My personal opinion on Gensokyo

The young man casually sat down cross-legged and continued asking questions.

"So, what do you want?"

"Um……"

Kaguya also sat on the tatami like Shang Yang, took out a fan from somewhere, and opened it to cover her smile.

"By the way, Shang Yang, I heard you say that there are records of me in the history of other worlds?"

"Of course, there's probably The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter in many other worlds."

Shang Yang did not hide anything from Kaguya.

"But there are different versions. Some mention the Moon City, some don't, and some have different plots."

"So tell me, what are my requirements in those stories?"

Kaguya asked curiously.

"I say, you don't think you have given it any thought at all and just want to do it according to the story..."

Youth seal 7 覇? Si Qi 咝污留月/沂-吐槽.

"Tsk... stingy, I won't do that. I've already thought about it."

Yi O Yi. Qi⑷⑸Jiu Fu? Jiu Ba curled her lips, Her Royal Highness the Princess disdainfully.

"Just think it over, then tell me about it?"

As he spoke, Shang Yang picked up a cup of tea from somewhere and began to sip it slowly.

"Among the suitors, there are five with the highest status."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City closed her fan and looked serious.

"I'm going to ask them for... I won't tell you!"

"cough……"

Shang Yang was choked directly...

In the afternoon of the same day, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City will have a blind date meeting.

Please don’t mind the name of the blind date party. Anyway, Kaguya put forward her requirements, and the suitors must find the treasure requested by Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City and give it to her.

The first one is Prince Shizhu of the Wang family.

After Prince Shizhu entered the inner room, behind the curtain, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City opened her cherry lips.

"In the far west, there is a treasure called 'Danterian's Bookcase.' It contains 906,666 phantom books that record the wisdom of demons. Please, Prince, fetch them for me."

"……ha?!"

Using demonic energy to cover himself, the young man with messy hair who was sitting beside a group of people suddenly had a dark face.

I have a feeling that allowing Princess Moon City to be exposed to anime and comics in advance in recent years will turn The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter into a disappointing story.

...Dantrian's bookshelf, Kaguya, how do you want him to find this thing?

Prince Shizhu went out with a puzzled look on his face. Shang Yang held his forehead, unable to bear to see the poor man leave.

The court's right minister, Abe no Miyabi, was the second to come in. Behind the curtain, Kaguya opened her cherry lips again.

"Somewhere in this world, there is a girl named Shana. She is a Fire Mist Warrior who secretly protects humanity from being devoured by the Crimson World's followers and has signed a contract with the Crimson World Demon. Please, Right Minister, find her and bring her to me."

……puff!

Shang Yang almost vomited a mouthful of blood. Kaguya, let this right minister go find Shana. You think he didn't die fast enough, right? Let's not talk about how he would go to the Shakugan World. Even if he found it, I'm afraid my first reaction would be to kill this old man. You are killing someone with a borrowed knife.

[……puff!]

Miss Lord God almost wanted to vomit blood. Now Miss Lord God felt that the story of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was over...

Similarly, the Right Minister Abe no Miyabi also went out with a puzzled look on his face, and Shang Yang sighed.

Farewell, brother.

The third one was the Grand Minister of the Imperial Court, Otomo Miyuki. Kaguya suppressed her laughter and spoke softly.

"Somewhere in Japan, there is a woman named Tousaka Rin. The black stockings she wears are truly precious treasures. Please go and get them for me. If possible, please also paint a portrait of her and bring it back."

...I vomited too early just now. Is it okay for me to vomit blood now?

Shang Yang could no longer look directly at Kaguya. He had to kill her. This man had to be killed, no matter whether he could find her or not. Peeping at Miss Rin's black stockings was a dead end.

I don't even need to do anything. If he dares to go to the Moon World, I guarantee that tens of thousands of time travelers will immediately travel over at the same time to dismember him. Among them is probably a leader named Chen, who will definitely go with the Imperial Fleet.

Kaguya, I'd better kill you. If you keep talking, there will be a river of blood.

Shang Yang sighed as he sent the Grand Minister away with a look of extreme pity.

I vomited blood today, and I'm afraid I must have lost too much blood.

Then came the fourth-ranking Chunagon, Ishigami Maro. Kaguya coughed lightly and continued.

"There's a great Japanese writer named Hikaru Sugii. His novel, 'The Diary of God,' is a rare masterpiece. The heroine, Alice, is very lovable. Please fetch all nine volumes for me. Then find Miss Alice and have her sign the novel and give it to me."

This is okay... shit, it's not okay at all.

Although it seems much simpler, it is still impossible. The first edition of "God's Notebook" will have to wait until a thousand years later, and Alice doesn't know which world she is in.

Watching the obviously happy Chunagon leave, Shang Yang held his forehead with his hand.

When I learned the truth, tears came to my eyes...

The last one is Fujiwara no Fuhito.

Shang Yang casually glanced at the nobles in hunting clothes who slowly entered.

Fujiwara no Fuhito had not changed much compared to ten years ago, but in the eyes of the young man with shaggy hair, Fujiwara no Fuhito had changed. He was sick with a disease called desire for power. Like those powerful ministers in history who died soon after losing their power, power had become a part of his life. If the power he held was taken away now, I believe he would die soon as well.

Without paying too much attention, Shang Yang continued to watch the show.

Kaguya looked at Shang Yang beside her and smiled. She had heard from Shang Yang the story of what Ai had experienced ten years ago. Although Shang Yang and Ai felt that there was no point in dealing with Fujiwara no Fuhito now, and Ai didn't want to bother with him anymore, this did not prevent Kaguya from wanting to vent her anger for Ai and improve Ai's favorability.

Clearing her throat, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City spoke calmly.

"I have heard that across the sea, in the prosperous Tang Kingdom, as prosperous as the Buddha's paradise, there is a sacred treasure passed down from ancient times, a symbol of power for successive emperors—the Imperial Seal and the Heshi Bi. Please go and fetch it for me."

"This this……"

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara no Fuhito broke out in a cold sweat. How dare he set his sights on the Tang Dynasty's sacred artifact?

But even so, Fujiwara no Fuhito gritted his teeth and retreated.

...You are going to kill him.

Seeing Fujiwara no Buhideng leaving, Shang Yang felt really sad for him. The first four items could be said to be a rip-off, as they were things they could not find no matter how hard they looked, but the treasure that Fujiwara no Buhideng was looking for was different.

The whereabouts of the Heshi Bi were known to the ministers who knew about the Tang Dynasty. The Heshi Bi was in the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire.

The key question is, did Fujiwara no Fuhito dare to go to the Daming Palace in Chang'an to ask the Tang emperor to give him the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi?

...I'm afraid that as soon as he finishes speaking, he will be beheaded by His Highness Yu Hanyuan.

Even if he stole it, even if he succeeded and brought the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi back to Japan, it is estimated that the Tang navy would come back with him, and there would probably be 100,000 Tang soldiers on board, and maybe even the black-armored cavalry.

So, take care...

Seeing Fujiwara no Fuhito leave, Kaguya stood up happily, stretched rather inelegantly, walked to Shang Yang in three or two steps, and smiled lightly.

"Finally, I can relax for a while. Let's go, Shangyang. I want to soak in the hot springs. Last night's hot pot was delicious. Let's make that tonight. I also want to stay up all night watching anime. You can watch it with me."

The Princess of the Moon City stated her requests one by one without any intention of being polite to the young man.

"Ugh……"

Sighing, the young man stood up reluctantly and summoned the Green Lotus of his Yuanshen.

Since we can’t stop it anyway, let’s go.

Fujiwara-kyo, the residence of the second-rank Minister of the Interior.

When the two Grand Chamberlains, Fujiwara no Ason Fuhito, returned to the mansion with gloomy faces, the attendants saw the Grand Chamberlains' ugly faces and avoided them, not daring to say a word.

As the power of the Grand Minister has grown over the years, his prestige within the Fujiwara clan has grown, and over the years, the mansion has become much quieter.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

A beautiful girl came up and asked Fujiwara Fuhito curiously.

"...This is not something you should ask. Go back to your room."

The Lord Chamberlain frowned and lectured his daughter in great dissatisfaction.

The beautiful girl was frightened and quickly stepped aside. Fujiwara no Fuhito didn't even look at her and walked straight into the mansion.

Meihong watched her strange father walk away and lowered her head dejectedly.

PS1: I thought about it for a long time whether to change this part, and then decided not to change it.

PS2: According to the Eternal Night Trace, the original owner of the five treasures was Kaguya Houraiyama herself. She asked the suitor for the treasures that were her own, which actually meant that she didn't want to agree to the proposal. Therefore, the changes here will not affect Kaguya's spell cards.

Volume 2: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: Chapter 43: Privately Created Treasures

Fujiwara-kyo, the residence of the second-rank Minister of the Interior.

In the study of the mansion, Fujiwara no Fuhito stared at the row of attendants standing in front of him with a sullen face. After a long silence, he opened his mouth to ask.

"Princess Kaguya asked me to fetch for her the Tang Dynasty's sage's treasures—the Imperial Seal and the Heshi Bi. What do you think I should do?"

Upon hearing this, the attendants were all shocked and looked at each other in bewilderment.

...The treasure of the saint of Tang Dynasty, is this a suicide mission?

An attendant stepped forward and bowed to Fujiwara no Fuhito, filled with righteous indignation.

"Your Excellency, Lord Minister of the Interior, this Kaguya-hime is deliberately humiliating you. I heard that the treasures that Kaguya-hime requested from Prince Shizhu, the Right Minister, the Grand Councilor, and the Middle Councilor, while unknown, are still obtainable. Yet, she is asking you for the Imperial Seal of Tang. Even though most of the nobles know that the Imperial Seal and the He Clan Jade are in the Daming Palace in Chang'an, how are you going to obtain them? With all due respect, if you were to go to Chang'an to pay homage to the Sage and ask for the He Clan Jade, you would likely be beheaded by him on the spot, in front of His Highness Hanyuan... Your Excellency should not bother with Kaguya-hime and simply refuse to marry her."

"That's a pretty safe bet. The Grand Chamberlain's father was a distinguished minister of the Tenji Emperor, the Grand Chamberlain Fujiwara no Nakatomi, Lord Kamata. His mother was a daughter of the royal family, Kurumi. Now, the Grand Chamberlain's eldest daughter, Lady Miyako, is His Majesty's favorite consort. Why would he seek to marry someone of unknown origin, Princess Kaguya?"

The attendants echoed.

"What nonsense!"

Fujiwara no Fuhito shouted loudly, and the attendants immediately fell silent, not daring to say a word. The Minister of the Interior slammed his palm on the table.

"Princess Kaguya is the goddess of the Kingdom of the Moon. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. Moreover, if Princess Kaguya gives birth to children for my Fujiwara clan, we will have the bloodline of the Moon God. Moreover, I have already proposed marriage. If the marriage is not granted, the Fujiwara clan will have no face to stand at the court. I have made up my mind. Even if it means stealing the treasures of the Tang Kingdom's saints, I swear to marry Princess Kaguya."

After saying this, Fujiwara no Fuhito gasped for breath and stared at the attendants with a gloomy look.

...I have said so much, just to make your Fujiwara family bloodline more powerful and for the eternal prosperity of your Fujiwara family.

The servants slandered in their hearts, but looked embarrassed. They looked at each other, and an older servant stepped forward and bowed.

"If Lord Fujiwara steals the treasure of the Tang Dynasty's sage, even if he succeeds by chance, have you ever considered how you would respond if the Tang Dynasty's sage were to accuse us?"

"...The Tang Kingdom in the Central Plains is thousands of miles away, and the two countries are separated by a vast ocean. Since I control the government, I am not necessarily afraid of an attack from the Tang army who are unfamiliar with our terrain."

The Lord Minister is somewhat lacking in confidence.

"...Forgive my frankness, but Lord Fujiwara, do you remember the incident during the reign of Emperor Tenji when Liu Xiang, the Minister of the Tang Dynasty, defeated our navy at the Baekgang River?"

The attendant didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"This……"

Suddenly remembering this old incident, Fujiwara no Fuhito immediately gave up the idea that "I might not be afraid of it".

During the reign of Emperor Tianzhi, the Tang Dynasty was also under the rule of the sage Emperor Gaozong. The Tang Dynasty, with Li Ji as the commander and Xue Rengui as the vanguard, conquered the Goguryeo Kingdom entrenched in the northeast. However, the Baekje Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula did not obey the Tang sage's edict, so the Tang army immediately turned its attention and, under the command of General Su Dingfang, conquered Baekje, wiped out the Baekje Kingdom, and captured the Baekje King in Chang'an.

At that time, Japan and Baekje formed an alliance. In order to prevent Baekje from being destroyed, the Tang Dynasty crossed the sea to attack Japan on the grounds that Japanese envoys during the Sui Dynasty did not respect the Celestial Empire. Therefore, it sent 30,000 troops, almost the entire country's strength, across the sea to support Baekje. As a result, the Japanese navy with more than 1,000 warships was defeated miserably in the Battle of Baekgang by the Tang navy led by Liu Rengui, which had only 170 warships. The 30,000 troops were almost completely wiped out, while the losses of Liu Rengui's Tang army were minimal.

Emperor Tianzhi was terrified and ordered the construction of three lines of defense across Japan to prevent the Tang Dynasty from taking advantage of the situation to attack Japan.

This is also one of the main reasons why the Yamato court of Japan feared the Tang Dynasty and highly respected it.

Fujiwara no Fuhito remained silent. He did not dare to bet whether the Tang Dynasty would launch an expedition to Japan for the sage's treasure.

"Lord Fujiwara should know that if the Tang Dynasty learns that Lord Fujiwara has stolen the treasure of the Tang Saint, there is no need for the Tang Dynasty to send troops. All it takes is an imperial decree from the Tang Saint, and Your Majesty will have Lord Fujiwara taken to Chang'an."

The attendant's wife, Lu Sanling④, stepped forward again and quietly advised the nobleman Shouyi.

The two ministers staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Barely stabilizing himself, the Grand Secretary's eyes flickered, as if he had some plans.