Why did Wu Zetian set up a "wordless monument" in front of her grave?

/kloc-at the age of 0/4, Wu Zetian became a talent serving Emperor Taizong in the palace of Emperor Taizong. As a talented person, she was talented at first, and she could live beside the emperor. She has no ordinary qualifications and is equivalent to the emperor's private secretary. After the death of Emperor Taizong, the fate of this talent took a turn for the worse. Wu Zetian was sent to a temple of a nun to feel. A girl is a girl, and no one wants to be a nun. The nun in Empress Gaozong took Wu Zetian out of the nun two years after she ascended the throne and named her Zhaoyi. Later, Wu Zetian wanted to be a queen, but she was opposed by the old ministers. It is conceivable that Wu Zetian could be reduced from a gifted scholar to a nun, and later Emperor Gaozong took a fancy to this. First of all, she is very attractive. Second, she must have the means. She is not an ordinary woman, she is absolutely outstanding. Therefore, Wu Zetian privately wooed a group of officials and said to Gao Zong through officials: "Whose position should she stand on?" The emperor thought about it, too, and regardless of opposition, he made Wu Zetian the queen. Of course, the old ministers who finally opposed Wu Zetian were demoted and exiled, and even Sun Chang Wuji was forced to commit suicide. Wu Zetian can be described as ruthless, so-called non-toxic and non-husband, and will do anything for power.

It is said that Emperor Gaozong was sickly. In 660 AD, Wu Zetian was appointed to handle the affairs of state affairs. When Wu Zetian had power, her nature was revealed, and she held the power to control the emperor. Of course, disobedient ministers have to take their own risks. In 683 AD, Emperor Gaozong died of illness, and Wu Zetian successively made two sons emperors, namely Li Xian of Zhongzong and Li Dan of Zong Rui, but none of them agreed with her, so she abolished Zhongzong and put Zongrui under house arrest. Later, after several fights, all those who tried to rebel were taken down. The next step is to be an emperor, but there is no female emperor in history. Always give yourself a birthright!

A monk guessed the queen mother's mind and forged a Buddhist scripture for Wu Zetian. The Buddhist scriptures say: Wu Zetian was born as Maitreya Buddha, and the Buddha sent her to earth to rule the world instead of the emperor. In 690, Wu Zetian changed her name to Zhou, becoming the only female emperor in China history. Although the queen changed her surname and a large number of courtiers changed, in the half century of her rule, she consolidated the achievements made during the Zhenguan period and made her national strength rise continuously. Wu Zetian died at the age of 82. Before she died, she passed the political power to Tang Zhongzong, returned the political power to the Li family and returned the power to the Li family.

After Wu Zetian's death, she was buried with Tang Gaozong, and it was built on Liangshan Mountain in the northwest of Ganxian County, Shaanxi Province. It is the most spectacular of the eighteen tombs in Guanzhong in Tang Dynasty. Ganling Road descends step by step along Liangshan Mountain, lined with long stone carvings of different sizes. In the wide area outside the Zhuquemen Gate in Cheng Nanyuan, two tombstones about 6 meters high stand on both sides. In the west, there is a "sacred monument" written by Wu Zetian and Tang Zhongzong. The content is to praise Tang Gaozong's literary martial arts, and in the East, there is a world-famous "tablet without words".

Viewpoint 1: Credit theory. "Monument without words" means that the great achievements of Nanshan cannot be expressed in words. Personally, I think it's a bit ridiculous!

In The Analects of Confucius, "people are famous without virtue" means that Wu Zetian began to participate in politics for 50 years when she became a queen in 655 AD. If Tang Gaozong dies, he will be in power alone for 265,438+0 years. She fostered the emerging landlord class, attacked the rich and powerful clans, and consolidated the Tang Dynasty. Economically reward agriculture and mulberry, build water conservancy, cultivate fields, reduce corvee and develop production. In employing people, the coach is modest, knowledgeable and capable, and outstanding in employing people. Militarily, strengthening border defense, easing peripheral relations and attaching importance to exchanges between ethnic groups have indeed shown extraordinary political talents. Looking at the ruling role of Wu Zetian from a distance, it not only developed the rule of Zhenguan, but also provided the foundation for the prosperity of Kaiyuan. The achievements in governing the world can be described as great. On the other hand, think about it, who doesn't want to be immortal after death, and it is not human nature to set up a "wordless monument" for such a great contribution!

Viewpoint 2: original sin theory. Wu Zetian knew that she was guilty, and thought it was better not to write an inscription.

During her administration, she trained party member, appointed cruel officials, violated the law and discipline, abused punishment, eliminated dissidents and established a dynasty system. After the restoration of "Anxi Four Towns", she fell one after another, and the economic development was at the saddle-shaped lowest valley in the early Tang Dynasty. In particular, some people judge her according to feudal orthodoxy. She failed her ancestors by changing Li Tang to Wu Zhou, which is extremely sinful. So it is naturally difficult for her to set up a monument to describe her crimes. When people are dying, they can't just think about what bad things they have done, they are all thinking about their glorious side. Personally, I think this statement is not reliable!

Viewpoint 3: Other viewpoints without flowers and eight doors.

1, The Tablet Without Words is her last words, which will be left for later generations to evaluate her merits and demerits.

2. Wu Zetian didn't set up a tablet without words at all. On the contrary, Li Xian, the emperor of Zhongzong, believed that the mother emperor was famous all over the world, so he set up a tablet without words to show filial piety and establish prestige.

Although Wu Zetian was buried with Tang Gaozong, she did rule the world and changed the Tang Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty. Is the inscription on the tree an emperor or a queen? It's hard to write and weigh again and again. It is more appropriate to set up a "wordless monument".

Wu Zetian is a woman. In the feudal society where boys are preferred to girls, and because of the sin of Wu Zetian, it is simply not worth erecting a monument to carry on the family line. The "wordless tablet" in front of her grave was later erected by a busybody.

However, the "tablet without words" is now unworthy of its name and has been inscribed by later generations since Song and Jin Dynasties. There are thirteen passages in Jin Bian about Ganling's "Wordless Monument", among which the inscription "The 13th year of Jintianhui (A.D. 1 135)" was carved in rare jurchen characters with Chinese translation. The inscription said that Ganling had undergone a major renovation during the Jintianhui period. However, who is Daikin's brother? The inscription is unknown. The inscription of Lang Jun's Travels is an extremely important inscription in Ganling. Although it has been eroded by thousands of years of wind and rain, it still has recognition. What exactly is this "tablet without words"? There is no way to look it up in the historical archives, and it can only be left to future generations for infinite reverie. what do you think? Leave a message in the comment area quickly!