This scene slowly disappeared on the mirror of time and space. Jiang Yi saw that Wu Zetian seemed to be relieved in his later years, exhaling heavily and laughing:

"Sure enough, even if I knew everything back then, I would still choose to do this."

"As you said when you first met me, in recent days, I have planned to return to Chang'an next year. I have been thinking that since I will return the government to the Li family sooner or later..."

"Then, why do I have to take charge of the world?"

Wu Zetian slowly walked from Tianshu to Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi knew that Wu Zetian's return to power was not entirely willing. She thought of letting Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi be the crown prince in her later years.

If Di Renjie had not taken the lead in persuading him, it would be hard to say whether Li Xian would be the last one to pass the throne.

This empress also had the idea of ​​pioneering the foundation of Wu Zhou Wanshi in her heart. Unfortunately, people's hearts were still in the Li family at that time.

"Especially when I learned that Li Longji was about to overthrow my Tianshu as soon as he ascended the throne, I was even more suspicious of all that I had done. I also wanted to establish immortal achievements. In the end, in just twenty years, Tianshu would be gone?"

"The ancestors need not doubt that you are the meritorious monarch of China. This is Li Longji's fault and does not need to be imposed on you personally."

Jiang Yi looked at Wu Zetian very seriously.

"Although the ancestors did not continue Wu Zhou, they created an unprecedented and difficult time to achieve great prosperity."

Jiang Yijin said, "The disease of Emperor Gaozong of Tang was not caused by you. No matter who was the queen at that time, the disease that Emperor Gaozong should have will still be caused."

"But not everyone who is a queen can excel like you."

"If you hadn't dared to break the rules and assist Emperor Gaozong, you wouldn't know who would lose the power of the Tang Dynasty, and no one could guarantee it. Will there be new powerful ministers or even treacherous ministers appear?"

Based on the documents he had read, Jiang Yi objectively analyzed that Li Zhi was in poor health at that time, and cerebral thrombosis compressed the visual nerves, resulting in the inability to see objects in the later stage.

Just imagine, if it were not Wu Zetian by his side, but a treacherous minister, eunuch, and powerful minister, what would happen to the Tang Dynasty?

Who dares to say that standing next to Li Zhi like this will not be able to feel the desire to abuse his authority?

"Yes, after seeing my young self, I no longer hesitate. Even if I do it again, I will still be the empress above ten thousand people!"

Wu Zetian's eyes were cold and relieved, and said disdainfully: "Even if Tianshu kills Li Longji, there may still be other emperors to destroy it, but I can't be so depressed."

"In a hundred years, I will erect a monument without words!"

"The things behind you are allowed to be judged by future generations. Historical books of thousands of years will be judged by themselves!"

Wu Zetian brushed his sleeves, stopped looking at Tianshu, and walked decisively towards the Temple of All Things.

Although she is over 70 years old and has hidden illnesses, her back is full of momentum and every step gives people a feeling of power.

Jiang Yi knew that this was what Wu Zetian should be, but everything she knew today was far beyond her perception, which made her quite doubt herself.

Doing what you should do in your life can be considered a success for everyone.

As for what others say after death, who needs to care too much?

If a person can scold a living person to death, can he still scold a dead person to death?

Countless people who have been thinking about future generations and have made solid contributions to future generations can be said to be respected ancestors.

Because, except for their minor children, their consideration and responsibility for other people in the future are never an obligation.

Even as an emperor, under the conditions of ancient times, he could live up to the world and not let civilization go downhill, and he could already be considered a wise ruler.

Jiang Yi walked to Wu Zetian and asked, "Ancestor, you have already made plans for the stele without words?"

Wu Zetian replied: "I am a person who likes to prepare for the future. Now my health is getting worse and worse. The idea of ​​a stele without words may be later recorded in your later generations, but I have already made plans in my heart."

"Why did the ancestor build a stele without words?"

Jiang Yi expressed some questions from himself and later audiences.

The two continued the conversation while walking.

"How will this matter be judged by future generations?" Wu Zetian asked with interest.

Jiang Yi replied: "Some later generations believed that our ancestors felt that their achievements had lasted for generations, and the short inscription could not write down their great achievements, so they left a stele without words."

Wu Zetian listened quietly, and Jiang Yi didn't see any changes from her face.

"The second view is that the ancestors felt ashamed of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong, felt that they had instigated the Li Tang Dynasty and changed the country name. They didn't know how to call themselves on the inscription, so they decided not to write it."

"The third view is that the successor Li Xian resented you for deposing him, so he deliberately made people not write inscriptions to show his dissatisfaction with you."

"The last point is that our ancestors wanted to hear the most true comments from later generations, rather than speaking from oneself and praising themselves nonsense."

Jiang Yi told Wu Zetian all the views he saw in later generations, hoping that Wu Zetian could give him a definite answer.

No one knows what the empress at this age is thinking. It seems that every view has a certain reason, so Jiang Yi has to ask in person.

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, and saw that Jiang Yi did not continue to speak, then he spoke slowly and said with some playfulness: "The future generations are quite good at analyzing me."

"I do feel that a mere inscription is not enough to praise my achievements."

Wu Zetian did not intend to conceal: "For this reason, I have planned to build another Tianshu that praises merits."

Jiang Yi analyzed the truth and thought of the classics that after Wu Zetian solved the matter of his successor, in addition to overhauling the palace and Buddhist temple, he indeed built the "Tianshu" that praises merits.

"But the first point is not my intention. No one will feel that I can record a lot of contributions, and I am the same."

Wu Zetian stepped on the steps of the God of All Elephants: "I can completely let someone carve the stone tablet with all kinds of bold words and great achievements until it cannot be engraved."

"Will this make my achievements more prominent?"

"But what I mean is not here!"
Chapter completed!