Poems carved on the cliff
King Le Thai Tong, alias Nguyen Long, is the second son of King Le Thai Tong (Le Loi) and Cung from Queen Empress Pham Thi Ngoc Tran, native of Quan Lai, Loi Duong district (now Tho Xuan – Thanh Hoa). ).
King was born on November 20 in the year of Qui Mao (1423), on March 3 of the first year of Thuan Thien (1428) was ordained as Duke of Luong. On January 6, the second Thuan Thien year (1429) was established as the Crown Prince. On September 8, the 6th year of Thuan Thien (1433) ascended the throne, took the following year as the year of the first Thieu Binh year (1434) to the 7th year, changed the era name to Dai Bao (1440) and took the title “Gui Lam” Cave Owner” follows the title “Lam Son Dong Chu” of King Le Thai To’s father. He stayed on the throne for 9 years (1433-1442) and went on patrol in the East (Chi Linh – Hai Duong) then died, lived at the age of 20, and was buried in Huu Lang – Lam Son – Thanh Hoa.
Since ascending to the throne, King Le Thai Tong has paid much attention to the Northwest, the land of the Rooster of the Fatherland. In order to consolidate and ensure the national unity, like King Le Thai To and other kings, in the 9 years of his reign, King Le Thai Tong twice commanded his troops to the Northwest to suppress the rebels. inverse. In March of the year of Canh Than (1440), the king himself and his soldiers went to the Western town for the first time to fight the rebel land army named Thuong Nghiem in Chau Muong Muoi (now Thuan Chau district, Son La province).
Wherever the king went, he was supported by the people, so the army of the court quickly defeated the rebels. On the way back, the king and his soldiers rested at La Dong (Tham Bao Ke), a natural rock cave in Muong La province. The king saw that this place was beautiful, geographically favorable, with deep meaning and peaceful soul. The king had his soldiers engrave poems and lyrics on the cliff at the gate of Dong La. The poem has 14 lines including 140 kanji with the following content:
Guilin Ngu Che
“Thuan Each province rebelled against the chieftain Thuong Nghiem, disobedient, outstandingly obedient to Ai Lao Tac, rebellious, and committed a crime, only trying to spend time and effort to destroy the two states, to eat the mountain, and to steal the tradition of love. Thuong Nghiem next to the end of the force, the progress is in line, the residual spirit is infinite, no velvet. Irresistible to the end, the commune decided to ban the children from returning to the king’s chest and so on:
Binh Oc keeps in mind the memory of the long-term people
Man in prison has a speed of death
The world is weak and heroic
The heavens are rebellious against the gods
Oh, the path of grace is not dangerous
The sound of munching to celebrate spring
How to get rid of pollution safely
The Ring of Ha is strong and foreign to the people”
(Dai Bao’s original year was Quy Xuan Trung’s sand day return)
Translate:
The poem of Guilin reigns
“Chief Thuan Chau, Thuong Nghiem, rebelled, was ungrateful, and betrayed his army with the Ai Lao people. The main body commanded six troops to rule it. Thuong Nghiem tried with his best efforts, offering elephants to beg for goods. I felt sorry for him, kneeling and crawling unarmed, unwilling to cut, so forgave him, then brought his troops back, leaving behind a poem:
Thinking of people far away is miserable at night
How dare the earth prisoner forget himself
The world has a hero
Who in the world forgives the anti-god?
The road is difficult, do not rely on danger
The cave is already warm and springy
Peace is filthy with good people
People from far away enjoy humanity’s heart.”
(First year of Dai Bao era)
Canh Than 1440, auspicious day in mid-March)
Exactly one year later, in March 1441, the king brought his army to quell the Nghiem rebellion in Chau Muong Muoi. Wherever he went, the people responded and helped, so the army of the court quickly captured the general Ai Lao. Dao Mong, and at the same time captured Thuong Nghiem’s children, Sinh Tuong and Chang Dong. The traitor Thuong Nghiem surrendered and accepted the crime, since then the western borderland of the Fatherland has been at peace.
To pay tribute to the merits of King Le Thai Tong and let the relic of Guilin Ngu Che Stele forever dignified and shine in the hearts of successive generations, meeting the spiritual and religious needs of the islanders. people, with the agreement of the Ministry of Culture and Information, in September 2001 the Provincial Party Committee and Son La People’s Committee started the construction of the temple of King Le Thai Tong in Son La town and was inaugurated on 22. 01/2003, named “Que Lam Linh Tu”.