History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in China recognized by scholars and widely known to the public. As a woman, she ascended to the throne of the Nine-Five Emperor in the patriarchal society, and her deeds were highly discussed by later generations.
She herself knew this, so the erection of the wordless monument was written by posterity. However, no matter how much the controversy in the later generations, Wu Zetian is dead, and the praise and criticism have nothing to do with her.
After Wu Zetian's death, he was buried by Emperor Zhongzong of Tang in Qianling, which is a joint tomb of husband and wife. In 683, Wu Zetian ordered people to build Qianling, and in the same year, Emperor Gaozong of Tang died, the coffin was suspended for one year, and he was buried in Qianling in 684.
After Li Zhi was buried in Qianling, the qianling project continued. Wu Zetian died in 705 and was buried in Qianling in 706. This emperor's joint burial tomb, or "double emperor tomb" project is not small, and the construction is also very exquisite.
Legend has it that it was only the site of Qianling, and Wu Zetian invited Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng to investigate. The names of these two people should have been heard by everyone, and for the historical odds, there are many stories about the fortune-telling prophecies of the two people in later generations. The most amazing thing is that the two collaborated on "Pushing Back The Map", which is one of the ten major prophecies in ancient China, predicting the historical trend after the Tang Dynasty, and many of them have been fulfilled.
These two strange people, who traveled all over the world, finally all of them actually took a fancy to the Qianling address, what is so strange about here?
It is said that Yuan Tiangang searched all over the banks of the Yellow River and did not find a suitable place. One day, he was observing the stars in the middle of the night, and suddenly saw a mountain with purple gas soaring into the sky, intersecting with the Big Dipper.
The Seven Stars of the Big Dipper are personified by Taoism as an important god and king, known as the Seven Yuan Xie Er Xing Jun, who lives in the Seven Houses of the Big Dipper. They are: Tianshu Palace Wolf Star Jun, Tianxuan Palace Giant Gate Star Jun, Tianji Palace Lu Cun Xing Jun, Tianquan Palace Wenqu Xingjun, Yuheng Palace Lian Zhen Xingjun, Kaiyang Palace Wuqu Xingjun, Yaoguang Palace Broken Army Star Jun.
"Purple" is also very important in Taoism, and purple qi is a symbol of the imperial qi. Purple Micro Star is the "Emperor Star" and is in charge of authority. Therefore, Yuan Tiangang decided that the purple mountain was a treasure land, and after going up the mountain, he found the direction and used the copper coin as a logo.
It was also this mountain, Li Chunfeng later found this place, and the location he chose was the same as That of Yuan Tiangang. He had a magic needle that was being inserted into the copper coin hole. How did Li Chunfeng find this place?
It is said that one day when the sun was shining at noon, Li Chunfeng, who was looking for a treasure land, suddenly saw a strange mountain protruding from the land of Qinchuan.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, this mountain is like a young woman lying down. The facial features are clear, even the chest and navel are very clear. And where the young woman's legs were slightly open, there was a clear spring flowing out.
Li Chunfeng immediately made a calculation and inserted a needle at the intersection of yin and yang fish, which was just inserted in Yuan Tiangang's copper coin eyes.
The terrain of Qianling should be yin and yang, dry for heaven is yang, Kun is yin for earth, yin and yang are intertwined, and all things are born. And the most amazing thing is that this tomb is also a tomb of the emperor and queen.
I don't know if it is true that Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng have the ability or how, Qianling is the only tomb in the Tang Dynasty that has not been invaded by tomb thieves.
Whether it is the end of the Tang Dynasty or later times, or even in modern times, there are people who have tried to rob tombs. Among them, the three largest tomb robbery activities were Huang Chao's use of 400,000 troops to steal the tomb, Liang Chongzhou Jiedu made Wen Tao organize an army excavation five generations later, and Sun Lianzhong led the army to bombard with guns in the early years of the Republic of China.
The hot and cold weapons were all used, but they still failed for various reasons, which made it very magical that this imperial tomb could be preserved.