In Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, there is an ancient emperor's tomb named Gan Ling, in which two emperors are buried, one is Tang Gaozong, the husband of Wu Zetian, and the other is Wu Zetian, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty. The couple were buried in the grave. In Litchi Town, Tang Gaozong, there is a monument called "Sage Memorial", which tells the story of a sage.
There are more than five thousand words on this tablet, which was written by Wu Zetian to her husband. However, in her own place, although a monument was erected and all the squares on the monument were typed out-there were more than 3,000 squares, that is, more than 3,000 words-but there was not a word on it. Therefore, later generations called the tablet of Wu Zetian a "tablet without words". This is unique in the history of China, and there is not a word on the inscription of any emperor.
It has been said that the monuments after the emperor's death are usually erected by the next emperor. Why do we say that Wu Zetian erected a monument without words for herself? This is because this stone tablet was not erected by later generations, but was built by Wu Zetian when he was alive, and it was her own request not to engrave a word on this stone tablet. As for the reason, historians have failed to unify a standard answer after repeated textual research.
The first statement
Wu Zetian thinks that her achievements are too many to be described in words. This statement is not recorded in historical materials, but only speculated by later generations. Then, we can smash it here and tell you carefully whether Wu Zetian thinks her contribution is too great to be described in words, just like folklore, and this has made a monument without words.
Politically speaking, Wu Zetian is a great man and a very enlightened ruler. In this respect, she is the most typical person, and she never forgets to forgive and forget. Because she changed dynasties among them, ended the Li family and became an emperor, especially a woman who became an emperor, which violated the orthodoxy of China feudal society, so many people hated her.
However, Wu Zetian can forgive these enemies. One of the original crusaders against Wu Zetian was Luo, one of the "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty". King Robin drafted "Speak for Wu Zhao". In this story, Wu Zetian was spoiled and scolded.
But Wu Zetian let bygones be bygones and only said, "Did the Prime Minister gain this person or lose this person?" It is the dereliction of duty of the prime minister to think that such talents have not been reused! In addition, everyone knows that Wu Zetian has a female secretary named Shangguan Waner. Both Shangguan Waner's father and grandfather were killed by Wu Zetian, but she still dared to reuse Shangguan Waner as a personal female official. These two things show that Wu Zetian's mind is relatively open.
Another, Wu Zetian is eclectic in employing people. In the Tang Dynasty, China had a strong sense of family status, what a person's family status was and what to do in this generation. This has caused the internal circulation of the aristocratic system, inbreeding, one person is incompetent, and the whole family will perish. At this time, the imperial examination can make ordinary people enter the system by leaps and bounds.
Wu Zetian carried forward this aspect, not only abolished the system of official recommendation, but also ordered that "no matter where you come from, whether you have family background or not, you can take the exam by imperial edict, and then hand over the scholar who won the list in the three tests to my palace for personal interview." The imperial examination was initiated by Wu Zetian and lasted for nearly 400 years. Later, the Northern Song Dynasty emperor named the top three in the imperial examination as "Sanyuan", which was the beginning of the title of China's imperial examination champion.
Not only that, Wu Zetian also created something on the basis of Emperor Taizong. Do you still remember that Stephen Chow acted in a movie called "Wulin Master Su Qi Er"? So, when did Wu Champion win it? Wu Zetian's era began as the champion of martial arts. There used to be only literary champions. Moreover, whichever minister's suggestion is good, she overturns her original point of view and adopts others' point of view, which is beyond the average person's comparison.
Besides, culturally, Wu Zetian is a literate person, and she also admires literate people. Wu Zetian's handwriting is very good, called Feibai. Its characteristic is that every word is a couplet, and every word is white, dense and beautiful. Wu Zetian likes Wang Xizhi. As soon as she found out that there was an official in the dynasty who was the grandson of Wang Xizhi for ten generations, she called him over and asked if there was an original Wang Xizhi in this family, so that she could enjoy it.
This one is overjoyed. What happened? If the emperor wants to find this thing, he will be promoted by the day. Without saying anything, this man took out the original works left by Wang Xizhi at home and even his nine generations to Wu Zetian. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian took these things and found a calligrapher to copy them.
After that, I found a first-class paperhanger to mount the original calligraphy and painting, and then I had it sent back. Lao Wang's family was overjoyed and said that Wu Zetian liked culture and respected it. Wu Zetian believed in Buddhism when he was in power, so he vigorously promoted Buddhism. As we all know, there is a giant Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, which is the Buddha's dharma body. This Lushna Buddha was carved on the Longmen Grottoes on the order of Li Zhi, Tang Gaozong.
It is said that this giant Buddha was carved in the image of Wu Zetian. So, if you want to know what Wu Zetian looks like, go to the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang to see the Lushe Buddha. That's a portrait of Wu Zetian, which is a solemn treasure and a mother-in-law on earth.
Because of its political, cultural status and economic success, the population of Wu Zetian increased rapidly during her reign, which was very prominent in the history of China.
During the reign of Wu Zetian, including those years when she was in charge of state affairs before becoming an emperor in her 60s-from 652 to 705, the population of the Tang Dynasty increased from 3.8 million to 6 1.5 million, almost doubling. What does this mean? It shows that the social economy can develop steadily without moving swords and soldiers, indicating that the living standards of ordinary people have improved.
Wu Zetian actively encouraged agriculture. For example, according to her rules, how can an official be promoted? It is the people in the place where they work who want to have surplus grain at home, which shows that the local officials are doing well and grasping agriculture well, which will make you promoted. If the people in the place where the official works have fled and the landlord has no surplus food, then the local official will be punished. Moreover, Wu Zetian developed the economy in a delicate way, and during her administration, she also produced many officials who were very sure about agriculture.
Moreover, we can see this through historical extension. As we all know, the period of Emperor Taizong was called "Wu Zetian", before Wu Zetian. After Wu Zetian, that is, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, it was called "Kaiyuan Shi Sheng". These two important ZTE nodes are connected by Wu Zetian. Without the recuperation and sustainable development of Wu Zetian at this time, there would be no "Kaiyuan Shi Sheng".
Therefore, from the political, economic and cultural point of view, if Wu Zetian thinks that she has made great contributions, especially when the minister and people around her are still praising her, then it is normal for her to find the North and think that she has made indescribable contributions.