Is it true that Ho Quy Ly was forced to become emperor 3 times?

The story of the Tran Dynasty handing over to the Ho Dynasty or Tran Thieu De passing the throne to… Ho Quy Ly’s grandfather is briefly recorded in Kham Dinh Viet su Thong Giam Cuong Muc: “Qui Ly said that the king passed the throne to him. We advised him to take the throne. Quy Ly pretended to be reticent and said: “I’m about to come down, if I do that, how can I see the immortal emperor on the ground?” The time I presented the form, I accepted it”.

The history records that the servant submitted three times before Ho Quy Ly accepted the throne, but perhaps the ancient historians recorded something incomplete about this detail. Simply because the servants were not qualified to submit a request for Ho Quy Ly 3 times to take the throne in the context that King Tran was still sitting there at that time (even if it was just a vanity). Ho Quy Ly clearly understood that if he was not forced to take the throne by the current emperor himself, but listened to other people’s orders to arbitrarily ascend to the throne, it would still be usurping the throne. As a person who is familiar with history books, classics and has a talent for staging and acting, Ho Quy Ly could not do a sketchy play called “We presented the report three times, only to accept the invitation”. According to the context at that time, it is believed that Ho Quy Ly had to force his grandson Thieu De 3 times to give the throne to “constitutional”, but it is not possible to rush to the throne just based on the story of “substitute offering”.

And the question is, why should it be 3 times invited back and forth but not invited once and then ascended the throne to save time (unfortunately, history does not copy how long this 3 invitations to the throne lasts? to measure the elaborateness of the play)?. It is true that in the historical precedent of our country before that time, it was not possible for anyone to be invited to the throne three times, but in the history of the past, there were these fascinating plays. The number 3 is considered the standard to praise a favorable change of throne.

When Liu Bang defeated Xiang Wu at Cai Xia in 202 BC, the generals demanded that Liu Bang take the throne, but this star, Han Cao To, also had to refuse 3 times before he dared to say: “You must think that doing so If it’s beneficial to the society, I have to accept it.” When Han Quang Vu Emperor Liu Xiu defeated the forces in AD 25, the generals also demanded to take the throne, he also “showed fear” refused 3 times, asking to think for 6 months before claiming to open the Eastern Han Dynasty. . The time Luu Bang and Luu Tu ascended the throne was when the old kings were no longer needed, so just the generals said enough to sit on the throne.

But when Emperor Han Hien passed the throne to Emperor Wei Van during the Three Kingdoms period, it was true that the old king transferred the throne to the new king, so the drama was very miraculous. In about a week from October 13, 220, Emperor Han Hien 3 times declared only abdicating the throne with a seal, but Cao Phi “refused the order” and did not accept it. It was not until the 4th time that Cao Phi “had to obey”. The great ministers also presented a solemn ceding ceremony for Emperor Han Hien to bring the jade sister to Cao Phi to show that it was completely voluntary. The story of Wei Yuan Emperor Cao Hoan 40 years later abdicating the throne to Tan Vu Emperor Sima Viem is also the same: 3 times refused, the 4th time reluctantly agreed and forced the old king to offer the female jade.

Later in China, the transition between the Jin dynasty and the Liu Song dynasty, from Liu Song to Southern Qi, from Southern Qi to Liang, from Liang to Tran or later from Northern Zhou to Sui, all had to be ceded once, not performed. The role refused to take the throne three times because it took time and was heavy on formality while the kings at that time were afraid of taking a long time to disappear.

This game also did not appear in later dynasties in China such as Song, Nguyen, Minh, and Thanh, and unbelievably, it took place in our country under Ho Quy Ly. It is believed that Ho Quy Ly also performed a play that is no less attractive than Cao Phi or Sima Viem, only the history is not detailed (probably historians consider Ho Quy Ly a rebel, consider the Ho Dynasty a puppet). the court should not carefully copy the details that they consider to be demagogues?)

Although it took time for you to refuse the throne 3 times, it was the best way for Ho Quy Ly to measure the resistance from the Tran family and the court mandarins. When the three rejections went smoothly, Ho Quy Ly could rest assured to take the throne, easier to talk to people. It’s only a pity that the play went smoothly, but the end of Ho Quy Ly was not like that of Cao Phi or Sima Viem.

Le Hoan was crowned by Queen Duong Van Nga and did not need to wait for the second performance to take the throne instead of Dinh De Toan. Copy history: (Pham) Cu Lang and the generals all wore military uniforms, went straight to the palace, and told everyone: “Now, rewarding those with meritorious deeds and punishing those who disobey, that is marching. Now the lord is still young. If we were young, we would have risked our lives to die, but fortunately had had some merit, I would have known for it? Soldiers all chanted “long live”. Seeing that everyone was gloating in admiration, Duong Empress ordered Le Hoan to wear a long collar shirt and then Duong Hau herself advised Le Hoan to be king. Hoan then ascended the throne, changed the era name, and demoted De Toan to become the King of Kings as before.

When Ly Cong Uan was invited to the throne by Dao Cam Moc, Long Dinh’s son Sa had not yet succeeded to the throne. Copy history: Cam Moc was afraid of slowing down, it would be a change, so when he told it to the nobles and the mandarins, no one dared to have any other ideas. That very day, everyone gathered at the court, and discussed together: Today, for the Le dynasty, millions of people have different hearts, and the mandarins and the people have abandoned them. If we don’t take this opportunity to honor the bodyguard and become the Son of Heaven, if something happens, will we be able to keep from losing our heads? At that time, the new mandarins joined together to support Cong Uan to the main hall to ascend the throne. Hundreds of mandarins prostrated, somewhere cheering “thousands of years”. Cong Uan pardoned the whole country, taking the year as the first year of a new era.

As for the fact that Ly Chieu Hoang passed the throne to her husband, Tran Canh, he also pointed out a simple projection: “I consider that the throne is very important, but I am the king of women, having to shoulder the calendar assigned by heaven, especially for those who are afraid, like they are about to fall into the abyss. Think how to find a sage and gentleman to help with politics. Only Tran Canh is a man of good character, majestic and dignified, truly in a gentleman’s style, able to yield to the throne to support in times of danger. So I hope that Tran Canh will join hands, quell chaos, save people’s lives, and enjoy peace and happiness together“So that’s the matter of the house into the matter of the country.