Ba`i bi`nh truye^.n ky' "HNTMA: Tie^`n" cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i (fwd)

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c tre^n VNSA,

Ma^'y ho^m tru+o+'c to^i co' dda(ng truye^.n ky' "Ha` No^.i trong ma('t 
ai: Tie^`n" cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i. Ho^m nay co' ba`i bi`nh ve^` truye^.n 
na`y ddu+o+.c forward, to^i xin dda(ng le^n cho ca'c ba'c ddo.c cho+i.
Ba`i na`y co' va`i ca^u gio.ng va(n ho+i gay ga('t to^i dda`nh bo? dde^? 
co' the^? dda(ng ddu+o+.c le^n VNSA. Nhu+~ng ddoa.n na`y ddu+o+.c dda'nh
da^'u [...]. Hy vo.ng ddu+o+.c su+. lu+o+.ng thu+' cu?a ta'c gia? 
va` ca'c ba'c. Mo+`i ca'c ba'c ddo.c xem gio+'i "nhai va(n nha^'m chu+~" 
nha` ta bi`nh truye^.n Ng~ Kha?i nhu+ the^' na`o. (Theo nhu+ to^i bie^'t 
thi` ba`i na`y co' the^? co' mo^.t hai chi tie^'t phu. kho^ng ddu'ng, 
nhu+ng kho^ng vi` the^' ma` gia?m gia' tri. ba`i vie^'t.) Ca'c ba'c ddo.c 
xong bi`nh va(n thi` bi`nh, mong ddu+`ng co' bi`nh sang chuye^.n chi'nh 
tri. nhe'. Ca?m o+n ca'c ba'c.

Ha?i.
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Ha`no^.i trong ma('t to^i: va(n, tie^`n va` quye^`n

                Bi`nh lua^.n truye^.n ky' 
                "Ha` No^.i trong ma('t ai: Tie^`n" cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i
                
                V. Du+o+ng

To^i xa Ha` No^.i na(m le^n 19 khi vu+`a bie^'t ye^u. Ca`ng xa Ha`
No^.i, ca`ng nho+' ve^` ma?nh dda^'t a^'y. Nho+' theo ca'i nghi~a
'nho+' nhung', kho^ng pha?i 'nho+' ghi'. Ha` No^.i ba^y gio+` dda~
kha'c xu+a la('m. Ca? pho^' phu+o+`ng, ca? con ngu+o+`i dde^`u bie^'n
ddo^?i. Mo^.t la' thu+ nha`, mo^.t to+` ba'o trong nu+o+'c, ta^'t ca?
nhu+~ng gi` tu+` Vie^.t Nam gu+?i qua, to^i dde^`u na^ng niu, dde^?
thu va`o ma('t mi`nh mo^.t ma?nh tro+`i cu?a Ha` No^.i, uo^'ng mo^.t
ngu.m khi' cu?a Ha` No^.i. Ha` No^.i ba^y gio+`.

Mo^.t ba`i ky' su+. gio^'ng truye^.n nga('n cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i dda~
dde^'n vo+'i to^i nhu+ mo^.t mo'n qua` ha`o pho'ng. Dda^`y a('p la`
Ha` No^.i. Ba`i ky' ve^` Ha` No^.i trong ma('t Nguye^~n Kha?i, vo+'i
mo^.t nha^n va^.t trung ta^m: Tie^`n.

Tie^`n trong truye^.n nga('n na`y co' ba ho'a tha^n chi'nh. Xin ke^?
theo thu+' tu+. the^' he^.. Ddo' la` ba` me. cho^`ng cu?a
Hie^`n. Tho+`i Pha'p, ba` co' tie^`n cho vay la~i va` go.i ho.. Khi
Pha'p ru't, dda^'t nu+o+'c chia ddo^i, ca'c con ho. va` con no+. cu?a
ba` cha.y va`o Nam. Ba` o+? la.i Ba('c dda^m ra tha`nh tay
tra('ng. "Ba` tie^'c cu?a kho'c lo'c ca? ma^'y tha'ng tro+`i ro^`i
tha`nh ngu+o+`i ngo+' nga^?n". Va` ba` ngo+' nga^?n dde^'n ta^.n
cuo^'i ddo+`i.

Ho'a tha^n thu+' hai la` Hie^`n. Co^ la` con ga'i nha` tu+ sa?n.  Ai
muo^'n co' co^ng a(n vie^.c la`m dda`ng hoa`ng, muo^'n tha(ng tie^'n,
dde^`u cha(?ng da'm la^'y co^, ma(.c du` co^ "dde.p ma?nh mai va`
dda`i ca'c nhu+ thie^'u nu+~ trong tranh To^ Ngo.c Va^n."  Nhu+ng
Hie^`n dda~ kho^ng dde^? bi. vu`i da^.p, i't nha^'t ve^` phu+o+ng
die^.n kinh te^'. Mo^.t tay co^ ga'nh va'c ca? nha` cho^`ng. Kho+?i
dda^`u la` mo^.t gia ddi`nh "tu+ sa?n", tu+'c la` toa`n nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i bi. vu`i da^.p. "Mo^.t nha` buo^n ba'n co' tie^'ng cu?a Ha`
tha`nh sau mu+o+`i ma^'y na(m ngo^`i cho+i kho^ng chi? co`n ca'i xa'c
nha`, be^n trong ro^~ng tue^'ch". Tu+` mo^.t "ca'i nha` tro^'ng
va('ng, la.nh le~o, ho^i mo^'c", co^ dda~ bie^'n no' tha`nh "mo^.t
nha` dda^`y a('p tie^'ng mo+`i cha`o, tha(m ho?i, dda^`y a('p tie^'ng
cu+o+`i".

Bi' quye^'t cu?a Hie^`n: Co^ dda~ lo.t ddu+o+.c va`o "trung ta^m
quye^`n lu+.c cu?a mo^.t tho+`i". Tho+`i na`o va^.y? Trung ta^m na`o
va^.y? Thu+a: Tho+`i chu? nghi~a xa~ ho^.i, kinh te^' chi? huy (co`n
go.i "quan lie^u bao ca^'p"). Trung ta^m ddo' la` Pho`ng Lu+o+ng
thu+.c khu Hai Ba`. So+? di~ mo^.t pho`ng lu+o+ng thu+.c nho? nhoi
la.i la` trung ta^m quye^`n lu+.c "vi` mo.i gia' tri. cu?a nga`y a^'y
dde^`u ddu+o+.c quy ddo^?i ra ga.o, nhu+ mo.i gia' tri. cu?a ho^m nay
dde^`u ddu+o+.c quy ddo^?i ra tie^`n ddo^ va^.y". Hie^`n dda~ so^'ng
co`n, dda~ kho^ng dde^? bi. da^.p vu`i, dda~ "tha('ng", nhu+ nha^.n
xe't cu?a ngu+o+`i ke^? chuye^.n, vi` co^ dda~ hie^?u va` dda~ nu+o+ng
theo mo^.t quy lua^.t cu?a li.ch su+?, i't nha^'t la` cu?a li.ch su+?
Vie^.t Nam trong the^' ky? 20, du+o+'i ta^'t ca? ca'c che^' ddo^. dda~
va` ddang co', ca? Pha'p thuo^.c, ca? co^.ng sa?n bao ca^'p, ca?
co^.ng sa?n thi. tru+o+`ng. Quy lua^.t ra(`ng kinh te^' la` khi'a
ca.nh ca(n ba?n cu?a cuo^.c so^'ng, mo.i gia' tri. kha'c dde^`u co'
the^? quy ve^` ca'c gia' tri. kinh te^'. No'i no^m na, tie^`n la`
ngu+o+`i me. cu?a ta^'t ca?, no' dde? ddu+o+.c ta^'t ca?, no' nuo^i
ddu+o+.c ta^'t ca?.

Hi`nh a?nh thu+' ba cu?a tie^`n trong ca^u chuye^.n cu?a Nguye^~n
Kha?i la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tre?. Chu'ng la` ca'c con cu?a hai o^ng
chu', cu~ng nhu+ ca? ca'c con cu?a Hie^`n. Ba?n tha^n Hie^`n dda~
"ddanh dda', quye^'t lie^.t", "xu` lo^ng, giu+o+ng vuo^'t", va^.y ma`
dda'm tre? ba^y gio+` co`n quye^'t lie^.t ho+n, "la.nh lu`ng ta`n
nha^~n ho+n".

Giu+~a mo^~i ca(.p the^' he^. no^'i tie^'p nhau la.i co' mo^.t
su+. kha'c bie^.t. Nguye^~n Kha?i kho^ng no'i nhie^`u ve^` ba`
me. cho^`ng Hie^`n nhu+ng to^i cu+' tha('c ma('c ta.i sao khi ca'c con
no+. cu?a ba` o^m tie^`n cha.y va`o Nam, ba` kho^ng cha.y theo dde^?
tie^'p tu.c la`m chu? no+., hoa(.c chi' i't dde^? ddo`i no+. ma` va^~n
o+? la.i Ba('c dde^? ro^`i tie^'c cu?a dda^m ra ngo+' nga^?n. Co'
mo^.t ca'i gi` ddo' dda~ giu+~ ba` o+? la.i. Ca'i gi` ddo' a^'y co`n
ma.nh ho+n ca? no^~i tie^'c cu?a, mo^.t no^~i tie^'c cu?a dda~ ma.nh
dde^'n mu+'c la`m ba` la~o tro+? ne^n do+? ho+i. Kho^ng pha?i la`
mo^.t quye^`n lo+.i kinh te^', no' pha?i la` mo^.t gia' tri. dda.o ly'
na`o dda^'y. o+? Hie^`n, thu+' ba^.c cu?a hai ca'i na`y dda~ pha^`n
na`o dda?o lo^.n so vo+'i o+? ba` me. cho^`ng. Hie^`n no'i: "Em cu~ng
la` ngu+o+`i na(.ng ti`nh ca?m ho. ha`ng la('m. May sao la^`n na`y em
kho^ng anh em la(`ng nha(`ng gi` ca?. Dda~ ddu.ng va`o quye^`n lo+.i
cu?a nhau tu+'c la` ke? thu` ro^`i. Co' pha?i du`ng dao ma` xu+? em
cu~ng da'm." Hie^`n la` ngu+o+`i Ha` No^.i nhu+ng "kho^ng quan ta^m
to+'i ba^'t cu+' ve? dde.p na`o cu?a Ha` No^.i", co^ "chi? thuo^.c
ca'c ddu+o+`ng ngang ngo~ ta('t, ca'i ma(.t sau, ca'i phi'a nha^`y
nhu.a, nho+'p nha'p cu?a Ha` No^.i".

Giu+~a Hie^`n va` dda'm tre?, su+. kha'c bie^.t la.i na(`m o+? mo^.t
khi'a ca.nh kha'c. Ne^'u Hie^`n ti`m mo.i ca'ch kie^'m tie^`n vo+'i
"mo^.t ao u+o+'c ddu+o+.c hy sinh dde^? vun que'n, ha`n ga('n" thi`
dda'm tre? ba^y gio+` "kho^ng vi` ai ca?, kho^ng thu+o+ng ai ca?". Du`
co' gan du`ng dao xu+? vo+'i ca? anh em, nhu+ng Hie^`n va^~n la`
ngu+o+`i "chi? a(n ra^'t i't, co^ xo+'i co+m cho cho^`ng, ga('p thu+'c
a(n cho bo^' va` cho co^ cho^`ng, thu+o+?ng thu+'c ca'i ngon cu?a
bu+~a co+m qua ca'i ma~n nguye^.n, ca'i ha? he^ cu?a ngu+o+`i kha'c
vo+'i ddo^i chu't ha~nh die^.n." Hie^`n muo^'n co' tie^`n dde^? la`m
die^~n vie^n chi'nh trong mo^.t gia ddi`nh ha.nh phu'c va` dde^? no^'i
tie^'p ca'i danh tie^'ng cu?a cu+?a ha`ng la`m ba'nh ke.o nha`
cho^`ng. Dda'm tre? nga`y nay la.i muo^'n "co' tie^`n dde^? tro+?
tha`nh ngu+o+`i ma.nh, tha`nh o^ng chu?".

Chu'ng kha'c vo+'i me. chu'ng va` o^ng chu'ng, hai ngu+o+`i "ham danh
ho+n ca? tie^`n" o+? cho^~ chu'ng kho^ng thi'ch danh. "Chu'ng no'
thi'ch kie^'m tie^`n mo^.t ca'ch ta'o to+.n, nguy hie^?m, tha('ng thi`
la`m vua, thua thi` ddi tu`, a(n co+m muo^'i hoa(.c che^'t cu~ng
cha(?ng sao." Ddo^'i vo+'i chu'ng "ca`ng vo^ danh ca`ng to^'t", co`n
Hie^`n thi` so+.: "Ddo^`ng tie^`n kie^'m ddu+o+.c ba(`ng ca'i vo^ danh
thi` khie^'p la('m."

Ddo' la` Hie^`n cu?a ba^y gio+` no'i. Co^ kho^ng dde^? y' ra(`ng no^~i
so+.  cu?a co^ toa't ra tu+` mo^.t kinh nghie^.m ba?n tha^n. Tru+o+'c
dda^y chi'nh co^ cu~ng dda~ la`m thie^n ha. "khie^'p" nho+` o+?
su+. vo^ danh cu?a mi`nh. Co^ dda~ bi. dduo^?i vie^.c vi` di'nh va`o
mo^.t da^y a(n ca('p. Co^ cha(?ng buo^`n la.i co`n la^'y la`m
mu+`ng. Co^ la`m ha`ng la^.u thue^', la.i la^.u ca? nha~n. Nhu+ng ca'i
vo^ danh cu?a co^ nga`y a^'y va^~n co' cho^~ kha'c ca'i vo^ danh cu?a
lu~ tre? ba^y gio+`. Co^ vo^ danh dde^? co' nga`y ddu+o+.c co' danh,
ddu+o+.c "mo+? la.i cu+?a ha`ng ba'n ba'nh ke.o nhu+ nga`y xu+a, treo
la.i ca'i ba?ng hie^.u nhu+ nga`y xu+a". Dda'm tre? tho+`i nay vo^
danh dde^? "tha`nh ngu+o+`i ma.nh, tha`nh o^ng chu?". Tuo^`ng nhu+ ba`
me. cho^`ng ngo+' nga^?n cu?a Hie^`n kie^'m tie^`n dde^? co'
tie^`n. Co`n vo+'i Hie^`n, ddo^`ng tie^`n la` phu+o+ng tie^.n dde^?
dda.t danh tie^'ng. Ddo^`ng tie^`n vo+'i con cu?a Hie^`n la.i la`
phu+o+ng tie^.n dde^? co' quye^`n lu+.c. La` mo^.t ngu+o+`i gio?i
thi'ch u+'ng, Hie^`n dda~ du+. ca?m tha^'y ddie^`u ddo'. Co^ dda~ "co'
ca'ch ti'nh toa'n kha'c" dde^? sau na`y kho?i bi. phu. thuo^.c va`o
con ca'i, ngo^. nho+~ chu'ng ddo^'i xu+? vo+'i cha me. chu'ng theo
mo^.t tu+o+ng quan quye^`n lu+.c du+.a tre^n su+'c ma.nh ta`i chi'nh,
chu+' kho^ng theo mo^.t to^n ti tra^.t tu+. du+.a tre^n "tam cu+o+ng,
ngu~ thu+o+`ng", hoa(.c mo^.t chan ho`a nha^n ti'nh du+.a tre^n ti`nh
ma^~u tu+?.

Be^n ca.nh tie^`n na(`m o+? tie^u ddie^?m ba`i ky', mo^.t nha^n va^.t
nu+~a cu~ng co' ma(.t ngay tu+` ddoa.n va(n dda^`u tie^n dde^? ro^`i
ho^. to^'ng ca^u chuye^.n dde^'n cuo^'i. Nha^n va^.t ddo' la`
quye^`n. Do ba?n cha^'t cu?a quye^`n, no' la`m ta^'t ca? mo.i ke?
pha?i tro.ng hoa(.c so+. mi`nh, chi? tru+` nhu+~ng ai na('m no'. No'
ba`ng ba.c kha('p mo.i no+i. No' la`m ca'i khung cho cuo^.c so^'ng
cu?a ta^'t ca? ca'c nha^n va^.t kha'c.

Thoa.t tie^n, quye^`n xua^'t hie^.n trong ne^`n kinh te^' bao
ca^'p. No' vu`i da^.p nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co' tie^`n ("tu+ sa?n") ca?
ve^` ddi.a vi. xa~ ho^.i la^~n ve^` kinh te^'. No' la`m ngu+o+`i ta
so+. kho^ng da'm ye^u va` la^'y ngu+o+`i dde.p la`m vo+., chi? vi` co^
la` con nha` tu+ sa?n. [...]

Ca`ng ve^` cuo^'i ca^u chuye^.n, tu+'c la` ca`ng ga^`n nga`y nay, ca'i
quye^`n duy nha^'t va` toa`n die^.n ca`ng bi. tha'ch thu+'c, ma(.c du`
o+? pha^`n dda^`u chuye^.n, ca'i tho+`i xu+a, no' muo^'n gi` ngu+o+`i
ta cu~ng pha?i chie^`u theo. Ho^`i dda^`u, no' ba('t nha` tu+ sa?n
ngo^`i cho+i la` pha?i ngo^`i cho+i. Ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng da'm la^'y con
nha` tu+ sa?n vi` so+. ma^'t co^ng a(n vie^.c la`m dda`ng hoa`ng. Ve^`
sau, Hie^`n bi. dduo^?i vie^.c, co^ co'c so+., la.i co`n
xoay ra la`m ha`ng la^.u thue^'.Dde^'n ddo+`i con Hie^`n, chu'ng kho^ng 
nhu+~ng quye^'t
lie^.t ho+n, ta'o to+.n ho+n, chu'ng co`n ddo`i la`m ngu+o+`i ma.nh,
la`m o^ng chu?, la`m vua. Kho^ng nhu+ Hie^`n, chi? ca^`n tie^`n, chu+a
da'm ddo`i ho?i quye^`n, dda'm ngu+o+`i tre? dda~ kha't co'
quye^`n. Vo^ hi`nh trung, chu'ng dda~ tuye^n chie^'n vo+'i Nha`
nu+o+'c, ke? ddang giu+~ ca'i quye^`n va^~n co`n ddo^.c nha^'t nhu+ng
co' nhe~ dda~ he^'t toa`n die^.n. Me. chu'ng mo+'i chi? da'm la^.u
thue^', chu'ng sa(~n sa`ng la^.u ta^'t ca?, "ca`ng vo^ danh ca`ng
to^'t".

Co' ve? nhu+ ca'i quye^`n ma` dda'm tre? muo^'n da`nh la^'y cu~ng la`
mo^.t ca'i quye^`n duy nha^'t, mo^.t ca'i quye^`n chi? thu+`a nha^.n
mo^~i ba?n tha^n, kho^ng chi.u thu+`a nha^.n quye^`n cu?a ke? kha'c,
bo+?i bo.n tre? "kho^ng vi` mo^.t ai ca?, kho^ng thu+o+ng mo^.t ai
ca?". i't nha^'t, Hie^`n dda~ kho^ng tin la` chu'ng se~ thu+`a nha^.n
ca'i quye^`n ddu+o+.c con ca'i phu.ng du+o+~ng cu?a ngu+o+`i me. ne^n
dda~ kho^ng "da.i gi` do^'c he^'t ha^`u bao cho chu'ng dde^? ve^` gia`
tha`nh ngu+o+`i phu. thuo^.c, tha`nh dda^`y to+', muo^'n a(n ba't
pho+? cu~ng pha?i ngu+?a tay xin tie^`n."

Mo^.t nha^n va^.t thu+' ba cu~ng ddi tu+` dda^`u chi' cuo^'i ca^u
chuye^.n, be^n ca.nh hai nha^n va^.t tie^`n va` quye^`n, ddo' la`
nha^n va^.t va(n. Ne^'u nhu+ tie^`n na('m kinh te^', va^.t cha^'t,
quye^`n na('m chi'nh tri., quye^`n lu+.c, thi` va(n na('m va(n ho'a,
gia' tri.. Trong ba`i ky', va(n co' ma(.t o+? kha('p no+i, cu~ng nhu+
tie^`n va` quye^`n va^.y. Kho^ng kha'c tie^`n va` quye^`n, va(n cu~ng
dda^.m dda(.c trong ddo^i nha^n va^.t. Tru+o+'c he^'t, dda.i die^.n
cho va(n la` ngu+o+`i ke^? chuye^.n. O^ng mo^ ta?, o^ng nha^.n xe't,
o^ng dda'nh gia'.

Xuye^n suo^'t ca^u chuye^.n, ngu+o+`i ke^? dda~ la^'y mo^.t tha'i
ddo^. kha' chu+`ng mu+.c. O^ng to? ra la` mo^.t ke? bi. phu. thuo^.c,
phu. thuo^.c va`o quye^`n, phu. thuo^.c ca? va`o tie^`n nu+~a. Nhu+ng
o^ng cha(?ng ki'nh tro.ng gi` ca? quye^`n la^~n tie^`n. Cha(?ng mo^.t
la^`n o^ng be^nh vu+.c quye^`n, cu~ng kho^ng mo^.t la^`n o^ng be^nh
vu+.c tie^`n. O^ng cu~ng kho^ng to lo+`i che^ bai chu'ng, chi? nha^'n
ma.nh su+. phu. thuo^.c cu?a mo.i ngu+o+`i va`o chu'ng, nha^'t la`
va`o tie^`n. Trong khi, be^nh vu+.c hay che^ bai la` ddi.a ha.t cu?a
va(n.

Tuy the^', ne^'u nhu+ ai ddo' tie^`n gia? thie^'t mo^.t thang gia'
tri. na`o dda^'y, ho. se~ nghi~ nha` va(n ddang chu+?i. [...]

Co`n ne^'u coi con ngu+o+`i la` mo^.t gia' tri. thie^ng lie^ng, se~
tha^'y pha^?m gia' cu?a con ngu+o+`i bi. cha` dda.p ddu? cho^~, bo+?i
ca? quye^`n la^~n tie^`n. Mo.i ha`nh xu+? cu. the^? cu?a quye^`n
dde^`u vo^ ly' va` ddo^.c ddoa'n. Quye^`n cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i,
tu+. no', la` nha(`m ha.n che^' su+. tu+. do cu?a ngu+o+`i
kha'c. Ne^'u mo.i ngu+o+`i dde^`u co' quye^`n ngang nhau, nhu+~ng
su+. tu+. do co' gio+'i ha.n nhu+ nhau se~ kho^ng cha` dda.p pha^?m
gia' cu?a ai ca?. [...]

Tie^`n cu~ng cha` dda.p nha^n pha^?m kho^ng ke'm quye^`n. Toa`n
bo^. ca^u chuye^.n la` xoay quanh quye^`n lu+.c, tha^.m chi' ne^'u
muo^'n, co' the^? no'i, ba.o lu+.c cu?a tie^`n. Co' le~ o+? dda^y
cha(?ng pha?i da`i do`ng, chi? ca^`n ghi la.i ca^u chu+?i co^ ddo.ng
ma` ddanh the'p nha^'t cu?a ba`i ky', ne^'u nhi`n tu+` quan ddie^?m
nha^n ba?n: "Ngu+o+`i kho^ng co' tie^`n ca'i tha^n kho^ng ba(`ng con
cho'." Nhu+ng nha` va(n la.i kho^ng to? ra qui' ngu+o+`i ho+n hay qui'
cho' ho+n. O^ng thu+o+ng ca? cho': "Cho' o+i la` cho'!" la^~n
ngu+o+`i: "Ngu+o+`i o+i la` ngu+o+`i!" O^ng chi? nha^.n xe't, ne^'u
the^' na`y thi` the^' kia, the^' tho^i.

Cu~ng vo+'i tinh tha^`n kho^ng thie^n vi. nhu+ va^.y, be^n ca.nh
nhu+~ng 'ddie^?m to^'i', nha` va(n co`n ne^u ca? nhu+~ng 'ddie^?m
sa'ng'. Ddo' la` nhu+~ng con ngu+o+`i "bie^'t ddie^`u" nhu+ ca'c nha`
tu+ sa?n, hay cho^`ng cu?a Hie^`n, hoa(.c chi'nh ba?n tha^n ngu+o+`i
ke^? chuye^.n. Ddo' la` Hie^`n trong vai na`ng da^u dda?m, ngu+o+`i
con hie^'u. Ddo' la` nhu+~ng anh tho+. gio?i bie^'n sa('t vu.n ra
nhu+~ng "tha`nh pha^?m kho^ng the^? pha^n bie^.t ddu+o+.c vo+'i ha`ng
Trung Quo^'c hay ha`ng Tie^.p". Ddo' la.i la` Hie^`n, con ngu+o+`i
"kho^n ngoan, tha'o va't" dda~ ngoi le^n kho?i vu`i da^.p. Ddo' cu~ng
la` ca'c con cu?a Hie^`n, nhu+~ng ke? ta'o ba.o va` gia?n di. vi`
kho^ng bie^'t so+. va` kho^ng ha'm danh. Danh sa'ch ca'c 'ddie^?m
sa'ng' co`n co' the^? lie^.t ke^ ba^'t ta^.n, va^'n dde^` chi? la`
ba.n du+.a tre^n tie^u chua^?n na`o dde^? dda'nh gia'.

Rie^ng nha` va(n, du+o+`ng nhu+ o^ng kho^ng ma`ng dde^'n chuye^.n
dda'nh gia'. O^ng cu+' ke^? ti?nh bo+, ke^? nhu+~ng chuye^.n ddo^.ng
dde^'n nha` nu+o+'c, dde^'n con ngu+o+`i, dde^'n luo^n ba?n tha^n
o^ng, nhu+~ng su+. vie^.c ma` theo ca'c chua^?n mu+.c ddu+o+.c xa~
ho^.i (ta, va^~n?) tin la` dda.o ddu+'c thi` pha?i bi. coi la` nhu.c
nha~, la` dde^?u ca'ng, tu+'c la` ma^'t pha^?m gia', ma^'t tu+
ca'ch. O^ng ti?nh bo+ nhu+ the^?: to^i chi? no'i thu+.c te^', ba?n
tha^n cha(?ng y' kie^'n gi`.

o+? dda^y, Nguye^~n Kha?i la`m to^i nho+' dde^'n Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p,
ngu+o+`i ma` o^ng dda~ tuye^n bo^' kha^m phu.c va` muo^'n ho.c
ta^.p. Nhu+ng ca'i ti?nh bo+ cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i co' kha'c su+. ti?nh
bo+ o+? Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p. Tuy nhie^n, to^i kho^ng the^? so sa'nh
Nguye^~n Kha?i vo+'i Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p cho tha^.t chi'nh xa'c vi`
ba`i na`y kho^ng thi'ch ho+.p dde^? so sa'nh ca'c chuye^.n cu?a
Nguye^~n Kha?i vo+'i ca'c chuye^.n cu?a Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, hay
rie^ng chuye^.n na`y cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i vo+'i ca'c chuye^.n cu?a
Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, cu~ng nhu+ chuye^.n na`y cu?a Nguye^~n Kha?i
vo+'i rie^ng mo^.t chuye^.n na`o ddo' cu?a Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p. Bu't
pha'p (va` ca? quan ddie^?m) cu?a ca? hai o^ng dde^`u dda~ thay ddo^?i
theo tho+`i gian.

Ca'i gio^'ng nhau giu+~a Nguye^~n Kha?i va` Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p la`
ca? hai ta'c gia? dde^`u kho^ng tu+. ddo^`ng nha^'t vo+'i ba^'t cu+'
mo^.t he^. gia' tri. na`o. No'i theo kie^?u ca'c cu., va(n cu?a hai
o^ng kho^ng co' y' ddi.nh ta?i dda.o. i't nha^'t y' ddi.nh ta?i dda.o
kho^ng bo^.c lo^. ro~. o+? Ha` No^.i trong ma('t to^i: tie^`n, chi?
co' ddo^i ba la^`n ta'c gia? ddu.ng dde^'n cha^n, thie^.n, my~. Khen
dde.p, o^ng khen mo^~i ve? dde.p cu?a dda`n ba`. Ca'c thie^'u nu+~
trong tranh To^ Ngo.c Va^n, Hie^`n va` ba` me. cho^`ng "hoa kho^i
pho^' Ca^`u Go^~". Co' mo^.t la^`n xo+'t nha('c dde^'n "ve? dde.p cu?a
Ha` No^.i" nhu+ng kho^ng ro~ cu. the^? la` ca'i gi`. Dda(.c bie^.t,
cha(?ng bao gio+` nha` va(n khen to^'t. Chi? mo^.t cho^~, no+i o^ng
no'i dde^'n nhu+~ng no^`i tru.c giu+~a, tru.c moayo+, co^n, phuo^'c
cu?a to^? ho+.p sa?n xua^'t nha` Hie^`n "kho^ng the^? pha^n bie^.t
ddu+o+.c vo+'i ha`ng Trung Quo^'c hay ha`ng Tie^.p", ne^'u ga('ng
hie^?u la` tu+o+ng ddu+o+ng vo+'i to^'t cu~ng ta.m cho la` ddu+o+.c
ddi. Khen ddu'ng, o^ng chi? khen Hie^`n, nhu+~ng con ti'nh cu?a
Hie^`n. "Mo^.t ngu+o+`i kho^n ngoan, tha'o va't nhu+ co^ tha('ng la`
pha?i." Nhu+ng trong lo+`i khen va^~n co' ve? mie^~n cu+o+~ng. "Ta^'t
nhie^n la` pha?i ro^`i! Co^ em to^i ti'nh toa'n tu+` tre? dde^'n gia`
co' bao gio+` ma` cha(?ng pha?i." Mo^.t ca'i pha?i a'p dda(.t. Ca?
o^ng cu~ng buo^.c nghe theo ca'i pha?i ddo', du` trong lo`ng kho^ng
thi'ch.

Trong ba gia' tri. cha^n, thie^.n, my~, chi? co' my~ la` co`n tuye^.t
ddo^'i. Trong truye^.n, ddo' la` ve? dde.p cu?a nu+~ gio+'i. Thie^.n
thi` ngu+o+.c la.i, no' ha^`u nhu+ va('ng bo'ng. Kho^ng pha?i ta'c
gia? ba?o kho^ng co' thie^.n, chi? co' a'c. Ma` la` ta'c gia? ga^`n
nhu+ trie^.t tie^u tu+o+ng quan thie^.n-a'c. Co`n cha^n, gia'
tri. na`y chi? co' ti'nh tu+o+ng ddo^'i. Ca'i pha?i cu?a ddo+`i, ta'c
gia? chi? cha^'p nha^.n mo^.t ca'ch mie^~n cu+o+~ng. Nghi~a la` o^ng
va^~n giu+~ rie^ng cho mi`nh mo^.t ca'i pha?i, ca'i ddu'ng
kha'c. Dde^? da`nh cho mo^.t co~i na`o kha'c, mo^.t tho+`i na`o
kha'c. Co`n tho+`i nay, co~i na`y, ca'i ddu'ng a^'y, ca'i pha?i a^'y
ddu+o+.c nha` va(n nhu+o+`ng cho Hie^`n pha't bie^?u: "Nhu+ng chi.u
ca'i buo^`n va^~n ho+n chi.u ca'i nhu.c, ca'i nghe`o, em no'i the^'
co' pha?i kho^ng anh?"

Cu`ng vo+'i ngu+o+`i ke^?, Hie^`n dda~ la` mo^.t dda.i die^.n cho
va(n, mo^.t dda.i die^.n chu? ddo^.ng, chu+' kho^ng thu. ddo^.ng nhu+
nha` va(n. Va(n dda~ ddu+o+.c chia pha^`n. Nha` va(n chi? ta? la.i
ddie^`u ngu+o+`i kha'c kha(?ng ddi.nh. Nha` va(n kho^ng (co`n) la`m
(ra) va(n, chi? vie^'t (la.i) va(n. Nhu+ vo+'i su+?, su+? gia chi?
vie^'t (la.i li.ch) su+?, kho^ng la`m (ra li.ch) su+?. Va`, nha^n
va^.t dda.i die^.n mo^.t ca'ch chu? ddo^.ng cho va(n dda~ ne^u ro~
thu+' ba^.c: ca'i vinh, ca'i gia`u na(`m cao ho+n ca'i vui. Co^ cu~ng
ddi.nh nghi~a: mo^.t gia ddi`nh ha.nh phu'c, danh tie^'ng va` gia`u
co' la` tha('ng, kho^ng the^' la` thua.



The^m hai ddie^`u to^i muo^'n bi`nh lua^.n nha^n ba`i ky' na`y. Thu+'
nha^'t, ve^` du+ a^m cu?a ca^u chuye^.n (trong to^i). Thu+' hai, ve^`
ca'i hay cu?a truye^.n nga('n (ddo^'i vo+'i to^i). Ddo.c xong ca^u
chuye^.n, to^i bi. mo^.t nie^`m lo la('ng xa^m chie^'m. To^i lo lu'c
ga(.p pha?i "dda'm tre? ba^y gio+`", nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng bi. mo^.t
ca'i gi` ra`ng buo^.c, tru+` ca'i mo+ u+o+'c ddu+o+.c ra`ng buo^.c ke?
kha'c. Tha^.t nguy hie^?m. Co' ca'ch gi` gia?i quye^'t su+. the^? ddo'
kho^ng? To^i nghi~ la` co'. Ca'i ma` dda'm tre? ddang hu+o+'ng dde^'n
la` mo^.t ca'i quye^`n. Ne^'u chi? the^' tho^i thi` co' khi cu~ng
hay. Nhu+ng no' nguy hie^?m o+? cho^~ no' chi? bie^'t thu+`a nha^.n
ba?n tha^n. Quye^`n co' the^? bi. mua chuo^.c, nhu+ng so+. thi`
quye^`n chi? so+. quye^`n ma` tho^i. [...]

Mo^.t khi Nha` nu+o+'c dde^` cao o+? mi`nh tra'ch nhie^.m ba?o ve^. ca'c
quye^`n cu?a ke? kha'c, ta.o ne^n mo^.t ca^n ba(`ng lu+.c lu+o+.ng
mo+'i, ngu+o+`i ta se~ ddo+~ "khie^'p" vi` ca'i "vo^ danh" se~ teo
la.i, cu~ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i ta se~ thu+o+`ng ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng ca? ca'i
vinh, ca'i gia`u la^~n ca'i vui cu`ng mo^.t lu'c chu+' kho^ng pha?i
dda('n ddo nhu+ Hie^`n cho.n ca'i na`o ho+n.

Ve^` ca'i hay cu?a ba`i ky', to^i chi? xin ba`n mo^.t khi'a ca.nh
na(`m ngoa`i nghe^. thua^.t tho^i. Thu+o+'c ddo tre^n chie^`u ki'ch
na`y la` ha`m lu+o+.ng tho^ng tin. Mo^.t ddoa.n va(n tu+o+ng ddo^'i
nga('n ma` cho+? chu+'a chi chi't nhu+~ng tho^ng tin mang gia'
tri. kha'i qua't cao. Kho^ng pha?i nhu+~ng tho^ng tin la(.t va(.t,
chi? lie^n he^. dde^'n mo^.t hoa(.c mo^.t va`i ddo+n vi. ddo^'i
tu+o+.ng. Ma` la` nhu+~ng tho^ng tin lie^n he^. dde^'n ca? mo^.t xa~
ho^.i vo+'i nhu+~ng khi'a ca.nh quan ye^'u nha^'t cu?a no', tra?i
trong ba the^' he^. cu`ng nhu+~ng giai ddoa.n li.ch su+? kha'c
nhau. Va` ca? nhu+~ng tho^ng tin co' ti'nh kha'i qua't kho^ng
bi. tho+`i gian la^~n kho^ng gian gio+'i ha.n. Ta^'t ca? trong va`i
trang gia^'y. Cha? tra'ch Nguye^n Ngo.c hay Bu`i Minh Quo^'c co' la^`n
dda~ xe^'p Nguye^~n Kha?i (cu`ng vo+'i To^ Hoa`i) la`m "hai ngu+o+`i
tho^ng minh sa('c sa?o nha^'t nu+o+'c" (hie^?u: trong Ho^.i Nha` va(n
Vie^.t Nam). Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i che^ Nguye^~n Kha?i (va` ca? To^
Hoa`i) "ke'm tu+ ca'ch". Ddie^`u ddo' to^i kho^ng kie^?m chu+'ng
ddu+o+.c, nhu+ng mo^`n mo^.t tre^n gia^'y, Ha` No^.i trong ma('t to^i:
tie^`n chu+'ng to? ngu+o+`i vie^'t la` mo^.t ca^y bu't tha^.t ta^`m
co+~.

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