Everyone was shocked.

Niu Kelian did not speak after speaking, and he looked at us quietly, as if he intended to leave time for us to digest the sudden news.

And the expressions on our faces after listening to them were very exciting, some of the people were puzzled, some were shocked, some were confused, everyone was caught in their own speculation, and the scene was extremely quiet for a while.

The entrance to the Qianling Tomb is actually in the wordless monument!?

As the only orthodox empress in history, Wu Zetian's life is a legend, even after thousands of years of death, it still fascinates countless historians.

And this wordless tablet is a mystery of an unsolved case that has passed for thousands of years, but no one can explain it clearly.

On both sides of Sima Road in Qianling, there are two huge stone tablets, one of them on the west side is the holy tablet, and the one on the east side is the legendary wordless tablet, the two tablets are opposite to each other, the strange is magnificent and magnificent.

The holy monument is as we see in front of us, it is the monument of Wu Zetian for Gaozong's praise of virtue, Wu Zetian personally wrote more than 5,000 words of inscription for this monument, the black lacquer tablet is divided into seven sections, and the words are filled with gold powder and shines.

Although I have never been to Qianling, but because the wordless tablet is too famous, there has been a great introduction to it in ancient books, and I am naturally familiar with it.

The construction of the wordless stele is not a huge stone pile, but the craftsman carved and chiseled on a complete boulder, there is no inscription on the stele forehead, only the stele head is carved with eight dragons, these eight dragons are skillfully intertwined, the scales and armor are distinct, the muscles and bones are exposed, and the stillness is full of vitality.

On both sides of the wordless tablet, there is a picture of the rising dragon respectively, a left and a right two dragons flying in the air will be sandwiched in the middle of the wordless tablet, the divine martial arts are extraordinary and lifelike, as if there is a momentum of soaring into the sky.

On the sunny side of the stele, there is a line carved lion and horse fighting picture, the horse in the picture is bent and bowed down docile and lovely, and the male lion is angry with his head raised, which makes people feel indescribable majesty.

In addition to these, the details on the stele are also engraved with many flower and grass ornaments, these ornamental lines are fine and smooth, and the carving is delicate, all of which represent the peak production of skills in the Tang Dynasty.

And the fundamental reason why this wordless monument has always been famous is not because of these complex and exquisite carvings, on the contrary, the real reason why he has fascinated countless people is on this "wordless".

The inscription was written by Wu Zetian himself on the stele, sprinkled with more than 5,000 words, the word was filled with gold powder and was brilliant, and there was no word stele, as the name suggests, there was no word on the whole stele of the whole body.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the emperor and the general did not want to be able to erect a stele after death, but the stele of the only orthodox female emperor in history was not engraved with a single word, which is the fundamental reason why the wordless stele has been famous for thousands of years.

"The entrance to the Qianling Tomb is in the wordless monument!?"

The first one who couldn't resist curiosity was Xue Nan, she really couldn't believe what Niu Kelian said, and repeated what she had just said to him in surprise, as if she was questioning whether Niu Kelian had made a slip of the tongue.

Shen Lang on the side also looked skeptical, and put forward his own views on what Niu Kelian said.

"Brother Niu, even a lonely and unheard of person like me has heard of this famous wordless stele, countless people have gone to the wordless stele for thousands of years to watch, if the entrance of the Qianling Tomb is really at the wordless stele, why has the Qianling Tomb never been entered?"

"Don't worry, you might as well think about it from a different angle."

Niu Kelian really looked like a person from Guan Shanzhong, seeing that we were so puzzled, he didn't answer directly, but like the previous Chunting, he was kind and persuasive on the side, wanting us to solve the mystery of this unsolved case that has plagued countless people for thousands of years step by step through our own way.

"You may wish to think about it, even the martial artist who sang the praises of Gaozong's saintly monument wrote more than 5,000 words in person, but why didn't she engrave a word on the wordless monument that she erected for herself?"

As I heard the guidance, I began to recall the several statements I had read in the book about the matter, and then, thoughtfully, I looked at Niu Kelian and seriously told him my guess.

"There are three main theories in history as to why there is no word on the wordless tablet.

The first statement is that Wu Zetian set up a wordless tablet to boast about himself, indicating that he has made great achievements and virtues, and has reached the point where words cannot express it, so there is not a word engraved on the wordless tablet. ”

Niu Kelian was noncommittal, and Ling Xuan's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth to add a certain basis to this statement.

Wu Zetian was the only orthodox female emperor in history, she developed the imperial examination system, suppressed the monopoly of wealthy families, rewarded farmers and mulberry to build water conservancy, so that the social economy continued to rise, and the number of households continued to grow.

Moreover, she strengthened the border defense of the Tang Dynasty, improved the relationship with the border tribes, did many things that were in line with the interests of the people, and made a perfect transition between the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. ”

While Ling Xuan was adding to me, my eyes were still fixed on Niu Kelian, but he didn't respond.

Looking at the way he looked, I knew that this statement did not satisfy him, so I moved on to the second possibility.

"The second theory is that Wu Zetian set up a wordless tablet because he knew that he was guilty of great things, so he finally decided not to write the inscription."

Chen Gong slowly spoke after hearing my second guess, and it seemed that he was more inclined to this conclusion.

"Wu Zetian went from a talented person to a queen, and then said that the two saints finally stole the throne, although it was the Mandate of Heaven, but after all, she cultivated party henchmen under the banner of Li Tang, secretly eliminated dissidents, and killed innocents.

Moreover, Wu Zetian appointed cool officials, connived at whistleblowers and encouraged indiscriminate punishments, and lost the four towns of Anxi during his reign, which endangered the unity of the Tang Dynasty, so she felt that she was deeply guilty and could not establish a biography for herself, and could only evaluate her legendary life without words, which is not without reason. ”

Niu Kelian's expression still didn't change, and seeing this, I had to continue to speak, talking about the last possibility that I knew.

"The third way to say is that Wu Zetian is a self-aware person, and let future generations comment on the merits and demerits, which is the best way."

Xue Nan suddenly spoke on the side at this time, she took my words, and her tone was full of worship for Wu Zetian.

After all, Wu Zetian is the only empress in history, during her reign, the trend of Zhenguan's rule continued, and in dealing with the complex situation after Tang Gaozong's dragon returned to heaven, she also showed extraordinary personal talents, and even many people with orthodox ideas were amazed by the two points of admonition and employment.

However, I have to admit that Wu Zetian's shortcomings are also very prominent, she appointed cool officials in order to consolidate her personal status, and inevitably killed innocents indiscriminately in the process of ascending the throne, and in her later years, she believed in Buddhism in luxury and waste, and in the later period of her reign, the Tang Dynasty was in decline, and these shortcomings could not be ignored. ”

It can be seen that Xue Nan has no doubt about the third view, in fact, in my heart, I am also inclined to this last view.

So I looked at Niu Kelian and made my own final conclusion, but who knew that the result was very different from my conclusion. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Guanshan Chronicle Claw Book House" for free for the first time.