Chapter 1258 Rakshasa King (Part 1)

The emperor's concubines in the imperial palace of Heian Kyo usually have a daughter of a noble minister who becomes a female official to serve them. Fujiwara Koko Murasaki Shikibu is one of them, and the Seishonagon they met before is also one of them, but Seishonagon Yan seems to have resigned.

Therefore, although their status does not seem to be high, they can directly meet the country's top leaders. This convenience is not available to ordinary people.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Shen Fei was actually quite familiar with these. Although he carried out many reforms in the Tang Dynasty, for example, eunuchs were completely abolished, but the maids and so on were definitely still there. This was something that even he could not do for a while. There is no way to change things.

"It's already very late. Let's rest first. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

After deciding what to do tomorrow, the group immediately began to rest. Shen Fei and Sakata Kintoki came to the next room. Bedding and other items had already been prepared by the servants.

Perhaps because of their trust in Sakata Kintoki and Murasaki Shikibu, even Shen Fei and Musashi did not notice that their conversations had actually been eavesdropped.

"As expected of Heianjing, it's so lively."

The next morning, when Shen Fei, Mashu, Ritsuka and others gathered to have breakfast, Musashi, who had gone out early, came back with excitement. She was the first to get up among everyone present. After all, this was Heian Kyo. , it was a legendary existence to her, so she naturally wanted to take a good look around.

Heian-kyo during the day is completely different from Heian-kyo at night. The streets in the city are very lively with people coming and going. Compared to the deserted city at night, they are two extremes. To a certain extent, Heian-kyo during the day is the real human world. , and night is the world of ghosts, which can be regarded as the two sides of yin and yang.

"After all, it's little Chang'an, so of course it's lively."

Shen Fei was not surprised by Musashi's emotion. Before setting off, he specifically searched for the general situation of Heianjing. In addition, he was also the emperor of the Tang Empire, so he knew more about Heianjing.

Ping'an Capital was built in imitation of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. Even the names of some of the streets are exactly the same, such as Zhuque Street and Chang'an City in the Kingdom of China. Many countries have imitated and built it. Of course, because of the Due to the resources, finances and other issues that need to be expended, very few can be built in the end. The most famous of them are undoubtedly Ping An Jing and Longquan City of Shangjing in the Bohai Kingdom.

Longquan City in Shangjing of the Bohai Kingdom is the place where Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had a big fight in the original "Shuanglong of the Tang Dynasty". Now it is regarded as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

There is a very strong difference between the Tang Dynasty there and Li Shimin's Tang Dynasty. Naturally, there will be no alliance on the Weishui River. Similarly, the establishment of the Bohai Kingdom will naturally go very smoothly with the permission of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. , the Turks are now in no mood and have no strength to care about things over there.

Although Shen Fei's main policy after becoming the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was to recuperate and recuperate. After all, the war had just begun for so many years. However, he had been taking action against the Turks. Shen Luoyan's side had been pressing harder and harder. The troops have been trained, that is, the Tang Dynasty is seriously underpopulated due to the previous wars, otherwise he would have swallowed the Turks.

"By the way, I just heard on the street that steel monsters would appear here at night." Musashi smoothly recounted the rumors she heard while shopping.

"The steel monster, that's impossible, it must be some kind of metamorphosis that mistook the carapace for steel." Kintoki immediately objected, and also told the reason.

In this era, steel is a controlled product. Even soldiers cannot get a set of armor, let alone use steel to create a huge monster. Although there is the magical power of Onmyoji here, it cannot improve productivity after all. It’s not that it can’t be done, it’s that those who control the power won’t do it.

Just like the world of Naruto, why did science and technology develop so rapidly between the Fourth Ninja War and Boruto? This is because the old immortals have died, and it is the young people who have come to power.

Musashi did not refute Sakata Kintoki's words. After all, what he said was very reasonable. For ordinary people, it is not impossible for ordinary people to mistake the body of a ghost such as an earth spider as steel.

"Good morning everyone, do you need more rice? I'll have someone prepare it right away." Just as a group of people were eating and chatting, Murasaki Shikibu came. After seeing that there was no rice in the rice bucket on one side, he immediately offered to let him go. people added.

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Xiangzi." Sakata Kintoki immediately expressed his gratitude loudly. Among everyone present, he ate the most.

"Well, I'm sorry, I'm not used to men's loud voices." Kintoki's voice made Murasaki Shikibu frown unconsciously and couldn't help but take two steps back.

"You need more food, I'll have someone prepare it right away." Murasaki Shikibu said and called the attendants outside.

"Actually, this is not the only thing I want to ask of Mr. Xiangzi." Kintoki continued.

"You are guests. You can stay as long as you want. If you have any requests, just ask. As long as they can be fulfilled, Xiangzi will do her best."

"Although I know this may be forcing someone to do something difficult, it is also for the sake of justice. Sir Xiangzi, please forgive me."

"Sound, sound."

Seeing Murasaki Shikibu couldn't help but take two steps back, Musashi immediately spoke to remind him that Sakata Kintoki was probably a little excited just now, and his voice was louder than before.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiangzi, I didn't mean it. In fact, I wanted to." Sakata Kintoki immediately expressed his request and asked Murasaki Shikibu to help them enter the palace to meet Ashiya Michitoshi.

"You want to enter the palace, uh uh uh, Sakata Kintoki-sama, as a retainer of the Genji family, you should know that it is the palace of the emperor. Only those with official positions are eligible to enter the palace. Even if I am a female official serving His Highness Nakamiya Akiko, You must not bring people into the palace easily, you should know this well." Sakata Kintoki's request made Murasaki Shikibu frown.

"Emperor, by the way, the one in power at this time isn't Mr. Fujiwara." Shen Fei felt a little slanderous at this time. Although the emperor is nominally the most powerful in Heian Kyo, in fact, the power is completely controlled by Mr. Fujiwara, the left minister. , basically everything is handled by him, and I have never seen the emperor handle anything. To a certain extent, his reputation has surpassed that of the emperor, which is another way of holding the emperor hostage to order the princes.

Of course, he would definitely not say such thoughts out loud. Mashu, Ritsuka, and even Musashi would not care about this issue, but if the Genji clan knew that he thought so, they would definitely come to him as soon as possible. , even if they are aware of the current situation in Heianjing, there are some things that can be done, but absolutely cannot be said.

"Please, I'll kneel down for you." Faced with Murasaki Shikibu's troubled expression, Sakata Kintoki fell to the ground.

"Oh, Lord Kintoki, please raise your head, and don't put your forehead to the floor." Seeing Kintoki kneeling on the floor in a soil seat, it was even more difficult for Murasaki Shikibu.

"Please, we won't cause trouble for you. Although we are already causing trouble for you, this matter is very important and related to the safety of the entire capital. I will not ask you not to say my name. As long as you don't let Genji It’s enough for me to know. We hope to enter the palace and pay a visit to Lord Ashiya Michitoshi. Please be kind to me, Lord Kouko.”

"Uh-huh, Mr. Kintoki, I understand. I will give you your name and request the Taoist. Maybe it will work. But I already owe the Taoist a lot of favors, and I really don't want to continue to owe him favors. ”

Kintoki and the others wanted to enter the palace, but Murasaki Shikibu couldn't take them in privately anyway. After all, it was the most heavily guarded palace.

"We have no intention of forcing you, Your Excellency Xiangzi. If we are really in trouble, we will find another way, but I'm afraid we will continue to hide here for a while, and I'm afraid we will continue to trouble you for a while." Kintoki stood up as he spoke. She wanted to enter the palace through Murasaki Shikibu, but if she was really in trouble, Kintoki wouldn't force it.

In fact, if Kintoki is willing to find Minamoto Yorimitsu, it will be easier to enter the palace in the name of Minamotoji. However, due to the problems of the Tengan Holy Grail War, it is impossible for Kintoki to find Minamoto Yorimitsu now.

"That's it. I understand. I'm very clear. Now it doesn't make any difference whether I owe the Taoist priest a few favors. I will find a way to get it done." Murasaki Shikibu didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly agreed. accepted Jin Toki's request.

"Xiangzi-dono, is it true?" Kintoki looked at Murasaki Shikibu in surprise.

"Because the stakes are so high, I would inevitably hesitate, but I no longer hesitate."

"Then please do everything." Jin Shi expressed his thanks hurriedly.

"I will do my best, but I don't know if the Taoist Master will approve it. Everyone, I hope you can forgive me if there is really nothing I can do."

"I think it can be done. You are Murasaki Shikibu-dono. Your Excellency Zuo Minister thinks highly of you. I even heard that no one in the palace has read that story." Kintoki said.

"It turns out that Ms. Kouko is currently writing The Tale of Genji." Ritsuka suddenly said with emotion on her face.

"Yes, ah, this unique breath, I know, I can see it, have you read it, it's okay, although I really want to hear your thoughts, I want to hear your thoughts from the bottom of my heart, but what if you say The review was beyond my expectations, I would.”

Ritsuka's words made Murasaki Shikibu's expression look shaken, and his words were a bit out of context. Many people present knew about The Tale of Genji, but only Ritsuka had actually read it.

The status of The Tale of Genji in Neon is comparable to that of the four famous novels Dream of Red Mansions. The reason why Ritsuka was so emotional when she heard Murasaki Shikibu writing The Tale of Genji was very simple.

"The important thing now is to obtain permission to enter the palace. I will try hard to do this. Leave it to Xiangzi." Murasaki Shikibu said and left quickly without waiting for anyone to speak.

"I'm not even curious at all why Ritsuka has read The Tale of Genji. Just now Kintoki said that no one has read that story yet." Looking at Murasaki Shikibu's leaving figure, Shen Fei began to ponder uncontrollably.

"Okay, I'll leave the matter to Mr. Xiangzi. I have nothing to do today. I'll take you to see the capital."

Murasaki Shikibu wants to get the qualifications to enter the palace, which is definitely not something that can be done in a short time. In the rare free time, Kintoki is going to take Mash, Ritsuka and other people from the world of tomorrow to visit Heian Kyo.

"Great, I have a lot of places I want to go." Musashi immediately nodded in agreement, and then Mashu and Ritsuka also agreed. After all, they can't do anything else now.

"It might as well take a look." After thinking about it for a while, Shen Fei decided to follow him.

"Xiao Jin, Xiao Jin is here."

Gintoki is very popular in Heian-kyō. When the group just arrived at the busy area on the street, many boys and girls ran over immediately. At the same time, civilians also brought food to Kintoki. Kintoki was able to stay hungry without a penny, relying on his popularity.

As one of the four kings of Raikou, Sakata Kintoki is the most Qin Ming one. Although the others are also very respected in the capital, no one will approach them. For example, Watanabe Tsunako's cold expression is enough to make many people retreat, but Kintoki will not.

"Kintoki, there is a steel monster. My sister saw it. It seems to be at the Inari Shrine." A little girl told Kintoki what happened in the capital.

"I know, I will investigate it later." Although he did not believe in the existence of the steel monster and thought it was a ghost, Kintoki did not refute the little girl.

"This is where Watanabe Tsuna cut off Ibaraki Douji's arm."

Under the leadership of Kintoki, Musashi and Ritsuka completed a pilgrimage in Heian-kyō. Under Kintoki's leadership, they passed some famous places, including the bridge where Watanabe Tsuna cut off Ibaraki Douji. This is very famous in later generations, but it happened not long ago here.

"Although it is very prosperous, it is still incomparable to Chang'an and Luoyang, and it seems that it is not completely completed." Shen Fei, who followed all the way, was making a comparison, and then found that the construction of the city here was not completed. I don't know if it was because of the chaos of ghosts. After all, Heian-kyō in this era was a real era of ghosts.

What Shuten Douji, Ibaraki Douji, Kinkuma Douji, and Hoshikuma Douji are all here, and there is even the legendary white-faced golden-haired nine-tailed fox.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I have obtained permission from the Taoist priest. Although it is limited to a short period of time tomorrow morning, you can enter the palace now." At around 8 or 9 in the evening, when the group had finished dinner and were chatting in the room, Murasaki Shikibu came back from the palace. It must be said that as a female official in the palace, she was still very hard-working. A certain Sei Shonagon resigned from this position, which was a smart choice from this perspective. As for Sei Shonagon, when the group was shopping during the day, Kintoki also talked about her situation. Now she goes in and out of the places of the upper class aristocrats every day, reciting poems and writing couplets. "Thank you very much." Kintoki immediately thanked Murasaki Shikibu, and then the group immediately began to rest, after all, they had to go to the palace early tomorrow morning. "It's so early. It's really not easy to see the emperor in every dynasty."

Looking at Kintoki, who got up at three or four o'clock the next morning, as well as Mashu, Ritsuka, Musashi and others, Shen Fei couldn't help but sigh, and then continued to lie in bed. He would not participate in this trip to the palace. After all, he was just confirming the situation of Ashiya Doman.

If they really had to fight, with Musashi and Mashu, plus the guards of the inner court of the palace, Ashiya Doman should not be so stupid to fight there.

Of course, the more important reason why Shen Fei refused to participate was that there were too many rules here.