Ba`n ve^` Ta^`n Co^'i Re: Fund & Tri' thu+'c VN

[Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>]

Hello,
   Dde^? to^i cha(.t ca'i dda^`u Kopa'ny cu?a y' thu+'c he^. A' Cha^u 
mo^.t nha't.

   Tru+o+'c he^'t dde^? review cho anh em chu+a bie^'t chuye^.n Ta^`n Co^'i.

  Ho^`i ddo' Dda.i Kim Quo^'c ( Mo^.t chu?ng cu?a ngu+o+`i Dda.i Ha`n 
hie^.n nay) lo+'n ma.nh va` ddem binh pha.t To^'ng. Ma^'y anh Ta`u, as 
usual, thua cha.y co' co+`. Vua To^'ng tha^n chinh ra tra^.n bi. ngu+o+`i 
Kim ba('t ca^`m tu`. Trie^`u ddi`nh la^.p mo^.t o^ng kha'c le^n. Hi`nh nhu+
o^ng bi. ba('t la` Huy To^ng, O^ng sau la` Cao To^ng ( I never tried to 
memorized these names). Cao To^ng cu+? Nha.c Phi la`m Dda.i Tu+o+'ng 
pha.t Kim.
  No'i chung la` cu~ng thua nhie^`u ( ngu+o+`i Ta`u thi` cu+' khoe la` 
tha('ng, nhu+ thu+o+`ng le^. cu?a ma^'y chu' AQ) ho+n tha('ng. Tha('ng 
ddu+o+.c cu~ng pha^`n vi` lie^n hie^.p vo+'i ngu+o+`i Mo^ng co^?. Bo.n 
na`y sau na`y se~ "xo+i" To^'ng thay vi` Kim. Tuy nhie^n
ngu+o+`i Kim ddi dde^'n mo^.t tho?a hie^.p trong ddo' To^'ng se~ pha?i
nhu+o+`ng cho Kim mo^.t vu`ng dda^'t ro^.ng lo+'n. DDe^? bu` la.i thi` 
Kim se ~ tha? Huy To^ng ve^`. Ngu+o+`i ddu+'ng ra ddie^`u ddi`nh la` o^ng 
Ta^`n Co^'i ddang la` Thu+`a Tu+o+'ng na('m quye^`n Phu. Chi'nh trong Tra`o.
O^ng Nha.c Phi la` Vo~ quan thi` la.i muo^'n dda'nh. Theo thie^?n y' cu?a 
to^i thi` dda'nh chi? co' thua tan na't. Ky? lu.c nu+o+'ng qua^n cu?a 
To^'ng ddu+o+.c xem la` ddu+'ng dda^`u trong Guinese Qua^n Kim dda~ 
tu+`ng la`m co? ca? ga^`n trie^.u qua^n To^'ng. Cho dde^'n nay ngu+o+`i 
Ta`u va^~n co`n nhu+'c nho^'i vu. na`y nha^'t.
   Trie^`u ddi`nh dda~ ky' ho`a u=o+'c ma` qua^n cu?a o^ng Nha.c Phi 
va^~n thu+`a co+ ngu+o+`i Kim kho^ng pho`ng bi. ta^.p ki'ch tha('ng 
ddu+o+.c ma^'y tra^.n dde^? xoa tu+. a'i ch da^n Ta`u. Qua^n Kim ca'u 
su+o+`n le^n ne^.n la.i. O^ng Ta^`n Co^'i tha^'y the^' nguy be`n trie^.u 
ho^`i Nha.c Phi va` che'm dda^`u.
  Sau na`y da^n Ta`u "ngo^'" ly' gia?i chuye^.n na`y mo^.t ca'ch AQ the^' 
na`y: O^ng Cao To^ng so+. Nha.c Phi tha('ng qua^n Kim ma` cu+'u ddu+o+.c
Huy To^ng ve^` thi` ma^'t ngo^i ( ddoa.n na`y, to^i la` da^n Annamit ne^n 
tha^'y ma('c cu+o+`i qua'. Ddang thua cha.y co' kho'i ma` dda~ ti'nh 
dde^'n chuye^.n tha('ng. Ha ha ha. Da^n Ta`u Tie^u la^m tha^.t).
  The^m nu+~a da^n Ta`u cho ra(`ng o^ng Ta^`n Co^'i a(n tie^`n ddu't lo't 
cu?a Kim ( cha(?ng co' ba(`ng co+' gi` he^'t). O^ng Ta^`n Co^'i la` mo^.t 
tay ho.c lu+.c cu+. pha'ch ho^`i ba^'y gio+` dda^u co' ngu. Theo qua^n 
Kim thi` la`m gi` o^ng la`m ddu+o+.c Thu+`a Tu+o+'ng. Muo^'n ddu't lo't
o^ng Ta^`n Co^'i thi` ca^`n bao nhie^u cu?a ca?i. O^ng na`y dda^u co' nghe`o.
Ma` cu~ng theo la^.p lua^.n cu?a da^n Ta`u thi` o^ng Nha.c Phi dda'nh 
ma.nh thi` Huy To^ng mo+'i kho' ve^` cho+'. Que^n ca'i chuye^.n dda'nh 
va`o sa`o huye^.t cu?a Kim ddi. Su+'c ma^'y ma` dda'nh ddu+o+.c. Lu'c 
ba^'y gio+` To^'ng dda~ ma^'t ca? mie^`n Ba('c, pha?i thie^n ddo^ ve^` 
phi'a Nam ro^`i.
  The^' la` ddo+`i sau da^n Ta`u mu+o+.n o^ng Ta^`n Co^'i dde^? ba`o 
chu+~a cho su+. ba.c nhu+o+.c ve^` binh bi. cu?a da^n Ta`u tho+`i To^'ng.
To^'ng Tha'i to^? Trie^.u Khuo^ng Da^~n la^.p quo^'c ba(`ng binh bi. ma` 
con cha'u thi` nghe ho+i qua^n Kim la` cha.y da`i ro^`i thi` dda'nh 
dda^'m ca'i gi`. 

  Cu. Nguye^~n Du nha` ta thi` cha(?ng qua la(.p la.i ca'i ly' su+. cu?a 
Ta`u ma` tho^i. Cu. na`y thi` la`m sao ra(n ddo+`i ddu+o+.c. Cu. vie^'t 
Truye^.n Kie^`u hay thi` bie^'t no'i chuye^.n va(n chu+o+ng tho+ phu' 
tho^i cho+'. Nghe cu. Du no'i chuye^.n chi'nh tri. xa~ ho^i thi` kha'c na`o
ddi ho.c dda'nh tennis o+? vo^ ddi.ch ve^` Chess. Cu. cho+?i ca? cu. 
Nguye^~n Hue^. kia ma`, ma` la.i ra la`m quan vo+'i Gia Long nu+~a. 
Kho^ng pha?i to^i muo^'n phe^ cu. Nguye^~n Du ma` khen Ta^`n Co^'i. Ma` 
chi? muo^'n no'i la`: Ca'i su+. cho+?i Ta^`n co^'i cu?A cu. Nguye^~n 
**cha(?ng chu+'ng to? ddu+o+.c** la` cu+'he^~ cho+?i Ta^`n Co^'i nhie^`u
thi` cao qui' ho+n le^n hay la` ddo^?i ddu+o+.c giai ca^p xa~ ho^.i cu?a 
mi`nh. Chi? co' bo.n hu? nho mo+'i ho.c chu+~ va` cho+?i Ta^`n Co^'i 
dde^? tha`nh Tri' thu+'c . Va` chuye^.n O^ng Ta^`n Co^'i gie^'t Nha.c Phi 
la` ca'i nguye^n nha^n chi'nh dde^? To^'ng kho^ng the^? tha('ng Kim thi`
cha(?ng ca^`n ba`n to+'i.

Cheers
Aiviet