In the history of Japan, there was a figure who claimed to be the new emperor and attempted to become independent from the imperial court, thus triggering the famous chaos in history.
He was a Kanto noble family and military commander in the middle of the Heian period. He was the fifth-generation grandson of Emperor Tsunemu and the son of the garrison general Taira Mochi. In his early years, he joined the family of the powerful minister Fujiwara Tadayei, and later returned to his own territory in Sarushima County, the capital of the capital, to manage private land. He gathered arms, killed his uncle Taira Kunika due to a feud over marriage, defeated his uncle Taira Kane, and then raised an army to fight against the imperial court. His power spread to eight countries including Hitachi, Musashi, Anbo, and Sagami. He took the Lower General Kingdom as his base and proclaimed himself the new emperor. Ishii The township was designated as a royal city, with left and right ministers and hundreds of officials from eight provinces, and a jade seal was formulated, which shocked the Kyoto court. Later, he was attacked by Ping Guoxiang's son Ping Zhenmori and died from an arrow.
This new emperor is Taira Shomon, also known as Souma Kojiro.
That's right.
This new emperor is the ancestor of the Soma family.
Of all the people present, a few reacted to this name.
"It's actually him?"
The Otengu, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and made a sound of surprise.
"So this so-called Souma family is a descendant of the Taira Shomon?"
Hongye Shou also raised his eyebrows, looking very surprised.
Seeing this, some people showed understanding expressions, while others looked confused and didn't know why.
"Could it be... Do you both know Pingshangmon?"
Kyoko asked this question hesitantly.
The one who answered this question was not the Daitengu and Momiji Kari, but Suzuka.
"How dare you claim to be an top student like this." Suzuka looked at Kyoko with disdain and said: "Heishangmon is one of the four grudges, and his remnants also lived in Togakushi. Emperor Sutoku Are you surprised to meet him with Togakushi Ghost Girl?"
When Suzuka said this, not only Kyoko, but also Natsume reacted.
The so-called four resentful spirits refer to the four famous people in history who turned into powerful resentful spirits due to their great resentment after their death, and finally sublimated into gods.
These four evil spirits are-Sugawara Michizane, Taira Shomon, Prince Zaara and Emperor Sutoku.
These four resentful spirits were notoriously powerful, and they all brought extremely serious disasters to the world. In the end, after descendants performed sacrifices, their grievances were calmed, and each of them was elevated to the status of a god.
For example, Emperor Sotoku was originally the son of Emperor Toba. He ascended the throne as emperor when he was five years old. At the age of twenty-three, he was deposed by his father and brother and established a new emperor. In order to fight for political power, a war broke out. He was eventually defeated, captured, and exiled. When he arrived in Sanqi (today's Xiangchuan County), he spent three years writing five Mahayana Buddhist scriptures in blood, hoping to atone for his sins. He also begged the court to send the Buddhist scriptures to Kyoto and put them in the temple. However, this request was rejected, so he was exiled for eight years and became spiritually independent. Completely collapsed and turned into a tengu.
After the death of Emperor Sotoku, domestic disasters continued, and there was no peace for both the government and the public. The imperial court was afraid of his wishes and built temples to worship him. Even in the first year of Eman, his spiritual throne was enshrined with Daimonoshushin, but this did not calm Emperor Sotoku's resentment.
As a result, Japan fell into a war that lasted for seven hundred years. It was not until Emperor Meiji sent a special envoy to the Shirakine Imperial Mausoleum to take Emperor Sotoku's spiritual throne to the Shirakine Shrine in Kyoto for enshrinement that it ushered in a brief period of peace.
People were afraid of Emperor Sotoku's curse and called it the great evil that brought disaster to Sotoku. His image is a golden kite, which resembles the protector god in Buddhism. He holds a steel pestle in his hand and has two wings on his body. He leads the Tengu to guard the White Peak. .
What Luo Zhen summoned was Emperor Sotoku, who was in the position of a hundred ghosts when he transformed into a tengu and became a resentful spirit. Therefore, Emperor Sotoku at this time was still a big tengu. It was not a disaster for the god. Otherwise, those who appeared here would be Not a resentful spirit, but a god.
The four great resentful spirits are all like this. They first became resentful spirits due to great resentment, and finally due to excessive harm, they were sacrificed to gods and became gods.
And Taira Shomon is one of the four grudges as famous as Emperor Sotoku.
He was the only person in history who openly rebelled against the emperor's court in Kyoto and established himself as an emperor. After his death, he also transformed into a wraith and wreaked havoc in the world. He was famous for his powerful power. He was once regarded as a ghost, a god. A type of god, he was later enshrined as a god in Tokyo. He is both the patron saint of Edo and the patron saint of Tokyo. Today, both of them still sit in the Kanda Myojin shrine.
In the past, a group of former nobles who were dissatisfied with the imperial court, led by the remnants of the Taira Shomon, had gathered in the Togakushi area.
At that time, the person who came to Togakushi and gathered them, causing the then emperor to feel threatened and sent troops to eradicate them, was the incarnation of the Sixth Heavenly Demon King known as Togakushi Ghost Girl - Momiji Kari.
In view of this, Hongye Shou also has some connections with Heishangmen.
"Is this a bad fate?"
Tamamo-mae covered her mouth and snickered.
"Are there not many people here who have a bad fate?"
Hongye Shou rolled her eyes charmingly.
"..."
The Great Tengu remained silent.
After all, if we talk about bad karma, the Otengu and Tamamozamae also have some bad karma.
Because Tamamo Mae once confused Emperor Toba, and Emperor Sutoku was the son of Emperor Toba.
Isn't this a bad fate
Of course, that has nothing to do with the current topic.
Now, everyone only knows one thing.
That is, this matter may not be simpler than imagined.
"The Tenso Jifu Matsuri of the Tsuchimikado family was originally a sacrificial ceremony to eliminate disasters for the emperor when he ascended the throne, and to wish the emperor a long life. It was a secret private sacrifice held for the emperor as the main spirit of Hinomoto."
Harutora said this.
"Sōma plans to hold such a ceremony for his own emperor, Taira Shomon, who calls himself the new emperor. The significance of this in terms of magic is quite extraordinary."
If this ceremony is successful, it means that Taira Shomon, who has experienced turmoil in history and ended in defeat, will officially ascend the throne and become the emperor, inheriting the throne of the emperor.
In this way, the new emperor becomes the real emperor, and his concept of existence in the world will change.
"At that time, Heishōmon, who descended using the "Tenso Jifu Festival" held when the Emperor ascended the throne, will gain the meaning of existence in the world and will remain on earth forever."
Unbelievable things came out from Harutora's mouth.
This is not the arrival like the Golden Crow and the Jade Rabbit, but a "resurrection" in a sense.
Therefore, the Soma family needs to prepare a body for God to use.
Therefore, multi-track will become the core of the trance ritual.
"If Taira Shomon who has received the power of God is resurrected in the world, he will definitely try to ascend the throne again. At that time, he will definitely cause war, break the peace, and make the country never peaceful. He may even march into foreign countries in an attempt to dominate. world."
Harutora smiled bitterly.
"Would you want to see something like that?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
Mainly Natsume, Suzuka and Kyoko were so frightened that they could not speak.
As for the shikigami, they looked indifferent.
Obviously, for them, who were born in troubled times and have not only witnessed many wars, but also personally initiated various severances, this is nothing at all.
On the contrary, Luo Zhen frowned a little.
"This is indeed a bit troublesome."
Luo Zhen murmured as if talking to himself.
Seeing this, Harutora had some hope.