According to the diaries of TSUKI no Omi and ATO no Chitoko quoted by "Shaku Nihongi" (annotated text of the Nihon Shoki), Prince Oama at that time asked Chinese people under Tang as follows:
『釈日本紀』が引用する調淡海と安斗智徳の日記によれば、このとき大海人皇子は、唐の人たちに次のように問うた。