It's been said that government is like fire; too much and you burn everything down, too little and you might freeze to death. With Prince Shotoku's passing, the imperial court in Japan has started to get a little fire-y, so it's up to some determined cats to reign it in with the Taika reform.
Minafuchi no Shouan was the 
envoy to the Sui Dynasty,
Minafuchi no Shouan era
un enviado de la Dinastía Sui,
Minafuchi no Shouan foi
enviado à dinastia Sui