The Tang stele standing in the pavilion inside the gate of Wuhou Temple,also known as "three unique steles", is one of the oldest steles in Chengdu.When it comes to its reputation and influence in later generations, thismonument is second to none in Chengdu.
Sanjue stele the original name of the Tang stele is the stele of theancestral hall of marquis Wu of Zhuge, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty,which was established in the fourth year of Yuanhe (809) of emperor Xianzong ofthe Tang Dynasty. The height, width and thickness of the body and cap are 367cm,95cm and 25cm respectively. The cloud pattern carving of the stele cap has theartistic characteristics of stone carving in the Tang Dynasty. The stone isgorge stone. There are 22 lines of inscriptions, each of which is about 50 wordsin regular script.
Pei Du, the author of the inscription, was a famous politician in themiddle and late Tang Dynasty. In the second year of Yuanhe (807) in Chengdu, WuYuanheng, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, was appointed governor ofSichuan Province in Jiannan, and Pei Du was accompanied by his staff. Pei dujiuwanted to write an article to praise Zhuge Liang. After visiting Wuhou Temple inChengdu, he wrote this inscription with admiration. The content of theinscription is divided into preface and inscription. At the beginning of thepreface, Pei Du praised Zhuge Liang as a rare feudal statesman who had thetalent of founding a country, the skill of governing people, the integrity ofserving the king and the way of establishing himself. Feidu said that when therewas chaos in the late Han Dynasty and there were disputes among the heroes, thescholars rushed to offer advice for fear of failure. Zhuge Liang was alone inLongzhong, and he was in charge of music. Once Liu Bei looked at it three times,Zhuge Liang decided the opportunity by "one word" in Longzhong Dui, andestablished the grand plan of tripartite confrontation.
Fei Du praised Zhuge Liang for abolishing the bad government in the lateHan Dynasty, enforcing the law fairly, appointing people on the basis of merit,ruling the country and stressing martial arts. He believed that under thepainstaking governance of Zhuge Liang, the humble [Shu Han] government wasunified and the morality was popular. He became a rich country and had a strongarmy capable of fighting. Fei Du refutes Cui Hao and others' evaluation of ZhugeLiang and thinks that we can't judge the hero by success or failure. If Godgives Zhuge Liang some more time, he will accomplish the great cause of unifyingthe country. The inscription is in parallel style, with 64 sentences in fourcharacters. It compares Zhuge Liang with Yiyin, Jiang Shang, Xiao He and ZhangLiang, and praises his immortal achievements. Finally, the inscription praisesZhuge Liang's merits and virtues, which are as high as mountains and flowingwater. They exist between heaven and earth and in the hearts of the people inShu.
Inscriptions: "in the past, I was the first lord. I thought of opening upthe territory of Xinjiang. I was busy and depended on it. Heroes had no help. SoI got Marquis Wu and settled the land of Shu first. Moral City, etiquette. Warmthings like spring, people like God. Work without complaint, use with ethics.Rou Sheng manluo, Pu Dun Weibin, photos of Weiwei living in Huairen. The CentralPlains food, unexpected not, in order to win, allow to reach its extreme. Heavendid not regret the disaster, the public life is not fruit, Han Zuo its death,will fall in the star. The flag against the drum, still go Sima, dead and cando, when the small world.
His father was still in the Zhou Dynasty, a Heng was in charge of the ShangDynasty, and he was also in charge of Yan Dynasty. He was born in the HanDynasty and Xiao Zhang was in charge of the Han Dynasty. Whine: the intrigueworks hard, and the ambition is suppressed. I feel the pain of banishment, orcry or die. There are many different paths. Based on loyalty and forgiveness,who is not happy? If you are not sincere, you will be loyal. The ancient cypressis dense, and the temple is deep. It does not offer sacrifices to the gods, butbeg for the present. If there is a light, it will not run fast. The wind of Shu,the heart of Shu people, Jingjiang Qingbo, Yulei juncen, into the sea, the sky,know Gongde sound. In the fourth year of Yuanhe, he was born in Jichou onFebruary 29. "
Liu gongchuo, the elixir of calligraphy, is the elder brother of LiuGongquan, the founder of Liuti in regular script. Later generations praised Tangsteles for their vigorous writing, beautiful words and precise meaning, andvigorous and strict calligraphy. In addition, Lu Jian, the engraver, is verystrict in the cutting technique, so the stele has the reputation of "threeunique". For example, Ronghua, governor of Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty, wrote apostscript on the front of the stele, saying that feiwen and Liushu were "twounique records of sincerity", which could be compared with Zhuge's merits andvirtues. After that, people used to call it "three unique steles".
For more than a thousand years, the Tang stele has been damaged with thepassage of time, but the erosion is not large. Up to now, most of theinscriptions are still neat and basically intact. Due to the stone quality,climate and other reasons, there are few ancient steles preserved in Chengdu,which is the only complete Tang Dynasty stele in Chengdu.
Among the 53 existing steles in Wuhou Temple in Chengdu, the most famousone is the Tang stele, which is known as "three unique steles". The inscription,standing in 809 A.D., is 3-67 meters high, 0-95 meters wide and 0-25 metersthick; The inscription was written by Pei Du, a former censor and primeminister. It was written by Liu gongchuo, a former Minister of the Ministry ofofficial and the Ministry of military affairs, and also the brother of LiuGongquan, a famous calligrapher. It was carved by Lu Jian, a famous craftsman inSichuan at that time. The article, calligraphy and engraving are all excellent,so it is called "three unique steles". However, the original name of the steleof the ancestral hall of Zhuge Marquis Wu, the Prime Minister of Shu, is oftenignored.