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[Truye^.n] Ti`m Ma Phie^u Du Ky'



Tha'ng 12-1993, UNESCO chi'nh thu+'c co^ng nha^.n Hue^' la` Di sa?n va(n
hoa' the^' gio+'i va` va`o tha'ng 8-1994, le^~ ddo'n nha^.n ta^'m ba(`ng
quy' gia' na`y dda~ ddu+o+.c to^? chu+'c o+? Hue^'. Tuy nhie^n, dda'ng
tie^'c la`  Hue^' kho^ng chi? co' toa`n ma`u ho^`ng. Tru+o+'c va` sau
tho+`i ddie^?m UNESCO co^ng nha^.n Di sa?n va(n ho'a the^' gio+'i cho
Hue^', hie^.n tra.ng Hue^' va^~n co`n ra^'t nhie^`u ddie^`u nhu+'c
nho^'i va` ngu+o+`i ta thu+o+`ng vi' nhu+ la` "ngo^?n ngang tra(m mo^'i
to+ vo`". Co' ra^'t nhie^`u tie^'ng "ke^u cu+'u", ca?nh ba'o ve^`
nhu+~ng "nguy co+" kho^ng ma^'y to^'t dde.p  ma` Hue^' se~ pha?i ga'nh
chi.u. Va` Hue^' va^~n pha?i co`n ga'nh chi.u nhie^`u "no^~i ddau" la^~n
nhie^`u ca'i vo^ ly' ma` ne^'u bi`nh thu+o+`ng ra kho^ng the^? tu+o+.ng
tu+o+.ng no^~i. Mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ba`i vie^'t pha?n a'nh nhu+~ng ca'i
"vo^ ly' kho^ng tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng no^~i" a^'y la` truye^.n nga('n Ti`m
Ma Phie^u Du Ky' cu?a Nha` va(n Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng dda(ng tre^n
Ta.p chi' So^ng Hu+o+ng so^' 1(40) Xua^n Canh Ngo. 1990. Tuy la`
truye^.n nga('n nhu+ng ta'c gia? dda~ du`ng nhie^`u ti`nh tie^'t, su+.
kie^.n co' tha^.t xa?y ra o+? Hue^'. Va` dde^? giu'p nhu+~ng ba.n chu+a
co' di.p dde^'n Hue^' co' the^? hie^?u ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng chi tie^'t "ho+i
kho' hie^?u" trong truye^.n nga('n, xin co' ma^'y lo+`i gia?i thi'ch
tru+o+'c nhu+ sau :

1. Minh Ma.ng la` mo^.t o^ng vua co' co^ng lo+'n trong vie^.c xa^y
du+.ng nu+o+'c DDa.i nam, Kinh tha`nh Hue^'. Tuy nhie^n o^ng la.i la`
ngu+o+`i no^?i tie^'ng la` co' nhie^`u vo+. va` ddo^ng con. Ca'c ba.n
cha('c dda~ tu+`ng nghe qua thang thuo^'c go.i la` Minh Ma.ng than.
Ngu+o+`i ddo+`i thu+o+`ng no'i  Minh Ma.ng la` "Nha^'t da. lu.c giao.
Nha^'t da. lu.c giao sinh ngu~ tu+?".

2. Trong nhu+~ng na(m 1986-1991, co+n so^'t Video o+? Hue^' dda~ khie^'n
cho ra^'t nhie^`u co+ quan, ddoa`n the^? nha?y va`o kinh doanh li~nh
vu+.c na`y. Ra^'t nhie^`u ho^.i tru+o+`ng ddu+o+.c su+? du.ng la`m
ddie^?m chie^'u Video co^ng co^.ng. Ho^.i tru+o+`ng DDa.i Ho.c Su+
Pha.m, DDa`i Truye^`n hi`nh no^?i tie^'ng la` nhu+~ng ddie^?m chie^'u
phim ha^'p da^~n (sau na`y ne^'u theo do~i ba'o Thanh Nie^n cha('c ca'c
ba.n cu~ng bie^'t vu. Video dden o+? DDa`i truye^`n hi`nh Hue^' dda~
ddu+o+.c xu+?). Va` ca? Quo^'c Tu+? Gia'm (tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c cu?a
trie^`u Nguye^~n), Ngo. Mo^n cu~ng ddu+o+.c tru+ng du.ng la`m ddie^?m
chie^'u Video nga`y dde^m kho^ng nghi?. Kho^ng chi? co' the^', ngu+o+`i
ta tru+ng ca'i bie^?n to tu+o+'ng va` mo+? ca? nha` ha`ng nga`y dde^m
a(n uo^'ng ngay o+? Trie^.u Mie^'u trong DDa.i No^.i.

3.DDu+o+`ng Le^ Lo+.i la` con ddu+o+`ng ra^'t dde.p cu?a Hue^' cha.y
do.c bo+` so^ng Hu+o+ng tu+` Ga Hue^' dde^'n DDa^.p DDa' ngang qua
tru+o+`ng Quo^'c Ho.c va` tru+o+`ng nu+~ DDo^`ng Kha'nh nga`y xu+a (nay
la` tru+o+`ng Hai Ba` Tru+ng). Nhu+ng con ddu+o+`ng Le^ Lai la.i la` con
ddu+o+`ng cu.t dda^`y o^? voi da`i chu+a to+'i 100m no^'i tu+` ddu+o+`ng
Le^ Lo+.i va`o lao Thu+`a Phu? (tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ Chi' Hoa` o+? Tp.HCM)
ma` la.i nga^.p dda^`y nhu+~ng ra'c la` ra'c va` chi? co' 1 so^' nha`
duy nha^'t la` lao Thu+`a Phu?. DDu+o+`ng Ba` Huye^.n Thanh Quan la` con
ddu+o+`ng da`i chu+a to+'i 30m no^'i ddu+o+`ng Le^ Lo+.i vo+'i ddu+o+`ng
Tru+o+ng DDi.nh va` dda(.c bie^.t la` no' kho^ng co' mo^.t so^' nha`
na`o ca? ngoa.i tru+` tie^.m su+?a xe dda.p le^` ddu+o+`ng.

4. DDa`n Nam Giao la` mo^.t di ti'ch li.ch su+? quan tro.ng cu?a trie^`u
Nguye^~n. Tho+`i tru+o+'c dda^y la` no+i he^'t su+'c to^n nghie^m. DDa`n
Nam Giao la` no+i die^~n ra le^~ Te^' Tro+`i cu?a Trie^`u Nguye^~n,
mo^.t nghi le^~ ddu+o+.c lie^.t va`o ha.ng DDa.i Tu+. tu+'c la` nghi
le^~ va`o ha`ng quan tro.ng nha^'t (Tho+`i Nguye^~n, nghi le^~ trie^`u
ddi`nh chia la`m 3 ba^.c :DDa.i tu+., Trung tu+. va` Tie^?u tu+.) .
The^' nhu+ng, sau na`y ngu+o+`i ta dda~ dda^.p bo? ngo^i DDa`n na`y
dde^? xa^y DDa`i Lie^.t Si~ (du+ lua^.n pha?n ddo^'i vi` the^' hie^.n
nay thi` DDa`n Nam Giao dda~ ddu+o+.c tra? la.i ddu'ng "chu+'c na(ng"
cu?a no').

Ti`m Ma Phie^u Du Ky' 

					Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng


O^ng gia'm ddo^'c Vie^.n Nghie^n cu+'u Du li.ch la^'y tu+` trong ca(.p
ra mo^.t ca'i ki'nh dden ki.t nhu+ mu+.c, ba^'m nu't nghe co' tie^'ng
re` re` nhu+ ma'y a?nh, ba?o to^i mang thu+?. To^i mang va`o, tha^'y
tro+`i dda^'t  to^'i ta(m, hie^.n ra nhu+~ng da^'u a^m du+o+ng ngu?
ha`nh loa.n xa.. To^i tha^'t kinh ne'm ki'nh xuo^'ng ba`n suy't nu+~a
la`m vo+~. O^ng Gia'm ddo^'c gia?i thi'ch, ve? ma(.t vu+`a bi' ma^.t,
vu+`a khe^u khi'ch to` mo` cu?a to^i.

- DDa^y la` Chie^'u ma ki'nh, mo^.t pha't minh mo+'i cu?a Nha^.t dde^?
phu.c vu. na(m quo^'c te^' du li.ch 1990. To^i mo+'i nha^.p ve^` mo^.t
ca'i dde^? thu+? nghie^.m.

-Ta'c du.ng cu?a no' the^' na`o ? To^i ho?i, gio.ng lo+ la` bo+?i vo^'n
i't tin ca^.y no+i nhu+~ng ma(.t ha`ng qua?ng ca'o du li.ch.

O^ng Gia'm ddo^'c ha. gio.ng :

-Ki'nh na`y chi? du`ng ban dde^m, mang va`o se~ nhi`n tha^'y ma !

To^i nho^?m ngu+o+`i la le^n :

-Vo^ ly' !

- Chi'nh vi` the^', to^i ca^`n nho+` dde^'n anh - o^ng ta mo+? bia mo+`i
to^i - So^' la` kha'ch du li.ch dde^'n tha`nh pho^' ta va^~n than
phie^`n la` ban dde^m ho. kho^ng co` gi` dde^? sinh hoa.t ca?. To^i nghe
o+? Hue^' ngu+o+`i ta hay ddo^`n ve^` chuye^.n ma. To^i ma.nh da.n suy
nghi~ nhu+ the^' na`y : ne^'u co' ma tha^.t, thi` ma cu~ng la` ta`i
nguye^n du li.ch hie^.n dda.i. Do ddo' to^i nho+` anh du`ng ki'nh na`y
kie^?m tra giu'p cho.

To^i da^~y na^~y :

- Anh cu+' ddi ma` cho+i vo+'i ma. Ta.i sao la.i ddi.nh giao ca'i vie^.c
nguy hie^?m na`y cho to^i ?

- Ma la` con ngu+o+`i cu?a nhie^`u di~ va~ng xa xa(m co`n to^`n ta.i,
co' the^? co' nhu+~ng nha^n va^.t dda(.c bie^.t. Tri`nh ddo^. cu?a to^i
co' pha^`n ha.n che^'  ne^'u tie^'p xu'c tro` chuye^.n vo+'i ho.. To^i
nho+` anh la` chi'nh vi` le~ ddo'.

To^i chu+a he^` tha^'y ma ne^n thu+o+`ng tuye^n bo^' vo+'i vo+. to^i
ra(`ng to^i co'c so+. ma. Ba^y gio+` nghe o^ng ta ba?o ra(`ng cha('c
cha('n se~ ga(.p ma, thu' tha^.t to^i tha^'y o+'n xu+o+ng so^'ng. Tuy
va^.y, ti'nh to` mo` cu~ng co' su+'c lo^i cuo^'n con ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng
ke'm gi` danh lo+.i, ne^n cuo^'i cu`ng to^i kho^ng thoa'i tha'c ye^u
ca^`u cu?a o^ng ba.n to^i.

Khoa?ng gio+` tua^'t dde^m a^'y, to^i mang ki'nh chie^'u ma ra ddi.
Ngoa`i ddu+o+`ng va^~n co`n i't ngu+o+`i qua la.i, ne^n dde^'n cho^?
na`o nghi co' ma to^i mo+'i mang ki'nh va`o dde^? coi thu+?. Qua? nhie^n
do.c ddu+o+`ng ddi to^i ga(.p kha' nhie^`u ma : co' vi. ngo^`i va('t
ve?o tre^n tre^n ca^y bo^` dde^`, vi. kha'c ngo^`i ru? to'c be^n bo+`
so^ng, va`i ba ga~ co^ ho^`n a(n vu.ng chuo^'i trong mie^'u tho+` ddu+'c
Tha'nh Tra^`n. Xem ra thi` toa`n la` chu'ng ma bi`nh thu+o+`ng, to^i
nhu'n vai dda.p xe ddi tha(?ng.

To+'i tru+o+'c Ngo. Mo^n, tha^'y ddang chie^'u phim Video Ho^`ng Ko^ng,
to^i ghe' va`o do`m qua xem chu'ng no' dda^'m dda' to+'i mu+'c na`o,
tie^.n the^? la^'y ki'nh lu+o+'t qua mo^.t chu't. Kho^ng ngo+`, tre^n
ghe^' tro^'ng phi'a sau to^i pha't hie^.n ra mo^.t ngu+o+`i ma(.c long
ba`o ma`u va`ng ddang ngo^`i xem. Ma`y xe^'ch le^n vi`  gia^.n du+~.
Nhi`n ve? ma(.t la.nh lu`ng sa('t dda' cu?a o^ng ta, to^i ddoa'n bie^'t
ddo' la` vua Minh Ma.ng. To^i nhe. bu+o+'c to+'i nha` vua, ki'nh ca^?n
cha`o :

 - Ki'nh cha`p Pie dda.i dde^' nu+o+'c Vie^.t Nam.
 
 Vua nhi`n to^i, ga^.t  ga^.t dda^`u :

- Pha?i. Chi'nh ta dda~ da`y co^ng xa^y du+.ng ne^n kinh ddo^ na`y cho
nu+o+'c DDa.i Nam va(n hie^'n. Ta nghe no'i o+? Lie^n Xo^ ngu+o+`i ta
ra^'t mu+.c ki'nh tro.ng vi. Sa Hoa`ng dda~ xa^y du+.ng co^' ddo^
Pe^tecxbua cu?a ho.. Co`n ca'c ngu+o+i sao la.i dda'nh gia' tha^'p ta
dde^'n va^.y ?

- Muo^n ta^u be^. ha., ta.i ha. nghi~ ra(`ng a^'y bo+?i vi` ba^'t cu+'
ai dda~ le^n la`m vua thi` du` co' co^ng dde^'n dda^u a('t cu~ng kho^ng
kho?i co' to^.i vo+'i quo^'c da^n.

Vua Minh Ma.ng qua('c ma('t, pho'ng ddie^.n tru+o+`ng sinh to+'i ta^'p
va`o ma(.t to^i la`m to^i no^?i da ga` :

- Ta co' to^.i u+ ? Cho phe'p mi no'i ta nghe thu+?. No'i ba^.y la` ta
che'm dda^`u ngay tu+'c kha('c.

To^i cu+o+`i tha^`m bie^'t o^ng ta chi? co`n la` ca'i bo'ng, la`m sao
co' the^? che'm ddu+o+.c dda^`u to^i nhu+ ho^`i o^ng ta co`n ngo^`i
tre^n ngai va`ng. Nhu+ng su+.c nho+' la.i o^ng ta va^~n co`n ddu? kha?
na(ng bo'p co^? to^i che^'t tu+o+i nhu+ kho^ng, da'm la('m ! Be`n xoa
xoa hai ba`n tay, ti`m ca'ch cho^'ng che^' :

- Da., da.  ! .. Ta.i ha. thie^?n nghi~, thi' du. nhu+ be^.  ha. dda~
sinh dde? ra qua' nhie^`u o^ng hoa`ng ba` chu'a, la`m bu`ng no^? da^n
so^'.

 - Nhu+ng con ca'i ta la` Tu`ng Thie^.n, Tuy Ly', Tu+o+ng An, Mai Am,
Hue^. Pho^' ... toa`n la` ta`i na(ng ca?, sao go.i la` da^n so^' ?

- Ta^u be^. ha., su+. bu`ng no^? ta`i na(ng nhie^`u khi kho^ng co' lo+.i
gi` cho quo^'c gia. Thi' du., Tu`ng Thie^.n co^ng la.i di'nh ca? va`o
vu. kho+?i nghi~a cha`y vo^i cu?a DDoa`n Tru+ng, ma` DDoa`n Tru+ng o^
ho^, cu~ng la` ta`i na(ng !

- Hu+`m ! Vua nga^?n ra mo^.t lu'c. Lo+.i du.ng tho+`i co+, to^i ddi.nh
chuo^`n le. cho kho?i ra('c ro^'i, kho^ng ngo+` nha` vua chu.p a'o to^i
ke'o la.i :

- Nha` ngu+o+i la`m vie^.c chi no+i dda^y ?

- Ta.i ha. la` ke? rong cho+i kha('p cho^'n, tu+. dda(.t cho mi`nh
nhie^.m vu. pha?i quan ta^m he^'t mo.i vie^.c tre^n tro+`i du+o+'i
bie^?n.

- Te' ra mi la` mo^.t te^n vo^ co^ng ro^`i nghe^`, chi? ddu+o+.c ta`i ba
hoa pha'ch ta^'u ?

- a^'y a^'y, ta^u be^. ha., dda^'y cu~ng la` mo^.t nghe^` hie^.n dda.i,
go.i la` nghe^` ... nha` ba'o !

To^i ru't the? nha` ba'o ddu+a cho vua coi.

- Tho^i ddu+o+.c ! - hi`nh nhu+ vua co' ve? cho+`n cho+`n mo^.t chu't -
Va^.y ta ho?i ngu+o+i : ai cho phe'p che to^n che co't, bie^'n Ngo.
Mo^n, Hie^?n Nho+n tha`nh cho^? chie^'u Video, ba'n ca` phe^, na^'u
nu+o+'ng a(n uo^'ng nhe^'ch nha'c ? Nha` ba'o ca'c ngu+o+i sao kho^ng
da'm mo+? mie^.ng, ha' cha(?ng pha?i hai ca'i cu+?a ddo' la` Ta? di.ch
mo^n, Hu+~u di.ch mo^n cu?a Hoa`ng Tha`nh a` ?

To^I ddi.nh no'i : ”No'i ma^'y ma^'y ro^`i cu~ng nu+o+'c ddo^? dda^`u
vi.t tho^i a. ”. Nhu+ng nghi~ la.i so+. o^ng vua no^?i tie^'ng ve^` ta`i
cai tri. na`y la.i coi thu+o+`ng tho+`i dda.i mi`nh, be`n lie^'n
thoa('ng :

- Ta^u be^. ha., di.ch mo^n tu+'c la` ca'i cu+?a dde^? la`m di.ch vu..
Va^.y thi` ngu+o+`i ta ha' cha(?ng ddang la`m di.ch vu. du li.ch ddo'
sao ?

No'i xong kho^ng ki.p dde^? nha` vua hie^?u to^i vo^.i chuo^`n  ga^'p ra
kho?i cu+?a Ta? di.ch.

La.i pho'ng xe qua Ca^`u Mo+'i, tha^'y tha^'p thoa'ng hai bo'ng ngu+o+`i
la. la. no+i mo^.t con ddu+o+`ng nho?. To^i re~ va`o, mo^.t ba` ma(.t
a'o me^.nh phu. da'ng ra^'t dda`i ca'c, co`n vi. kia ma(.t y phu.c
tu+o+'ng qua^n, co' mo^.t ca'i se.o cha.y vo`ng quanh co^?. To^i cu'i
cha`o :

- Tie^?u tu+? xin ba'i ye^'t hai vi. tie^`n bo^'i. Xin da'm ho?i : Nhi.
vi. la` ai ?

Vi. tu+o+'ng qua^n o^n to^`n no'i :

- Ta la` DDa.I tu+o+'ng Le^ Lai.

- u'i tro+`i o+i ! To^i nha?y tho't le^n.

- Co`n phu nha^n dda^y la` Ba` huye^.n Thanh Quan.

- u'i tro+`i o+i ! To^i la.i nha?y ca'i tu+ng ! - Xin hai vi. tie^`n
bo^'i co' ddie^`u chi chi? ba?o ?

- Vie^.c nhu+ va^.y. Phu nha^n dda^y la` nu+~ si~ dda'ng ki'nh cu?a da^n
to^.c, da^~u ta`i hoa cu?a nha` Minh cu~ng kho' sa'nh no^?i. Ta.i sao
ca'c ngu+o+i mang phu+o+ng danh cu?a phu nha^n dda^y dda(.t cho mo^.t
con ddu+o+`ng nga('n chu+a dda^`y chu.c bu+o+'c, bo+` bu.i um tu`m la.i
kho^ng co' so^' nha` na`o ca?. Kho^ng co' so^' nha` sao ke^? la`
ddu+o+`ng ?

- Da. co' so^' nha` dda^'y cho+' ! - to^i chi? va`o con so^' 02 vie^'t
ba(`ng than tre^n ma(.t tu+o+`ng - Cha('c ngu+o+`i ta ddang xa^y nha`
o+? dda^y.

- Nha` ngu+o+i du+`ng ho`ng lu+`a ta - tu+o+'ng Le^ Lai qua't le^n -
DDo' la` cho^? ngo^`i cu?a ma^'y tha(`ng su+?a xe dda.p, no' dde^` ba^.y
ba.. Co`n ta la` ngu+o+`i hie^`n la`nh cu+'u chu'a, co' to^.i chi ma`
ca'c ngu+o+i la^'y te^n ta dda(.t cho con ddu+o+`ng vo^ lao Thu+`a Phu?
? DDi.nh bo? tu` ta a`, ha' tha`nh pho^' na`y va^~n co`n cu?a nha` Minh
?

To^i tha`nh tha^.t bie^'t lo^~i, kho^ng da'm gio+? tro` la'u ca' :

-Xin tu+o+'ng qua^n va` nu+~ si~ tho^ng ca?m, nhu+~ng con ddu+o+`ng ddo'
do bo.n tho+`i Ngu.y dda(.t te^n, chu'ng to^i kho^ng tie^.n bo? ddi.

Ba` Huye^.n ca^'t tie^'ng nhe. nha`ng nhu+ng ra^'t ddi~nh dda.c :

- The^' co`n Ha`m Nghi, Duy Ta^n dde^`u la` nhu+~ng nha` vua vi` da^n
ma` bi. tu` dda`y. Ta.i sao ca'c ngu+o+i la.i xo'a bo? te^n ho. tre^n
ddu+o+`ng pho^' ?

- Da'm thu+a, mai mo^'t tha`nh pho^' chu'ng to^i ddie^`u chi?nh la.i
te^n ddu+o+`ng, se~ xin su+?a sai ddo^'i vo+'i ca'c vi. tie^`n bo^'i.

- Ta dda~ cha'n nga^'y ca'i ”mai mo^'t“ cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i. Mai mo^'t la`
bao gio+` ? - tu+o+'ng Le^ Lai ca^'t le^n mo^.t tra`ng cu+o+`i la`m to^i
long o'c.

La.i pho'ng xem le^n nga~ Nam Giao. Tu+` dda^y to+'i cha^n nu'i Ngu+.
Bi`nh tha^'y bo'ng ngu+o+`i lo^' nho^', ddo^ng ddu+'c nhu+ nga`y ho^.i.
Bie^'t kho^ng ne^n da^'n tha^n to^'i cho^'n na`y, to^i quay dda^`u xe
tro+? la.i, nhu+ng dda~ muo^.n. Tu+` tre^n DDa`n Nam Giao ba bo^'n thanh
nie^n nam nu+~ va'c su'ng thoa('t ca'i dda~ la.ng ngu+o+`i ngay dde^'n
tru+o+'c ma(.t to^i. To^i ddu+'ng nghie^m ho^ to :

- DDo+`i ddo+`i nho+' o+n ca'c lie^.t si~ !

Ma^'y thanh nie^n bo^. ddo^.i nghe to^i ho^ the^' dde^`u cu+o+`i ro^.
le^n. Mo^.t vi. va^.n thu+o+`ng phu.c ra hie^.u ba?o im, tu+. gio+'i
thie^.u :

- Ta la` Tha'i Va(n Lung, nguye^n Bi' thu+ tha`nh u?y Hue^' bi. Die^.m
ba('t o+? Sa`i Go`n ro^`i dda'nh che^'t o+? lao Thu+`a Phu? ho^`i di.ch
to^' co^.ng.

To^I xu'c ddo^.ng nhu+ the^? ga(.p ngu+o+`i ddang so^'ng tha^.t :

- Thu+a ddo^`ng chi' ki'nh me^'n, to^i dda~ co' di.p dde^'n tha(m ngo^i
nha` nho? cu?a ddo^`ng chi' o+? Tha`nh pho^' Ho^` Chi' Minh, no+i he?m
Sa'u Le`o cu~.

- DDu+o+.c ba^y gio+` kho^ng que^n nga`y xu+a, ddo' la` chuye^.n dda.o
ly'. Nhu+ng ta muo^'n bie^'t ai la` ngu+o+`i dda~ ba`y dda(.t ra vie^.c
xa^y dda`i lie^.t si~ tre^n DDa`n Nam Giao na`y ?

To^I a^'p u'ng :

- Thu+a ddo^`ng chi', xe't tha^'y no+i dda^y to^n nghie^m hu`ng tra'ng,
xu+'ng  dda'ng da`nh cho ca'c lie^.t si~.

- Sao la.i nghi~ the^' - ddo^`ng chi' Tha'i Va(n Lung cau ma`y - Chu'ng
ta chie^'n dda^'u hy sinh dde^? ba?o ve^. mo.i di sa?n va(n ho'a li.ch
su+? cu?a da^n to^.c, trong ddo' co' ca'i DDa`n Nam Giao na`y. Hue^'
co`n co' bie^'t bao no+i dde.p dde~ trang nghie^m dde^? xa^y dda`i
lie^.t si~. Ta.i sao ca'c ngu+o+`i la.i buo^.c ca? chu'ng ta pha?i mang
ca'i tie^'ng xa^'u pha' di ti'ch va(n hoa' ? Va^.y ta mong nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i co' tra'ch nhie^.m ddu+o+ng tho+`i pha?i bie^'t la('ng nghe y'
kie^'n cu?a nha^n da^n, ca? y' kie^'n cu?a chu'ng ta dda^y.

Ma^'y thanh nie^n bo^. ddo^.i cu`ng vo^~ tay : ”Hoan ho^n y' kie^'n thu?
tru+o+?ng !“. To^i mu+`ng qua', ti`m ca'ch thoa't kho?i the^' bi' dde^?
ru't lui :

- Thu+a ddo^`ng chi', to^I se~ xin ba'o ca'o la.i dda^`y ddu? y' kie^'n
cu?a ddo^`ng chi'. Nhu+ng gia' ddo^`ng chi' co' ca'ch na`o ba'o mo^.ng
tru+.c tie^'p cho thi` lo+`i thie^ng lie^ng ho+n nhie^`u.

La.i quay xe ve^` pho^'. Ngang qua mo^.t bie^.t thu+., tha^'y mo^.t
ngu+o+`i A^u ddo^.i mu~ tra'i du+a, co' cha^'m ra^u du+o+'i mu~i, tha('t
no+ dden ngo^`i tra^`m tu+ tru+o+'c no^.t ca^y dde`n da^`u o+? tru+o+'c
hie^n. To^i nha^.n ra ngay, be`n mo+? cuo^.c tie^'p xu'c cho+'p nhoa'ng
vi` dde^m dda~ khuya. DDo^'i thoa.i :

- Ki'nh cha`o nghe^. si~ thie^n ta`i Sacli Saplin !

-Ta thi'ch go.i la` He^` Sa'clo^ ho+n ? Ba.n la` ai ?

-To^i la` Epxilon, ke? dda~ cha`o ddo+`i na(m Nga`i dde^'n tha(m Hue^',
va` se~ ddu+o+.c nhi`n tha^'y ha`nh tinh na`y bu+o+'c va`o the^' ky? 21.

-Ra^'t ha^n ha.nh ddu+o+.c la`m quen. DDu'ng la` tru+o+'c the^' chie^'n
ta co' dde^'n tha(m co^' ddo^ tho+ mo^.ng cu?a ba.n. Va` dda~ tu+`ng
u+o+'c mong gia' co' the^? ddem ca? phim tru+o+`ng cu?a ta o+? Ho^li'ut
ve^` du+.ng o+? Hue^'. Ho+n nu+~a the^' ky? dda~ qua, kho^ng hie^?u vi`
sao tha`nh pho^' na`y xuo^'ng ca^'p dde^'n to^.i nghie^.p the^'. 
DDie^.n nu+o+'c to^`i te^. nhu+ the^' o^ng chi? ca^y dde`n da^`u, va`
chi? ba~i nu+o+'c tu+` chie^'c ro^bine^ bi. ho?ng o+? trong pho`ng cha?y
tra`n ra du+o+'i cha^n) sao dda'ng go.i la` trung ta^m va(n hoa' du
li.ch ?

- Thu+a nga`i, va(n pho`ng du li.ch o+? dda^y dda~ ho+.p ddo^`ng vo+'i
nha` ma'y ddie^.n ve^` vie^.c cu'p ddie^.n nha(`m ta.o ra cho tha`nh
pho^' na`y mo^.t ve? co^? xu+a hie^'m co', phu` ho+.p vo+'i ca'i te^n
Co^' DDo^ cu?a no'.

- Ba.n co' no'i ddu'ng su+. tha^.t kho^ng ?

-Thu+a, co' the^? la` ....kho^ng ?

(Mo^.t chi. ba'n tru+'ng lo^.n xa'ch dde`n va`o, mo+`i kha'ch. Sa'clo^
nhi`n, la('c dda^`u. To^i co^' ga('ng qua?ng ca'o mo'n dda(.c sa?n que^
hu+o+ng) :

- Xin mo+`i nga`i du`ng thu+?, dda^y la` tra.ng tha'i qua' ddo^. tu+`
qua? tru+'ng le^n con vi.t.

-O^ ho^ ho^ ! (Sa'clo^ cu+o+`i nga(.t nghe~o). Ca'i mo'n ho^vilo^,
ho^vilo^ na`y o+? dda^y ngu+o+`i ta luo^.c ddi luo^.c la.i nhie^`u la^`n
qua'. Ta dda~ a(n thu+? mo^.t tra'i, no'i xin lo^~i ba.n, bi. te' ra
mo^.t tra^.n suy't ve^` ngay ....be^n kia the^' gio+'i.

Sa'ng ho^m sau, to^i tro+? la.i ga(.p o^ng Gia'm ddo^'c Vie^.n nghie^n
cu+'u du li.ch, thua^.t la.i mo.i chuye^.n ro^`i che'p mie^.ng than :“
Kho^ng xong ro^`i !Ga(.p ma co`n ra('c ro^'i su+. ddo+`i ho+n ca? ga(.p
ngu+o+`i !“. O^ng Gia'm ddo^'c tra^`m nga^m mo^.t la't, bo? ki'nh
chie^'u ma va`o ca(.p da, ddu+'ng da^.y, nhu'n vai :

- Tho^i kho?i ca^`n nha^.p ca'i ddo^` quy? na`y la`m gi` nu+~a. La`m chi
co' ma, ma cha(?ng qua la` hie^.n tu+o+.ng hoa' ho.c !


Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng, 1990