rose and fell quickly, and the people of the grassland were open-minded. Chang Sun Song had no time to be sad, so he took his tribe and temporarily submitted to Liu Kuren.

Speaking of which, Liu Kuren was not an outsider. Born in the Xiongnu Gudu tribe, Liu Kuren was the nephew of Tuoba Shiyijian. He was a generous and righteous man. After Shiyijian's death, he took good care of Tuoba Gui and his son.

If it weren't for his son Liu Xian being extremely dishonest, Liu Kuren's family would have been able to have a good life in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After Liu Xian murdered his uncle Liu Juan, he wanted to kill Tuoba Gui as well.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xian had a very bad reputation among people, and even his advisers betrayed him and told Tuoba Gui about Liu Xian's conspiracy.

Tuoba Gui, who was on guard, began to gather his old subordinates and prepared to start his grand ambition.

Chang Sun Song also looked down on Liu Xian, so he led more than 700 members of his clan and fellow villagers to seek better opportunities elsewhere.

When passing through Wuyuan, he met an old friend named Wu Wo, and the two started chatting. Wu Wo asked Chang Sun Song where he was going.

Chang Sun Song said that he heard that Tuoba Wu, the son of Tuoba Shijun, was recruiting troops to rebuild the Dai Kingdom, and he planned to join him.

Although Wuwo and Tuobawo have the same name, they have different hearts. He spoke righteously to Changsun Song. From this, it is not difficult to see that after years of sinicization, these rough drafts from the grassland have a deep understanding of the Han culture of loyalty and filial piety.

After hearing this, Chang Sun Song thought it made sense, but then he fell into confusion again.

Wu Wo, who had already confirmed his eye contact with Tuoba Gui, suggested to Chang Sun Song that he should think carefully about the man who was recuperating in the Helan tribe.

"When Liu Yu, a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, attacked Yao Hong, the emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty, Emperor Mingyuan gave Changsun Song a seal."

"He inspected the military affairs east of Taihang Mountain, took a carriage to the plain, and arranged the troops along the north bank of the Yellow River and stopped at the bank city. The army suffered many defeats."

"Emperor Mingyuan ordered Changsun Song to lend Liu Yu the road. Liu Yu saw Changsun Song's banners and carriage canopy while in the boat, and gave him wine from Ling Lake and food from south of the Yangtze River, which Changsun Song delivered to the capital."

"Emperor Mingyuan ordered Zhangsun Song to thank Liu Yu with a generous gift. Emperor Mingyuan also ordered the selection of elite soldiers to prepare for battle."

"If Liu Yu passes westward, he will lead his elite troops southward to Peng and Pei. If Liu Yu does not pass on time, he will only lead his troops to follow them."

"When they reach the area between Xiaoshan and Shan County, they will definitely confront Yao Hong, one will die and one will be injured, and the soldiers will be exhausted."

"Wait until autumn, then slowly take advantage of the opportunity to move out, so that Liu Yu's head can be obtained without a fight."

"So Shusun Jian and others went along the Yellow River to Luoshui. Liu Yu entered Hangu Pass."

"Changsun Song, Shusun Jian and others crossed the river southward from Chenggao. All the garrisons of the Eastern Jin Dynasty saw the dust and fled in disarray."

"Liu Yu conquered Chang'an, and Changsun Song withdrew his troops."

"In the eighth year of Taichang, Emperor Mingyuan fell seriously ill and asked Changsun Song about his affairs after his death. Emperor Mingyuan then made a plan in the palace."

"So the emperor ordered Tuoba Tao to take charge of state affairs, and Changsun Song to serve as the left assistant."

"On the sixth day of the eleventh month of the eighth year of Taichang, Emperor Mingyuan died. His will ordered Sikong Xijin to give the captured military supplies to the ministers, from Changsun Song down to the soldiers, all of whom received varying amounts."

"On the ninth day of the eleventh month, Tuoba Tao succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Taiwu."

"In December, Emperor Taiwu promoted Changsun Song to the title of King of Beiping and appointed him as the Minister of State."

"In the second year of Shiguang, Emperor Taiwu issued an edict to ask the ministers which of the two, Daxia and Rouran, should be conquered first."

"Changsun Song and Pingyang Wang Changsun Han, Sikong Xijin and others said that Daxia should not become a scourge if it settles down. The Rouran have been a scourge on the border for generations, and the Rouran Khan Dadan should be conquered first."

"If we catch up with them, we can seize their livestock, which is enough to enrich our country. If we can't catch up with them, we can hunt in Yinshan Mountain and kill as many animals as possible to enrich our military supplies, which is more than defeating a small country."

“The migration of the Dadan is like the flight of a bird. If you chase them too fast, you can’t last long. If you have too many people, you can’t catch up.”

"Helian Bobo, the emperor of Daxia, has only a thousand miles of territory. His punishments and policies are cruel and tyrannical. He is abandoned by humans and gods. Daxia should be conquered first."

"Shangshu Liu Jie and Wujing Hou Anyuan requested to pacify the Northern Yan Emperor Feng Ba first."

"Emperor Taiwu remained silent and then headed westward for inspection."

"It happened that Helian Bobo died, and Guanzhong was in chaos. Emperor Taiwu discussed conquering Guanzhong."

"Chang Sunsong and others said that if they defended the city and waited for the enemy to tire, Da Tan would take advantage of the situation and attack. This is a dangerous approach."

"The Emperor Taiwu then asked the Heavenly Master Kou Qianzhi about the hidden matters, and Kou Qianzhi advised him to send troops."

"Du Chaozhi agreed to make this happen, and Cui Hao discussed the benefits of conquering the west. Changsun Song and others insisted that it was not possible."

"Emperor Taiwu was furious and accused Changsun Song of corruption while in office and sent warriors to humiliate him."

"On the second day of March of the same year, Emperor Taiwu promoted Changsun Song to the position of Grand Commandant."

"On April 29th of the second year of the Shenxian reign, Emperor Taiwu launched a northern expedition against the Rouran and ordered Changsun Song and Lou Fulian, Duke of Guangling, to stay in the capital, Pingcheng."

"On September 13th of the fourth year of the Shenxian reign, Emperor Taiwu promoted Changsun Song to the rank of General of the State."

"From then on, whenever Emperor Taiwu sent troops to fight, Changsun Song would stay in Pingcheng as a senior official, sitting in the court and deciding on criminal penalties and lawsuits."

"On the twelfth day of the first month of the third year of Taiyan, Changsun Song died at the age of eighty, and was posthumously named King Xuan."

"When Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong was in power, he honored the meritorious officials of the previous dynasty and offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple with Changsun Song."

Bai Juyi: Changsun Song said that he did not understand this young man who was a generation younger than himself and had not yet considered him as a candidate for allegiance.

After saying this, he urged the green ox pulling the cart and prepared to find a place to talk quietly.

Wu Wo didn't want to let go of Chang Sun Song, such a talented person, so he rushed forward and grabbed the ox's head.

Then he told him some extraordinary stories about Tuoba Gui, which gave Chang Sun Song a new understanding of this posthumous son who was 13 years younger than him. He then reluctantly decided to go to the Helan tribe to find out.

When Tuoba Gui heard that Changsun Song, who had once recognized Lord Nanbu, had led his troops back, he was overjoyed and immediately rushed to Sanhan Pavilion to welcome his uncle.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people had a short lifespan and there were constant wars, so early marriage was common. The Tuoba tribe was particularly prominent in this regard. They usually got married and had children at the age of twelve or thirteen, and often became grandfathers before they were thirty.

Early marriage and early childbearing damaged people’s health, causing the life span of the Tuoba royal family to become increasingly shorter.

Although Chang Sun Song was not yet thirty years old at this time, his many years of leadership career and traveling around had already given him an eye for identifying people.

Looking at this heroic and mature nephew in front of him, he seemed to see a bright future for himself, so he changed his original intention and had a pleasant conversation with him.

After Tuoba Gui showed enough respect and domineering spirit, Changsun Song immediately expressed his loyalty and surrender, officially joined the Northern Wei Group and started his second business venture.

Zhang Sun Song, who led his people to return at the beginning of Tuoba Gui's business, received due rewards and successfully resumed the position of Lord Nanbu that the family had held for many years.

At this time, the Northern Wei Joint-Stock Company had just opened for business and still retained many of its original official positions. The Southern Lords were obviously the remains of the old tribal alliance.

Being able to take charge of a region again, Chang Sun Song did not follow the wrong person.

Chang Sun Song was positively motivated and naturally became more courageous as he fought. He followed Tuoba Gui and began to challenge the newly emerging grassland power, the Rouran.

During the battle, Changsun Song performed very bravely. He took the lead and killed Wu Ji, the leader of the Rouran tribe.

The fact that they were able to challenge the Rouran showed that Tuoba Gui's company was performing well and that it already had the ability to fight across borders.

Tuoba Gui was a wise and capable founding emperor, but he was also a guy with a bad temper.

There were many monarchs with bad tempers in that era. After all, everyone grew up in chaos and war, and it would be strange if they didn't have violent tendencies.

Some people couldn't stand Tuoba Gui's violent temper, and running away from home became commonplace in the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Mao Xian, a leader from the Western Region of the Northern Wei Dynasty who was from the Qili tribe, rebelled against the Wei Dynasty and eloped. Chang Sun Song was ordered to lead his army to pursue and kill him, attacking them all the way.

This made Lord Maoxian pay a heavy price for his adventure, and also allowed Changsun Song to gain military merit and demonstrate his loyalty. (End of this chapter)