In Type-Moon, people create a magic family lineage

The essence of thinking is the speed at which the brain processes information and the capacity it can handle.

Even though they are actually functioning within your body, you can still feel that they are always external.

Things that do not belong to us will eventually be lost.

Problems will inevitably arise sooner or later if something doesn't belong to you.

[Once they leave this era and the support of the cursed spirit system, they are more likely to vanish into thin air.]

Therefore, you still need to become stronger.

You also need to take the next step.

It's not simply about turning the fake into the real.

Instead, it is about integrating the true spirit into oneself.

[To completely transform the spirit of the prime minister into one's own]

Or perhaps, you've been on the wrong path from the very beginning.

You should integrate these elements into yourself during the Phantom stage; illusory things are always easier to integrate than real ones.

But you believe that if the true spirit were to merge, the changes and growth would only be greater.

So even if this might be the wrong path

You still decided to keep going.

Whether the path is right or wrong.

The path you walk must be your own!

Therefore, you still need more 'thinking' to act as the 'glue' for integration.

You need a higher position.

Come and gather the thoughts of the world.

The Thoughts of All People

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The fifth era name of Emperor Ichijo.

The second year of the Zhengli era.

991 AD.

This year, you are twenty-one years old.

[Jin Dynasty's "Acting Grand Counselor," a third-rank official]

From this moment on, you began your own path to becoming the Sugawara Regent, a path that would ultimately be breathtaking.

Chapter 137 The Brain of God

From a declining middle-class aristocratic scholar's family to a child prodigy whose fame was limited to a single prefecture, from the youngest Onmyoji to the youngest Grand Onmyoji... He moved from 'Confucianism' to 'Taoism', and then from 'Taoism' to 'politics'—ultimately rising to a high position and ruling the world.

Although he experienced some minor setbacks in his life, such as being falsely accused and demoted three ranks during the fourth year of the Seireitei era, and being accused of plotting to murder the previous great Onmyōji Abe no Seimei while concurrently serving as the Onmyō-tō (head of Onmyōji), he was not without his own setbacks.

His power grew so immense that even Fujiwara, who should have been his superior and the leader of his faction, became wary of him and began to try every means to hinder his progress.

But in the grand scheme of his life, these were merely setbacks, not even true hardships.

Descended and then promoted again, planned and then decided again.

He eventually achieved great success, and in the fifth year of the Zhengli era, which is 995 AD, he assumed the position of Grand Chancellor.

At that time, the imperial court was still controlled by Fujiwara no Michitaka of the Fujiwara Kita family.

At that time, he had already united many factions that were not part of the Fujiwara family, and even won over many of the Fujiwara faction's subordinates.

In a single day, they turned against each other!

Biography of Sugawara

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[A few days after returning home, you received news of a death from the Abe family: the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei had passed away at the age of 82.]

Emperor Ichijō suspended court for three days to mourn the deceased, and posthumously awarded him the title of First-Rank Astronomical Doctor of the Hōsei-in (法清院) and granted his descendants the honor of being a Sixth-Rank Astronomical Doctor of the Yōyōryō (陰陰寬臨) and guarding the Tsuchimikado Gate of Kyoto.

From this point on, you become the only official Grand Onmyoji in Kyoto, gaining the trust of many.

[Your superb political skills, seemingly bestowed by heaven but actually derived from 'past life experience', allow you to navigate skillfully among various forces, garnering widespread support without harming yourself in the slightest.]

Politics is just a show.

You have a profound understanding of this path.

One year later, at the age of twenty-two, you were promoted to 'Dainagon' (Grand Counselor), a second-rank official, and concurrently appointed as the Left General of the Imperial Guard—commanding the palace guards.

[After another year, he was promoted to Right Minister, a second-rank official, while still concurrently serving as Acting General of the Left Imperial Guard]

At the age of twenty-four, a plague broke out in Kyoto. You, in your guise as a shaman, held the "Taishan Fujun Festival" to pray for the living and to help the souls of the dead.

That year, the great epidemic was completely eradicated.

[The current head of the Fujiwara clan, Fujiwara no Michitaka, who held the rank of Regent and Grand Minister of State, had recovered from a serious illness but was left with sequelae such as epilepsy. He quickly promoted his son, Fujiwara no Yoshiyuki, to the position of Minister of the Interior, regarding him as his successor—but this was met with opposition from many of the Grand Minister's subordinates.]

At that moment, he looked at you and realized that you had subtly become the center of attention among the group.

He then realized that you had unknowingly undermined the power of the Fujiwara clan.

But by then it was too late.

[Acting within the rules, utilizing the rules, and then overturning the rules to establish your own order—this has always been your style.]

That year, Fujiwara Michitaka began to relentlessly suppress you.

Despite repeated denigration and slanderous attacks, nothing has worked.

A year later, when you were twenty-five, Fujiwara no Michitaka finally passed away, and you, relying on your previous skillful maneuvering, seized the position of 'Regent' that had long been held by the Fujiwara family.

[He served as Regent, a first-rank official, and concurrently held the position of Grand Minister of State.]

The Japanese closely imitated the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Kanpaku" was both "Prime Minister" and "Grand Chancellor," and when referred to in the language of the Celestial Empire, it could also be called the "Ministerial Secretariat."

[And you are both the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat]

At the age of twenty-five, he truly wielded immense power and ruled the world.

[After that, you began reforms and restructuring.]

Vigorously develop people's livelihood and promote economic and cultural development.

You seek not fame for eternity, but only the 'thought' of our time.

[You are suppressing warlords who have gained power and established their own independent regimes within a limited scope.]

However, you have been promoting Minamoto no Yorimitsu, one of your subordinates, to a great extent.

Under your rule, the Yamato Kingdom once again achieved development under a highly centralized system—although only temporarily, and although it left behind many troubles.

However, this is enough for you.

[Not leaving behind a name for eternity]

Seeking only a lifetime of achievement

A Yamato that is only at its peak now is more in line with what you want.

...

The reign of Sugawara symbolized the late Heian period, but it was also the last and highest glorious peak of the Heian period, which later historians called the "Kaigen Era" of the Yamato Kingdom.

The Emperor ruled with an iron fist, and the Dazai governed the world. He vigorously introduced rice from the Celestial Empire, opened commercial ports, and connected with the world.

Under Sugawara no Hajime's rule, the political system was highly centralized, society was highly stable, and agriculture, culture, and economy all achieved far greater success than in any previous era.

Especially in the area of ​​culture.

Sugawara no Hajime personally revised the Kojiki Shinhen, which records the evolution and development of the entire Heian period. It also revises the vague imperial lineage and development in the Kojiki, and determines the birth and death dates of Emperor Jimmu, providing more traceable research for later generations.

His numerous poems and songs also pointed to the origins of the literary style of the Yamato Kingdom for the next thousand years.

at the same time.

His only wife, Fujiwara no Kaori, one of the three great female writers of the Heian period from the Fujiwara family, who used the pen name Murasaki Shikibu, created the oldest narrative literature in Yamato Province, "The Tale of Genji".

His only recorded lover, Kiyohara Nonoko of the Kiyohara clan, was one of the three great female writers of her time, whom he appointed as a junior councilor. She also wrote her first collection of essays, "The Pillow Book," under the name "Kiyohara Junior Councilor."

He shared a loving relationship with his wife and lover throughout his life, and they were also able to create works together.

Such a golden age may have been fleeting.

It only lasted for a few decades.

After Sugawara no Hajime left, the group fell apart.

However, it left behind the most valuable cultural assets for the entire Yamato Kingdom.

A Historical Account of the Yamato Kingdom

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Although there are many political matters...

[But now that you have mastered the mystical arts, and your illusory spirit system can transform the false into the real, with the assistance of the 138 real prime minister spirits, you can handle any number of matters in a very short time.]

Therefore, you actually have quite a bit of leisure time in your daily life.

You will travel with Xiangzi to every corner of Kyoto, leaving behind footprints and poems.

[They would also meet in secluded places with Nuozi, leaving behind a tender moment.]

You'll stay up all night not on politics, but only on emotions.

[They will also chat with them about everything under the sun, and appreciate the beauty of life.]

You will also enjoy a hearty drink with the great demon Shuten-dōji who comes to your door late at night, and engage in a battle of yin and yang with Ashiya Dōman, who comes to provoke you from time to time—he has pledged allegiance to the Fujiwara clan, who are your enemies, and he regards you as the new generation's nemesis.

People say you can transform into countless forms.

[It is a 'divine incarnation']

During this period, you guided the Abe family of the Tsuchimikado clan in completing the enshrinement of the body of their ancestor, Abe no Seimei.

During this time, you heard that some ancient Taoist sects practicing the method of 'divine body cultivation' have emerged in the world.

During this period, you also modified the Yin-Yang Dao, transforming it from the Cursed Spirit system to 'Divine Organ Body Forging'.

During this phase, you will be able to feel the gradual decline of the Spell Spirit system.

The number of demons in the world has decreased.

Under your rule, you have gathered the thoughts of the entire world and the entire era.

You have never forgotten your goal of going further.

But you're not in a hurry.

You can sense that you will live a very long life in this lifetime, longer than in any of your previous lives.

You have plenty of time to make it even better.

At the age of thirty-two, you once again defeated Ashiya Dōman. Ashiya Dōman, displeased, bid you farewell, saying he would leave Yamato Province to seek a stronger mystery, aiming to defeat you and surpass the prime of Seimei.

From that moment on, you never saw him again.

At the age of thirty-three, you, along with Kyoko and Noko, under the 'escort' of Minamoto no Yorimitsu, visited various remote mountain shrines and 'sat and discussed the Dao' with many Shinto monks.

At the age of thirty-five, you became the undisputed religious leader of Shintoism, the first person to achieve this.

At the age of forty, Emperor Ichijo abdicated due to serious illness, and the three-year-old Emperor Go-Ichijo ascended the throne.

You become the 'Prime Minister of the Emperor,' and your power reaches its zenith.'

You changed the title of Emperor to 'Heavenly King,' which is the ancient name of Yamato, 'King Who Rules the World.'

[You're doing this to eliminate dissent]

[Also, to follow one's heart's desire]

What merit or ability does the land of Yamato possess to dare call itself 'Emperor'?