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Why did Lord Trinh not abolish the Le dynasty to become king?

At Lord Trinh’s residence in Dang Ngoai only heard about briefly, everyone must be horrified by his right to live and kill, but why does Lord Trinh still not like to be King? This question of people has long been explained quite well by author Samuel Baron in the book Description of the Outer Kingdom (Published by Omega and Social Science Publishing House): “It’s not that God doesn’t love power or that he respects the law, but because he has brainstormed two reasons for not becoming King: First, if he ascended the throne, he would be considered usurped, hated and hated by the whole country, especially against the Nguyen family, who would have a legitimate name to attack the Trinh family. Second, God was aware that the Chinese court would turn against him once he heard that someone not of the Le king’s lineage had taken the throne. That is tantamount to bringing great harm to the body and self-destruction.”

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Old paintings depicting a scene of entertainment in Lord Trinh’s palace. Photo: T. LO

Unreal Emperor

Therefore, to be safe, Lord Trinh created a prince of the Le king’s lineage to become King, but in reality all power is held by God, from deciding war or peace, making laws and breaking laws, has the right to condemn or pardon criminals, to title or remove judges, military generals, to collect taxes, to issue fines, etc., according to God’s will. That’s why Europeans call God King or King, and King is called by a big sounding title, Emperor, but it’s not real.

Author Samuel Baron recounted: ‘King Le just hung the curtain in the forbidden palace and no one noticed but a few spies sent by the Lord’s government. The king was also not allowed to go out of the forbidden palace more than once a year, usually on holidays and Tet. The rest of the work is just approving what God wants and doing it through ceremonial commands. Confronting God, even the smallest thing can easily bring disaster to the body. So, although the people respected the King very much, they feared the Lord, who was always flattered because he had the ultimate power in his hands.”

Therefore, Lord Trinh is often praised as the guardian of the royal throne as well as the laws and institutions of the Tonkin kingdom, but in fact, Lord Trinh stripped away the power of King Le. Quote by Samuel Baron: “I think this has not happened in any other country, nor has it happened in the history of any one people. Politicians in other countries can hardly believe it when they hear this strange story.

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Some folk games of the Tonkin people on holidays and Tet. Photo: TL by Samuel Baron.

It is also a rather paradoxical thing that despite bearing the title of King of Tonkin, the successor and the king himself did not know which son would succeed him if the king had many sons. Author Samuel Baron revealed: “Even if the king had only one son, it is not certain that the son will be succeeded, because it is God who decides which one he likes, as long as it is of royal lineage. However, God rarely removes the crown prince from the throne, except for great reasons or for urgent political motives.

In the land of Tonkin, only the King and the Lord could pass the title on to their descendants to the third generation, while the other mandarins had to seek the right to take them away through battle, through study, or bought with money, but they were only valid in the past. their every life. Passing through the “gate” can only hope to have the opportunity to be loyal to Lord Trinh, to receive his blessings and especially a certain position in society.

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