Speaking of the Chinese emperor, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the symbol of majesty. In fact, the emperor not only showed his majesty, but also demonstrated his supreme status as the Nine-Fifth Emperor after his death. But there is one emperor who is an exception, that is Wu Zetian . She set up a wordless monument in her mausoleum! What does it mean for Wu Zetian to erect a wordless monument? For thousands of years, no one could solve this problem. Experts also can't explain it clearly. But one farmer found the answer.
Speaking of Wu Zetian, she can be said to be a role model for women. Even in the modern workplace, there are women who flaunt her. She had an amazing life. Whether she was a concubine or later became emperor, she did very well, even compared with the men at that time.
But such a great person took the initiative to request that no words be engraved on her tombstone after her death. Because of this reason, the wordless monument was born, and not only did people not understand it at the time. Even now, many people don't understand why Wu Zetian erected a monument without words.
Such an eternal mystery was solved by a farmer in Henan. Here's how it goes. This farmer has a habit of collecting some medicinal materials in the mountains and then selling the money to support his family. In 1982, while going up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs, he accidentally discovered a copper plate with ancient inscriptions on it. Because he was a farmer, he couldn't understand what was written. But looking at the exquisite copper piece, he went to find an expert to translate it. It was because of this copper piece that the experts finally understood why Wu Zetian wanted to erect a wordless monument!
After expert appraisal, this piece of copper turned out to be , the gold slip for atoning for sins, . So far, such artifacts have only appeared in history books. This copper piece is the only gold slip unearthed in my country to expel sins, and has a very high reference value. The text written on this gold slip roughly means that Wu Zetian knew that her later behavior was inappropriate, especially when she usurped the Li family's power. She felt that she was sorry for Li Zhi, so she wanted to confess on the tombstone to comfort the late emperor!
In this way, the mystery of the wordless monument was finally solved. The answer on the golden slip is the same as most people's guess. There are other rumors that after Wu Zetian's death, the monument maker did not know how to evaluate Wu Zetian, because she was both a queen and an emperor during her lifetime, and her identity had a dual nature. In order to avoid misunderstanding, a wordless monument was directly placed. As for Wu Zetian's merits and demerits, let future generations judge for themselves. This is also a kind of respect for her.
But no matter what, I think we should evaluate Wu Zetian fairly. Although her method of becoming emperor is shady, being able to become emperor as a woman is already admirable!
