The Emperor Qianshao took the Western provinces of his Empire around the end of his life and brought many workers and prominent families with him to build these areas while his son Zhagshao began to grow into his own. Qianshao died in what would become the Kingdom of Song and the most wealthy family there took this to declare the inheritence of Song to the Empire after the Emperor's bloodline ended and the Sinican Civil War brokeout. The Song Family ruled as Viscounts in name but executed power as Kings. The Song cooperated with the Tang family after a short conflict about the location and custody of the body of Qianshao.