Neon: Found Dad (Middle)

Yamato.

This was a word with a very distinctly Japanese flavor. Its main meaning was

the Yamato people.

In other words,

any regime that used this word was definitely no remote little country—at least, not within Japan.

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Realizing this, Zhang Ying immediately asked again,

"Mister Zhu, are you saying that Queen Himiko was actually Emperor Ojin?"

"Emperor Ojin? No, not quite."

Zhu Qizhen gently shook his head and explained,

"There aren't many records about Emperor Ojin, but he was definitely a man, while Himiko was a woman. Japan doesn't have a story about Mulan, after all. Well, that's not counting the later futa stuff."

"But although Himiko wasn't Emperor Ojin, she was very closely related to him."

At this point,

Zhu Qizhen paused deliberately before continuing:

"She was Emperor Ojin's mother, Empress Jingū."

Zhang Ying froze.

"Empress Jingū?"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, a hint of emotion appearing on his face.

"That's right. Empress Jingū."

"According to legend, Himiko was an unmarried woman who took up the Way of Ghosts and Spirits and used sorcery to bewitch the people. The Wa people then jointly raised her to the throne."

"But Himiko wasn't actually a virgin. Her husband, Emperor Chūai, died young, so she spent a long time living alone."

"As for her practicing the Way of Ghosts, that was a mistaken impression caused by early Huaxia historians' unfamiliarity with Japanese Shintoism. Himiko was more of a religious leader."

"This is clearly recorded in the copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia I have here: [Emperor Huai asked the envoys about this, smiling: 'Who rules the Wa kingdom now?' The envoy replied respectfully: 'It is Kushibiki-wake-no-Mikoto, Himiko's sole heir, who now holds her mother's position and rules the kingdom.']"

"The Emperor Huai in this passage was Sima Chi, Emperor Huai of Jin. Xiaochuan was