The first chapter of the book begins with the following poem, emphasizing Japan's prosperity based on a continuous imperial throne occupied by a single dynasty and comparing it with downfalls of the Chinese dynasties such as Qin or Han by "Ekisei Kakumei" (the revolution decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue).
同書の第一は下記引用の詩に始まるが易姓革命による秦、漢に代表される中華王朝の傾きに対比して本朝の皇統の一貫に基づく、国体の清華を強調している。