Li Song (李崧) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Song was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Death

AD 948 乃自誣伏，族誅
Clan execution after coerced false confession
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 43

Attested activity

AD 948 出帝即位以崧兼判三司…族誅
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passages 43, 247

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Li Song (李崧幼女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 40
Kin of Wang Ning (王凝)
nephew 甥
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 39
Sibling of Li Yu (李嶼)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 33
Sibling of Li Yan (李{山義})
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 33

Kinship Role clan · Quantity entire clan
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passages 29, 43

Career and standing

concurrent head of the Three Departments 兼判三司
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 247
Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太師
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 28

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation Lived under
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 31
Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 247
Polity Id liao · Relation Detained by
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 29
At Zhenzhou 鎮州 · Relation Detained at
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 29

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 42

Events and relationships

Clan exterminated
Political · Victim
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 43
Falsely denounced
Political · Accused
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 39
Relation Friend of · Person Xu Taifu (徐臺符)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 44

Assessments and attributes

Item buried gold and treasure 金寶 · Relation Owned
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 32

References in the histories

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Miscellaneous Biographies 37: Li Song, Li Lin, Jia Wei, Duan Xiyao, Zhang Yun, Wang Song, Pei Hao, Wang Renyu, Pei Yu, Wang Yan, Ma Zhongji, Zhao Yanyi · 17 passages

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高祖崩，出帝即位，以崧兼判三司，與馮玉對掌樞密。 When Gaozu died, the Deposed Emperor ascended the throne and made Song concurrently head the Three Departments, sharing Secretariat affairs with Feng Yu.

是時，晉兵敗契丹於陽城，趙延壽在幽州，詐言思歸以誘晉兵，崧等信之。 At that time Jin forces defeated the Khitan at Yangcheng; Zhao Yanshou at Youzhou falsely claimed he wished to return home to lure Jin troops, and Song and the others believed him.

其後漢高祖出居太原，重威代為侍衞使，崧亦數稱重威之材，於是漢高祖以崧為排己，深恨之。 Later Gaozu took up residence at Taiyuan and Chongwei replaced him as commander of the guard; Song also repeatedly praised Chongwei's abilities, so Gaozu took Song as working against him and deeply resented him.

崧又信延壽之詐以為然，卒以重威將大兵，其後敗于中渡，晉遂以亡。 Song also believed Yanshou's deception; in the end Chongwei was put in command of the main army, was afterwards defeated at Zhongdu, and Jin perished.

契丹耶律德光犯京師，德光素聞延壽等稱崧為人，及入京師，謂人曰：「吾破南朝，得崧一人而已！」 The Khitan ruler Yelü Deguang attacked the capital; Deguang had long heard Yanshou and others praise Song; on entering the city he told his followers, "In conquering the Southern Court I have gained only Li Song!"

乃拜崧太子太師。 He then appointed Song grand preceptor of the heir apparent.

契丹北還，命崧以族俱行，留之鎮州。 When the Khitan withdrew north, they ordered Song to travel with his whole clan and kept him at Zhenzhou.

其後麻荅棄鎮州，崧與馮道等得還。 Later, when the Khitan general Mada abandoned Zhenzhou, Song returned with Feng Dao and the others.

高祖素不悅崧，又為怨者譖之，言崧為契丹所厚，故崧遇漢權臣，常惕惕為謙謹，莫敢有所忤。 Gaozu had never liked Song, and rivals slandered him as having been favored by the Khitan; so when Song dealt with powerful men of the Later Han he was always timid, humble, and careful never to give offense.

漢高祖入京師，以崧第賜蘇逢吉，崧家遭亂，多埋金寶，逢吉悉有之。 When Later Han Gaozu entered the capital he gave Song's residence to Su Fengji; during the chaos Song's family had buried much gold and treasure, and Fengji seized it all.

而崧弟嶼、{山義}與逢吉子弟同舍，酒酣，出怨言，以為奪我第。 Song's younger brothers Yu and Yan shared lodgings with Fengji's sons and nephews; when drunk they complained that their family home had been seized.