As soon as the patrol team walked past the three of us, they walked forward quickly, and at this time they still basically toured around Qianling, so even if we completed the task, we should go back to study the next plan of action.

But I didn't expect to just walk forward less than a few hundred meters away to see a stone stele stele forehead without inscription tablet name, a dragon in the middle of the stele forehead yang side, four on the left and right sides, a total of nine dragons, so it is also called "nine dragon stele". The eight dragons are skillfully intertwined, with distinct scales and armor, muscles and bones, moving in silence and vitality. On both sides of the stele, there is a dragon picture, each has a giant dragon flying in the air, the line is carved, the dragon soars, lifelike. There is also a lion and horse figure (or lion and horse fighting picture) engraved on the sunny side of the stele pedestal, and the horse bends its hooves and bows its head, docile and lovely; The male lion raised his head and angry eyes, very majestic. There are many flowers and plants on the stele, the lines are fine and smooth, and this is the wordless stele set up by Wu Zetian for himself in the legend.

The wordless stele is close to the east in the north, the south is in Weng Zhong, the west is opposite to the sage stele, it is strange and magnificent, it is majestic and magnificent, the carving is exquisite, it is worthy of being the crown of the group of steles in the past dynasties. Wu Zetian carefully designed and set up this wordless stele, in the stone carving of the entire Qianling cemetery, not only because it is in a prominent position and eye-catching, but also with its exquisite carving art, unique rich charm, and all kinds of legendary legends and stories are highly favored, famous in all directions. And many tourists are stopping in front of the wordless monument at this time, or staring, or taking pictures, or pointing to comments. Therefore, it can be seen that the wordless monument is not only a symbol of Qianling in the eyes of countless tourists, but also a symbol of Empress Wu Zetian.

As for why there are no words on the wordless tablet, there are three theories among the people. The first theory is that Wu Zetian's wordless monument is used to boast of himself, indicating that his merits and virtues are beyond the expression of words. The second theory believes that Wu Zetian erected a wordless tablet because he knew that he was guilty of a great sin, and he felt that it was better not to write the inscription. The third theory believes that Wu Zetian is a self-aware person, and it is a smart move to erect a wordless monument, and it is the best way to let future generations comment on the merits and demerits.

But after the Song and Jin dynasties, there began to be visitors inscribed on the stele, so that the wordless stele became a stele with words. Then the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the stele was gradually engraved with many words, not only in the content of the natural formation of the evaluation of Wu Zetian's "inscription", but also in the calligraphy of the true, grass, subordinate, seal, line five bodies are prepared, perhaps, this is in line with the original intention of Wu Zetian to set up the stele. However, due to the age, the predecessors and descendants can not communicate, coordinate and take care of, the inscriptions of the past dynasties are fragmented, there is no order, and the Nuoda Tongtong has become the old monk's hundred clothes. Among them, only one in 135 "Dajin Emperor's Brother Du Tong Jing Luo Lang Jun Xingji" is relatively intact, which is engraved in Jurchen script, and there is a Chinese character translation next to it. The Jurchen script is now extinct, so the inscription on the stele has become a rare and precious material for the study of Jurchen script and the history and culture of China's ethnic minorities.

The three of us walked into the stele and took a closer look, but I didn't find anything when I looked left and right, because this stele was a stele with nothing written on it. I don't have much interest in learning about the history of Wu Zetian, so just looking at this wordless stone tablet is extremely boring.

And looking at An Xiangfei and Mu Xiu, An Xiangfei's performance is basically the same as mine, and it can be seen that he is also interested in this wordless monument, and Mu Xiu surprised me, I saw him turn left and right around the wordless monument, and he also reached out and stroked the stone tablet back and forth, if it wasn't for the guards next to me to stop me, I suspect that he might lie directly on this stone tablet.

After being rejected by the guards, Makushu's unusual behavior seemed to have attracted the attention of the guards, so a team of guards soon came over, waiting next to the wordless monument, and their eyes kept observing us this = us, as if as soon as we did something out of the ordinary, they would come and subdue us quickly.

Seeing that there is no chance, fortunately, we have already observed the periphery of this Qianling, out of the Qianling, we went directly to the pre-determined hotel room not far away, and as soon as we entered the room, the curtain Xiu didn't say anything, and directly took out the computer, and I and An Xiangfei were confused, but seeing that he was so serious, there must be a reason for him, so it was not easy to disturb, and An Xiangfei and I sat on both sides of him alone.

Mu Xiu searched on the computer for a long time, only to see that the introduction of the Qianling Underground Palace appeared on it, of course, the information searched on the Internet is not necessarily so reliable.

According to the tablet of Qianling's "Shu Shengji", Tang Gaozong's last words demanded that all the books, calligraphy and paintings he cherished during his lifetime be buried in the mausoleum. The purpose of Wu Zetian's construction of the Qianling Tomb was to repay Tang Gaozong's kindness, so there must be a lot of rare treasures buried in the Qianling Tomb. It is a dungeon full of priceless treasures.

According to the detection of the Qianling underground palace by the relevant experts of the Xi'an Cultural Protection Center, combined with the excavated Qianling burial tombs and relevant documents, the experts speculated that the Qianling tomb chamber is composed of a tomb road, a passage, a patio, a corridor and three burial chambers in the front, middle and back, or there are ear chambers. The coffin bed is placed in the middle room to place the emperor's "Zi Palace" that is, the coffin, the bottom of the "Zi Palace" has moisture-proof and anti-corrosion materials, which are covered with treasures, and the "Seven Star Board" is added on it, and the board is placed on the mat, and the clothes are placed next to it, such as "six jades" such as "Zhang", "Bi", "Amber", and "Huang".

The emperor wore 12 sets of large clothes, with a jade box on his head, a jade shell in his mouth, and lay on his back on a mattress, facing the coffin lid. The inside of the cover is inlaid with yellow silk, and the sun, moon, stars and golden crow, jade rabbit, dragon, crane and other objects are painted on the silk. The back room of the underground palace is set up with a stone bed, on which are placed clothes, swords, thousands of flavors and the deceased's favorite things during his lifetime. There is a "treasure tent" in the front room, and there is a shrine in the tent, and jade "treasure ribbons", "books of confession" and "books of mourning" are placed around them. In addition, in the front and back of the ear chamber and the stone door of the Yongdao on both sides of the hole, a large number of precious burial vessels are placed.

In this regard, Mr. Fan Yingfeng, deputy director and associate researcher of the Qianling Museum, once wrote an article to introduce: At present, archaeologists divide the cultural relics that may be hidden in the Qianling underground palace into six categories: metals, including various ceremonial utensils, daily life utensils, decorations, handicrafts and so on made of gold, silver, copper, iron, etc.; pottery, porcelain, glass, glass, etc., utensils, figures and animal figurines; all kinds of utensils and ornaments made of coral, agate, bone, horn, ivory, etc.; Stone products: including stone line carvings, stone portraits, stone statues of people and animals, sarcophagus, stone letters and containers; Murals and inscriptions. Paper, classics, calligraphy and painting, silk and linen fabrics, lacquered wood, leather and grass weavings, etc. It can be believed that the day of the reopening of the Qianling Palace will be the time when the stone breaks through the sky. At that time, the unique style of Tang Dynasty culture will attract the attention of the world. ”

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