Chapter 605 The Empress's "Wordless Monument"

After everyone was ready, it was announced that the guests of "Singing China" would join tonight's performance.

The tourists who had bought tickets and were waiting in line to enter were immediately ecstatic. The performance could be watched at any time, but it was only this time that the stars joined the performance.

The crowd in line had already begun to boil, and the tourists who did not buy tickets were heartbroken and regretted not buying tickets earlier.

The double ticket was only more than 100 yuan, and it was really not expensive to watch a wonderful performance.

At 8:30 in the evening, the performance officially began. Because of the guests joining, seven of the actors had to take a break today.

For them, there was no question of whether to grab the leading role or not. Not only could they make money for free, but they could also take a break. It was simply the gospel of workers.

When the performance began, the audience stared at the stage intently, trying to find out who the actors were playing.

As soon as Zhao Lei, with a white beard, appeared on the stage, everyone cheered excitedly.

Then Xiao Sa, who was dressed in armor, also made people shine. Although he was not burly, he was heroic and handsome.

The tall and burly Yuan Haoxuan, Chen Luo dressed as a general, the appearance of each character made everyone excited.

The show is wonderful, but watching so many stars perform is more interesting.

"Where is Nuoyan?"

"I haven't seen Lin Wanqing either."

"Hey, isn't this Bingbing!"

"Oh my god, this is the princess!"

When Bingbing appeared, the scene burst into huge cheers.

Her appearance is both cute and elegant, which is simply fascinating.

Then Xu Nuo also appeared. He was wearing a soldier's armor, holding a big flag, and dancing vigorously on the stage.

The last one to appear was Lin Wanqing.

As soon as she appeared, the scene was boiling.

Lin Wanqing wore the iconic golden dragon robe, and you can tell who she is playing at a glance.

"It's so beautiful! I suddenly understand Li Zhi."

"Who can resist this!"

"She is so beautiful, wearing a yellow robe, I fall."

The audience applauded when Lin Wanqing appeared.

Her appearance made many people understand what "from now on, the king will not attend the court early" means, and why Li Zhi wanted to abolish Queen Wang and insisted on making Wu Zetian the queen.

However, the performance was scripted, and time was short, so everyone could only perform according to the original script and did not come up with any other content.

But after the performance, the original group photo interaction session did not start, and everyone retreated behind the scenes, leaving only Wu Zetian played by Lin Wanqing.

The audience was wondering, and the scene was noisy.

Suddenly, music sounded on the stage.

The big screen also lit up at the right time, and three big characters appeared on the screen: "Wordless Monument".

The audience was stunned, and soon quieted down and returned to their seats.

The Wordless Monument can be said to be the most famous tombstone in history.

This is the tombstone of the empress Wu Zetian.

Some people say that the reason why she erected a stele without words is because Wu Zetian felt that her achievements were so great that words could not record them. Some people say that Wu Zetian felt that she had committed serious sins and killed so many people that she would be scolded if she wrote about it, so she simply did not write about it. Some people say that Wu Zetian decided to let future generations judge her merits and demerits, so she did not leave a single word.

No matter which statement it is, the stele without words is shrouded in mystery.

There are countless tombstones of ancient celebrities and generals, but people only remember this stele without words.

From this perspective, this stele has been recorded in history.

Seeing these three words, a scenic spot in northern Shaanxi felt depressed and slapped his thigh in anger.

"The stele without words is from our place! Why are you here in Mingtang to join in the fun!"

"You just want to take advantage of us, right?"

After Wu Zetian died, according to her will, she was buried in Qianling Mausoleum, where she was buried with Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi. Qianling Mausoleum is located on a mountain in Xianyang.

The stele without words has nothing to do with Mingtang, but it has a great relationship with Wu Zetian.

For Wu Zetian, Chang'an was her starting point, but Luoyang was the most glorious period of her life.

It was reasonable to choose to sing this song in Mingtang.

The flute sounded melodiously and the drums beat rapidly on the stage, and the momentum of thousands of troops came to her face.

This is the domineering power that an emperor should have, even if it is a female emperor.

Then the music took a sharp turn, and the sound of the flute came together, and the feeling of loneliness and desolation came out.

Lin Wanqing sang in a dragon robe:

"I have been wandering and ferrying for a lifetime, but I am lonely on the shore.

Ask the world to whom to confide,

I look back on the history of thousands of years,

How can I count the grievances and hatreds,

The imperial family is ultimately a road of no return."

Lin Wanqing used a beautiful and graceful voice and a way of telling the story of the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of this female emperor.

For Wu Zetian, she has always been the daughter-in-law of the Li family. Even if she didn't want to admit that she was the emperor, she couldn't label it.

Since she was canonized by Li Zhi in 655 AD, she has accompanied Tang Gaozong Li Zhi for 28 years.

Everything she had came from Li Zhi and the Tang Dynasty.

In 683 AD, Li Zhi died. In the long 22 years that followed, Wu Zetian experienced everything that an emperor could do.

"The imperial family is a road of no return", and the imperial family is the most ruthless. In order to consolidate power as an emperor, she killed a total of 93 relatives.

Among them, she had 23 relatives of her own and 34 members of the Tang royal family.

Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan had 22 sons, 4 of whom died young, Li Shimin killed 3, 10 died during Emperor Gaozong's reign, and the remaining 4 died at the hands of Wu Zetian.

As for the others, Prince Changle, Prince Yuzhang, Prince Fanyang, etc., all died in her hands.

Her own son, Crown Prince Li Hong, died suddenly at a banquet, and her second son Li Xian was killed after being exiled. It is hard to say that they had nothing to do with Wu Zetian.

The song continued.

"The Xuanwu Rebellion was a vicissitude, and the sound of horse hooves was chaotic.

This disaster started from the Xiao Wall and I couldn't bear to watch it.

Who sighed lightly in the long boudoir?

I was hurt by the grudges and hatreds.

Whose country am I guarding?"

The Li family's country is a history of blood and tears.

In the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin killed his brother and brother. Many years later, Li Chengqian followed suit and rebelled. Behind the glory of the imperial family, there are countless filth and unbearable things.

For Wu Zetian, her path was even more confused.

Returning power to Li was something she was unwilling to do. How could she let go of the country that she had won with great difficulty?

However, the Wu family was useless and was full of good-for-nothings.

As a woman, she could be an emperor, but she couldn't keep the country. She could keep it for a while, but she couldn't keep it for a lifetime. Whose country would she keep after a hundred years?

The lyrics sing about Wu Zetian's predicament and her confusion.

But she was the first female emperor after all, and she had to adjust her mentality.

The music became passionate, highlighting the grandeur of a generation of female emperors.

"I set up a monument without words with tears in my eyes.

Who called Mei Niang softly at the beginning?

I am the frost and snow of my eternal life.

I am reluctant to give up everything.

I have no regrets about abdicating from the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

Wu Zetian was a woman and an emperor, so her behavior was also contradictory.

She was both tender and sweet, and cruel and ruthless.

She was Wu Mei Niang, and also Wu Zetian.

She was a complicated person, and it was difficult to evaluate her with one or two words.

The drums sounded again, the soldiers shouted, and the momentum of the golden swords and iron horses came to the face.

Did Wu Zetian abdicate willingly?

Of course it is impossible. No emperor in history has ever willingly abdicated.

The Shenlong coup, the imperial guards surrounded Wu Zetian's palace, and Wu Zetian was forced to abdicate and gave the throne to the crown prince Li Xian.

In less than a year. This eternal empress aged rapidly and died of illness in Shangyang Palace.

Lin Wanqing continued to sing, singing the glory, disgrace, rise and fall of this empress, singing a flesh-and-blood Wu Zetian.

"I stand in tears without words on the monument without words,

I have no shame for my merits and demerits,

I let the history books write it without asking for understanding,

If I can really reincarnate,

I wish to settle down in the mountains and rivers in the next life,

I have you to accompany me in my ordinary home,

I have loved anyone with my ordinary heartbreak."

The merits and demerits will be judged by future generations.

This is the last freedom left by this empress to the world.

During Wu Zetian's reign, she cracked down on the clans, developed the common people, and opened the imperial examination. A large number of talents emerged in the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

Such as Yao Chong, Lou Shide, and the famous Di Renjie.

She also opened up the channels for people to express their opinions, allowing people to write letters, and often treated people who spoke out and offended her.

It is difficult to judge right from wrong, merits and demerits.

At the end of the song, Wu Zetian returned to the identity of a woman, "I wish to settle down in the mountains and rivers in the next life, and have you accompany me in my ordinary home."

What was the mind of a generation of female emperors at the last moment of her life?

Future generations have no way of knowing.

But we can get a glimpse from the will.

Wu Zetian's will was beyond everyone's expectations. The only female emperor in history made several requests in her will.

First, remove the imperial titles such as "Golden Wheel Holy Emperor" and the title of "Zetian Great Saint Emperor" conferred by Li Xian, and call her "Zetian Great Saint Empress".

This is also the origin of the name Wu Zetian.

The second request was somewhat unexpected. She asked to be buried with Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi in Qianling.

In ancient times, transportation did not change. From Luoyang to Xianyang, there was a distance of 400 kilometers, and the journey was long. It was not an easy task to send the body back to Xianyang.

In fact, Wu Zetian's coffin was not buried in Qianling Mausoleum until May, which took half a year.

The third request was that she pardoned the relatives of Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shufei, Chu Suiliang and others.

At the end of her life, Wu Zetian's will was actually a summary and review of her life.

The Wu Zhou Dynasty she founded no longer existed, and this unprecedented and unparalleled female emperor finally compromised.

This was her lifelong dream, but she was a woman, and everything was in vain.

Asking to be buried with Li Zhi in Qianling Mausoleum was her greatest wish.

Li Zhi, a man four years younger than her, was the person she loved all her life.

Her ambition also began to swell after Li Zhi's death.

Without the person she loved, Wu Zetian had no worries and could do anything.

Becoming an emperor might just be a goal in her life.

This is an extremely complex person. She is an emperor and an empress. She is beautiful and ruthless. But in the final analysis, she may prefer to be a woman favored by Li Zhi.

On the stage, the music stopped, the lights dimmed, and then brightened again. The actors who left the stage returned to the stage and began to interact with the audience.