Shinshiron / Kakikaerareta Kodai Shi 5 (Shogakukan Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Volume 5 reveals the misdeeds of the Fujiwara clan, which have been covered up by the official history "Sequel to the Chronicles of Japan". The Heijo-kyo period has been regarded as "an era without mystery. However, it was a time of intrigue and tyranny by the victorious Fujiwara clan. Those who fell victim to the reign of terror left their indignation and grief in waka poems. People who longed for the capital of Asuka, Otomo Tabito, a prestigious aristocrat who begged for his life from the Fujiwara clan, Emperor Motomei, a female emperor who was frightened by something, and Empress Komyo, who was said to have manipulated Emperor Shomu.... The author, who considers "Manyoshu" as "a book that accuses the compiler of lying about the authentic history," approaches the truth of history with poems as clues.

第5巻は正史『続日本紀』が隠蔽した藤原氏の悪行を明らかにする。これまで「謎なき時代」とされてきた平城京の世。しかし、そこには勝者・藤原一族の陰謀と横暴が渦巻いていた。そして、恐怖政治の犠牲になった人々は、その憤怒と悲嘆を和歌に残したのだ。飛鳥の都を懐かしがる人々、藤原氏に命乞いする名門貴族・大伴旅人、何ものかに怯える女帝・元明天皇、聖武天皇を操っていたとされる光明皇后の真情...。『万葉集』は編者による“正史の嘘を告発する書”と見る著者が、歌を手掛かりに歴史の真実に迫る。