The decryption of the 61 headless stone figures in front of Wu Zetian's tomb is an unexplained phenomenon for thousands of years
In China's more than 2,000 years of feudal rule, another emperor inherited"The rule of Zhenguan", which has since begun"Kaiyuan prosperous"。
Although objectively speaking, the Kaiyuan Dynasty has its cruel side, it has to be admitted that its emergence paved the way for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. This is Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history.
She ruled China for half a century, and her feminine courage, temperament and political eloquence continue to fascinate historians today.
After Wu Zetian's death, she was buried with Li Zhi in Qianling, which is said to be a feng shui treasure blessed by the gods. Although there are many treasures in the mausoleum, it has never been attacked by tomb robbers.
There are 61 headless stone statues standing in front of Wu Zetian's tomb, and for thousands of years, no one knows what their mission is or what they represent. Luckily, two farmers found the answer. What is the mystery between these stone statues and Wu Zetian?
A generation of empresses. The first generation of empress was originally Li Shimin, the palace maid of Tang Taizong, and her maiden name was Mei Niang. Later, Tang Taizong fell seriously ill, and the young Mei Niang fell in love with Li Zhi, who was still the prince at the time.
After Li Shimin's death, Wu Zetian was sent to Ganlu Temple to become a monk. But she refused to give up her life as a nun and did everything possible to get Li Zhi to take back her life. With Li Zhi's favor and her own outstanding talents, she easily overthrew Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu and became the queen of the Tang Dynasty.
As the empress, Wu Meiniang was still not satisfied, intervened in the government and controlled most of the state power, so in the last years of Tang Gaozong, she and Li Zhi were called"Two saints"。After Li Zhi's death, he did his best to eradicate dissident forces, and finally rose to prominence.
Wu Zetian reigned for half a century and made outstanding political achievements. It is said that during his reign, the price of grain was the lowest in the Tang Dynasty, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment"The Yuan Dynasty was prosperous"The foundation was laid.
However, Wu Zetian's other actions are still controversial among historians. Putting aside the fact that he colluded with loyal ministers to claim the emperor and drowned his own daughter in order to ascend the throne, his behavior of reusing ** corrupt officials again and ignoring the government and the people's will was not done by Ming Jun.
Wu Zetian openly raised male pets in his later years, and there was an uproar in the palace, and the ministers dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. Wu Zetian's achievements were mixed, and he abdicated at the age of 81, leaving a wordless memorial to posterity after his death.
Tombs of emperors and empresses.
After Wu Zetian's death, he was buried with Tang Gaozong in Qianling. Because the ancients were superstitious about feng shui, the ancient emperors paid more attention to feng shui, so when choosing a mausoleum, they would specially hire a feng shui master to find a place that could bless the prosperity of the dragon vein, and ensure that future generations can sit on the throne of the emperor for generations.
Qianling is the place where Mr. Feng Shui is looking for the treasure of Feng Shui. Legend has it that over the years, many tomb robbers have tried to break into this sacred place that holds huge treasures, even bombarding the mausoleum with cannons, but the queen's tomb was unharmed.
As a result, more and more people believed that Wu Zetian was secretly guarded by some mysterious force, and for a while, rumors spread.
The 61 stone statues of different shapes and sizes standing in front of Wu Zetian's mausoleum have been the patron saints of Wu Zetian for thousands of years and are believed to be under the control of the gods.
But what is the secret of these 61 stone statues?Generations of scholars have tried to solve this age-old mystery, but after years of painstaking research, they have never been able to solve the mystery of the headless stone man.
Could it be because Wu Zetian's remnant body was a headless form caused by the stone man only for his own martyrdom?It wasn't until two peasants accidentally solved this age-old mystery that the public found many different meanings in the matter.
The mystery of the headless stone statue.
In 1974, two farmers in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, were planting seeds in their fields as usual, and when they put down their hoes, they suddenly found something extremely hard. They continued digging until they found a round stone, and when they wiped the dirt, they realized that it was indeed a stone.
The farmers knew that Xianyang was an ancient capital with many places of interest and historic sites, so their first reaction was to feel that the situation was abnormal and immediately report to the local **.
After receiving the report, experts rushed to the scene, and after identification, found that the stone was a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty. After careful investigation, other stone heads were also found in the surrounding area.
Archaeological experts in Xianyang reported after further investigation that the archaeological community was shocked to find that this group of stone heads belonged to something corresponding to the 61 headless stones in front of Wu Zetian's tomb.
Experts have re-identified the statues based on the shape of the heads. Archaeologists concluded that the 61 statues were not Han Chinese, but judging by their facial features and exotic braids, they were Turkish.
The identity of the stone statue on the surface is not clear, and after a series of investigations and verifications, it was finally learned that Wu Zetian's tomb was actually in the name of 61 modern courtiers, which is also the reason why these stone figures have stood for hundreds of years.
From a political point of view, after Wu Zetian pacified the external troubles, he erected a stone statue of his courtiers in front of his tomb for the first time, one is to commemorate the 61 courtiers who came thousands of miles to attend his funeral, and the other is to show her power position and the strength of the Tang DynastyThird, it also expresses the friendship and prosperity of various ethnic groups during the reign of the Tang Dynasty.
In this regard, the identity of the 61 stone statues originates from the world.
There are various speculations about why the head of the stone statue is of this shape. Some scholars believe that there was a special ** in Qianling during the Ming Dynasty, which may have been caused by natural disastersSome scholars believe that Wu Zetian's reign meant **, so there were a large number of people who hated Wu Zetian or deliberately damaged the stone statue.
The truth has not yet been confirmed, and we can only wait for more advanced science and technology to give us answers in the future.
Although Wu Zetian's life is insidious and cruel, although he has killed countless people, it is undeniable that she created a peaceful and prosperous era in the Tang Dynasty in the political era of Wentao and martial arts, reusing talents, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, and pacifying external troubles.
Wu Zetian is the only empress in Chinese history, and her half-century reign pushed the initially prosperous Tang Dynasty into new glories, and at the same time left a strong mark on the history books.
Tang Taizong is the only female emperor in Chinese history, and her reign of half a century has brought the originally prosperous Tang Dynasty to a new glory, and has also left a strong mark in the history books.