Tian Hongzheng
It is not completely clear when He Chongshun was born, but it appeared that he was born in either 806 or 807. His father [[He Jintao]] was an officer of Weibo Circuit, and had served under the military governors [[Tian Hongzheng]] and [[Shi Xiancheng]]. In 829, when, at Shi's request, [[Emperor Wenzong of Tang|Emperor Wenzong]] transferred Shi to Hezhong Circuit (河中, headquartered in modern [[Yuncheng, Shanxi]]) and divided Weibo into two circuits — Weibo, with the imperial general Li Ting () as military governor, and carving out three prefectures to have Shi's son Shi Xiaozhang () as military governor — the Weibo soldiers mutinied under He Jintao's leadership and killed Shi Xiancheng. Eventually, after He Jintao defeated Li Ting in battle, the imperial government capitulated, reversed the division of Weibo, and made He Jintao military governor.