Chapter 493

"Some people say that Wu Zetian killed countless people in her life, and started to repent in her later years."

"Everyone should actually be very agreeable to this statement."

"Because I see that everyone has been discussing around this aspect."

"But I also just said a phrase called 'praying for blessings and removing evil'."

"In Daoism, removing evil actually means eliminating one's own diseases and disasters, so I personally think this gold slip was more for Wu Zetian to remove her own diseases and pain, and to pray for blessings for herself."

"This gold slip has 63 inscriptions on it."

"The 'long-lived immortals' in this gold slip is a basic term in Daoism, which says that Wu Zetian believed in Daoism."

"Wu Zetian was the emperor who ascended the throne at the oldest age in our country, China."

"In the year 690 AD when she ascended the throne, she was already 67 years old."

"Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, were only in their 50s when they passed away."

"So, living a long life really gives you many more opportunities."

"In the year 696 AD, Wu Zetian was 73 years old. As the only female emperor in China, she came to Mount Song in the Central Peak to perform the Fengshan sacrifice. This should have been the highlight of her life."

"And in the year 700 AD, the 77-year-old Wu Zetian fell ill. There was a young Daoist priest named Hu Chao by her side. Hu Chao could refine gold pills and knew how to regulate the body. After Wu Zetian took the gold pills, her body really got better."

"People have to admit they are getting old, and the older people get, the more they fear death."

"Perhaps it was from this time that Wu Zetian longed for immortality, and at this time, she solved a major issue that had been troubling her, which was the power struggle between the Li and Wu surnames."

"Wu Zetian held a grand banquet for all the officials, and the Li and Wu families were reconciled. Furthermore, the Li family guaranteed that they would not cause trouble for the Wu family after Wu Zetian passed away. Wu Zetian was very happy."

"But not long after, Wu Zetian fell ill again."

"And this time, it was not recorded in history, but after this, Wu Zetian followed Hu Chao's suggestion and removed her sins according to the Daoist method of the Three Officials and Nine Books."

"The Three Officials of Daoism refer to the Heaven Official, Earth Official, and Water Official."

"Because this gold slip was clearly moved, if Wu Zetian really threw the gold slip, then no matter whether this gold slip was thrown for the Heaven Official, Earth Official, or Water Official, there must be two other slips. I hope there will be discoveries later."

"And after 705 AD, the people Wu Zetian loved most, her son, who later became Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, her daughter, Princess Taiping, and the Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi—this group of people launched the Shenlong Coup."

"They forced Wu Zetian to abdicate and hand over power."

"And it was in this year that the 82-year-old Wu Zetian passed away in Luoyang."

"And before Wu Zetian passed away, her will was that she didn't want to be an emperor anymore; she wanted to be Li Zhi's empress, she wanted to be buried with Li Zhi, and she restored the surnames of Consort Xiao and Empress Wang."

"Li Xian followed all his mother's wills and personally escorted his mother's coffin back to Changancheng."

"In TV dramas, many people may misunderstand Wu Zetian, thinking she was very young when she ascended to power, but in reality, it was not like that at all. So most people should learn more about real history."

337. Gold dragon and jade dragon slips, definitely national treasures!

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——【I only knew that Wu Zetian was quite diligent in Buddhism, I didn't expect her to love learning Daoism too.】

——【Mount Song in the Central Peak was also where Wu Zhao performed the Fengshan sacrifice this time.】

——【I seem to understand something, gold dragon and jade slips! Ancient emperors threw these things in many places. It should be a combination of two items, or there should be a jade dragon to be discovered locally!】

——【I hope the other two can be found quickly.】

——【Now I have an idea. If you play outdoor activities, you can sometimes explore. Maybe you can find the other two gold slips casually.】

——【This is definitely a national treasure. Wu Zetian must have held it in her hands and looked at it personally. Just because of this one point, its status is incomparable to other cultural relics.】

——【Are you joking? Many cultural relics unearthed now are accompanied by emperors, how can they not compare?】

——【That's right, some people speak too exaggeratedly.】

——【Why didn't Wu Zetian go to perform the Fengshan sacrifice personally? If she went personally, it would be more sincere, right?】

——【Isn't the reason very simple? She was old.】

——【True villains all think they are kind, upright, and innocent, for example, Li the Second Generation.】

——【People live long, have many illnesses. If it were me, I would rather not live too long.】

Everyone still agrees with the achievements Wu Zetian left in history.

And usually, when talking about these famous historical figures, emperors with both merits and demerits, the discussions in the livestream are always very numerous.

Fang Yang looks at the discussions in the livestream and always feels it's very interesting.

However, looking at the somewhat uneasy cameraman beside him, Fang Yang said to the other archaeological team members in the cave: "There is nothing for me to do here now. My cameraman and I will go down first."

Upon hearing Fang Yang say this, the others naturally had no objections and almost immediately arranged for him to climb down.

Fang Yang was very calm.

Although looking down, it was frighteningly high, as long as protective facilities were in place and he knew his life was guaranteed and there was no danger, that bit of worry seemed to become insignificant.

Fang Yang didn't care, but the cameraman was trembling with fear.

Trembling even more violently than when they came up earlier.

"If I had known you found it scary, I would have brought the camera up myself just now."

Fang Yang said while taking the cameraman's camera directly.

It was still in the on state and hadn't been turned off at all.

The cameraman's fear of heights was probably understood clearly by the people in the livestream.

However, this didn't matter; it wouldn't have a big impact on the cameraman.

After all, these people only cared about Fang Yang.

If Fang Yang were afraid of heights, or even showed a little bit of emotion.

It would almost immediately be spread everywhere on the internet.

It might even make it to the trending searches.

After all, with his current situation, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him an internet celebrity.

Fang Yang tied the cameraman's camera to himself, also to prevent the cameraman from struggling too much midway and causing the camera to fall directly from the high altitude by accident.

Having arranged everything properly, Fang Yang slid down the rope almost immediately.

When his feet touched the solid ground, Fang Yang couldn't help but exhale.

It still feels better to have feet on the ground. Although he is not afraid of working at high altitudes, he doesn't like it either.

"Fang Yang, how is the situation up there? Did you dig up anything?"

Mr. and Ms. Bai, who had been paying attention to the situation above, walked quickly toward him almost immediately when Fang Yang's feet touched the ground.

"Found something, one of which is Wu Zetian's gold slip."

Fang Yang said this very calmly.

When Mr. and Ms. Bai heard Fang Yang say this, joyful smiles appeared on their faces.

They originally thought there would be no harvest this time, but they didn't expect there to be one. This was simply too great.

Wu Zetian's gold slip—this sounds like it has great research value.

"Fang Yang, inviting you this time was definitely the most correct choice we have ever made."

They had studied Fang Yang's videos and were very sure that he had indeed dug up treasures and it wasn't some kind of acting.

Because in those videos, many cultural relic experts and archaeological experts wouldn't have the leisure to accompany him in acting.

It was precisely because they were sure of this point that they contacted that Boss Yang in time.

And all of this proved that they were correct.

"Do you still need me to help with the excavation?"

He came very quickly, and the work was finished very quickly. And he knew there were treasures nearby. If they needed him to continue working, he wouldn't refuse, but if they didn't need him, he wouldn't insist on staying.

Mr. and Ms. Bai were stunned subconsciously when they heard Fang Yang ask this.

They suppressed their excitement, and Ms. Bai asked Fang Yang cautiously: "Could it be that there are cultural relics nearby?"

"I'm not sure if they are cultural relics, but there should be good things."

Fang Yang said this, and how could Mr. and Ms. Bai refuse? They nodded vigorously immediately.

"Then we will trouble you next. Whatever can be dug up, dig it up."

Fang Yang responded and didn't go too far, but circled around this tall mountain peak, and then borrowed tools from people after confirming.

When he touched what seemed to be a box underneath, he immediately called the archaeological experts over.

Since the cultural relics had an outer layer for protection, the subsequent work could be completely handed over to others, and it didn't have to be him.

Knowing that Fang Yang had dug up treasures again in just a short while and was asked to go over and help, the others naturally had no objections.

Not only would they not object, but they even rushed toward Fang Yang's direction with an impatient attitude.

They did this to prevent themselves from not even having a spot when the excavation work was being done.

Fang Yang didn't care at all what they were thinking in their hearts. Anyway, his work was basically done as far as he wanted to go, which was still quite free.