Chapter 605 The Empress's "Wordless Monument"
After everyone was ready, it was announced that the guests from "Singing China" would join tonight's performance.
The tourists who had bought tickets and were queuing up to enter were immediately overjoyed. They could watch the performance at any time, but only once did the stars join the performance.
The crowd in the queue has begun to boil. Tourists who have not bought tickets are heartbroken and regret not buying tickets earlier.
Two people’s tickets are only over 100, so it’s not expensive to watch a wonderful show.
At 8:30 p.m., the performance officially started. Due to the addition of guests, seven of the actors had to take a break today.
For them, there is no such thing as grabbing the protagonist. Not only can they make money for free, but they can also take a break, which is simply good news for workers.
The performance started, and 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 with excitement.
Then Xiao Sa, who is wearing armor, is also eye-catching. Although he is not burly, he has a heroic appearance and looks like a talented person.
The tall and burly Yuan Haoxuan, Chen Luo dressed as a general, the appearance of each character made everyone excited.
The show is certainly exciting, but it is even more interesting to watch so many celebrities perform.
“Where’s the promise?”
“Lin Wanqing hasn’t seen me either.”
“Hey, isn’t this Bingbing!”
"Go ahead, this is a princess!"
When Bingbing appeared on the stage, huge cheers erupted from the audience.
Her appearance is both cute and elegant, simply stunning.
Then Xu Nuo also appeared. He was wearing a soldier's armor, holding a big flag, and danced vigorously on the stage.
The last person to appear was Lin Wanqing.
As soon as she appeared on the stage, the scene immediately erupted.
Lin Wanqing is wearing the iconic golden dragon robe, and you can tell who she is playing at a glance.
"It's so beautiful! I suddenly understood Li Zhi."
"Who can withstand this!"
"The country is overwhelming, the yellow robe is on me, I Fallen.”
Lin Wanqing's appearance brought applause from the audience.
Her appearance made many people understand at once what "from now on the king will never come to court" and why Li Zhi wanted to abolish Queen Wang and insist on making Wu Zetian his queen.
However, the performance was scripted and time was short. Everyone could only perform according to the original script and did not come up with anything else.
However, after the performance, the scheduled photo interaction did not start. Everyone retreated behind the scenes, leaving only Wu Zetian played by Lin Wanqing.
The audience was wondering, the scene was noisy.
Suddenly music started playing on the stage.
The big screen also lit up at the right time, and three big characters of "No Word Monument" appeared on the screen.
The audience was stunned for a moment, then quickly calmed down and returned to their seats.
The wordless monument is arguably the most famous tombstone in history.
This is the tombstone of Empress Wu Zetian.
Some people say that the reason why a wordless monument was erected is because Wu Zetian felt that her achievements were unparalleled and words could not record her achievements. Some people said that Wu Zetian felt that she had sinned deeply and killed many people. If she wrote about it, she would be scolded, so she simply did not write about it. Some people say that Wu Zetian decided to let future generations evaluate the merits and demerits, so she did not leave a word.
No matter which version is used, it casts a layer of mystery on the wordless monument.
There are countless tombstones for celebrities and generals in ancient times, but the world only remembers this wordless monument.
From this perspective, this monument has become famous in history.
When I saw these three words, a scenic spot in northern Shaanxi felt my heart sinking and I was so angry that I slapped my thigh.
"The monument without words belongs to us! Why are you here to join in the fun!"
"You are just trying to catch us plucking wool, right?"
After Wu Zetian died, according to her last wish , she was buried in Qianling Mausoleum, located on a mountain in Xianyang, together with Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.
The wordless stele indeed 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 in her life.
It is reasonable to choose to sing this song in the bright hall.
On the stage, the flute played melodiously, the drums beat rapidly, and the momentum of thousands of troops rushed towards us.
This is the domineering attitude that an emperor should have, even if she is an empress.
Then the music suddenly turned down, the flute sounded together, and the feeling of loneliness came out.
Lin Wanqing wore a dragon robe and sang:
"Wandering all my life, ferrying to the shore but lonely,
asking heaven and earth to whom to confide,
Thousands of years of history I look back on,
how can I count my grudges and hatreds,
< br>The Imperial Family is the point of no return after all.”
Lin Wanqing used a beautiful and graceful voice to talk about the rise and fall of the empress in a eloquent way.
For Wu Zetian, she has always been the daughter-in-law of the Li family. Even if she doesn't want to admit it, she cannot be labeled as emperor.
Since being enthroned by Li Zhi in 655 AD, she accompanied Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, for 28 years.
Everything about her comes from Li Zhi and Li Tang Jiangshan.
In 683 AD, Li Zhi passed away. In the long 22 years since then, Wu Zetian experienced everything about being an emperor.
"The imperial family has a point of no return." The most ruthless imperial family was that she killed a total of 93 relatives in order to consolidate her power as emperor.
Among them are twenty-three of her own relatives and thirty-four of the Tang clan.
The great ancestor Li Yuan had 22 sons, 4 of whom died young. Li Shimin killed 3 of them, 10 of them died during the Emperor Gaozong period, and the remaining 4 died at the hands of Wu Zetian. As for the others, King Changle, King Yuzhang, King Fanyang, etc. all died in her hands.
And her own son, Prince Li Hong, died suddenly while attending a banquet, and her second son Li Xian was killed after being exiled. It is difficult to say that it has nothing to do with Wu Zetian.
The singing continued.
"The vicissitudes of the Xuanwu Rebellion and the sound of horse hooves are chaotic,
Xiao Qiang cannot bear to see this disaster,
Who can sigh lightly for the long boudoir,
I am the only one who suffers from grudges and hatreds. ,
Whose territory am I guarding? ”
The Li family is a history of blood and tears.
In the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin killed his brother and his brother. Many years later, Li Chengqian followed the same example and started rebellion, and the imperial family was glorious. Behind the scenes, there are countless sordid things.
For Wu Zetian, her path is even more confusing.
Returning power to Li is something she is unwilling to do, and she finally won it. How could we let go of our country so easily?
However, the Wu family is useless and is full of idlers.
As a woman, she can be an emperor, but she cannot defend the country. She can hold it for a while, but not for a lifetime. Whose country will she be guarding a hundred years from now?
The lyrics sing about Wu Zetian's plight and her confusion.
But she is the first female emperor after all, and she must adjust her mentality.
The music became passionate, highlighting the majesty of a generation of empresses.
"I silently set up a wordless monument with tears in my eyes,
Who was the one who called Mei Niang softly at the beginning?
It is my eternal frost and snow,
I will not let go. Everything,
I have no regrets in abdicating the throne of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.”
Wu Zetian was a woman and an emperor, so her behavior was also very contradictory.
She is both tender and affectionate, but also cruel and ruthless.
She is Wu Meiniang and Wu Zetian.
She is a complex person and it is difficult to evaluate her in one or two words.
The drums started beating again, the soldiers shouted, and the momentum of the soldiers came rushing towards us.
Was Wu Zetian willing to abdicate?
Of course it is impossible. There has never been an emperor in history who abdicated willingly.
The Shenlong Coup, the imperial army surrounded Wu Zetian's palace, Wu Zetian was forced to abdicate, and the throne was given to Prince Li Xian.
Less than a year. This eternal empress aged rapidly and died of illness in Shangyang Palace.
Lin Wanqing continued to sing, singing about the rise and fall of the empress, singing about a flesh-and-blood Wu Zetian.
"I erect a wordless monument without words, with tears in my eyes.
My merits and demerits follow the rights and wrongs of others. I have no shame.
Let it be written in the history books without asking for understanding.
If it really can be reincarnated again ,
I wish to settle in mountains and rivers in the next life,
Ordinary commoners have you by their side,
Ordinary heartbroken people have loved who. ”
The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be commented by future generations.
This is the last freedom left by this empress to the world.
During Wu Zetian’s reign, he attacked the clans and developed the common people. After the imperial examination was launched, 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 avenues of speech, allowed people to submit letters, and was often tolerant of those who spoke out and offended.
It is difficult to judge right and wrong.
At the end of the song, Wu Zetian returned to her identity as a woman, "I hope that in the next life I will settle in the mountains and rivers, and I will have you as an ordinary commoner."
What was a generation of empress thinking in her heart at the last moment of her life?
Later generations have no way of knowing.
But we can get a glimpse of it from the edict.
Wu Zetian’s edict was beyond everyone’s expectation. The only empress in history put forward several requirements in her edict.
First, remove the imperial titles such as "Emperor Jinlun Sage" and the title "Emperor Zetian Great Sage" conferred by Li Xian, and call her "Queen Zetian Great Sage".
This is also the origin of the name Wu Zetian.
The second request was somewhat unexpected. She asked to be buried in Qianling together with Gaozong Li Zhi.
In ancient times, transportation remained unchanged. From Luoyang to Xianyang, there was a distance of four hundred kilometers. It was a long journey. It was not an easy task to send the remains 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 Shu, Chu Suiliang and others.
At the end of her life, Wu Zetian’s edict was actually a summary and review of her life.
Wuzhou, which she founded, ceased to exist. This unprecedented empress finally compromised.
This was her lifelong dream, but since she was a girl, everything was in vain
It was her biggest wish to ask Yu Li Zhi to be buried together in the Qianling Mausoleum.
Li Zhi, this man four years younger than her, is the love of her life.
Her ambition also began to expand after Li Zhi's death.
Without the one she loved, Wu Zetian had nothing to worry about and could do anything.
Being emperor may be just a goal in her life.
This is an extremely complicated person. She is an emperor and a queen, beautiful and ruthless, but in the final analysis, she may prefer to be a woman loved by Li Zhi.
On the stage, the music stopped, the lights dimmed, and then came back on. The actors who left the stage returned to the stage and began to interact with the audience.
(End of this chapter)