Mac Dinh Chi - from the boy selling firewood into birthing states

Mac Dinh Chi is one of the talents in our country's history. He was conferred the bourgeois state.

Mac Dinh Chi is known as Tiet Phu and Tich Am, living in Lung Dong village, Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province (now in Lung Dong village, Nam Tan commune, Nam Sach district, Hai Duong).

According to the documents of historians Dinh Xuan Lam and Truong Huu Quynh, he was born in 1272 in a poor family, orphaned by a father. Every day, the mother and daughter have to go to the forest to cut firewood for sale.

His mother sacrificed everything to raise children to study. She only wishes for her to escape the poverty, can pass the exam to pass, to help her life. Understand the mother's heart, Mac Dinh Chi constantly tried to study.

According to old books of studious and present, Mac Dinh Chi read books almost every time, everywhere, even when looking for firewood.

He woke up very early, went to the forest to collect firewood and then went back to study. Many times, Mac Dinh Chi came to class late, the teacher understood the situation of the students so he did not blame. Many days, he also told Mac Dinh Chi to stay and work more, so that he could eat a meal.

Mac Dinh Chi borrowed books from teachers and friends to study. Without money to buy candles, he burned firewood and leaves to read books.

Dual national status of Mac Dinh Chi.Photo: Old fairy tale.

In the examination of the year of the Giap Giap (1304), Mac Dinh Chi pass the exam, then Dinh passed the test when he was only 24 years old. He went to work, spent three kings, including Tran Anh Tong, Tran Minh Tong and Tran Hien Tong.

He was trusted by King Tran, promoted to the position of Capricorn of the Red Army (Prime Minister). He was twice sent to the North in 1308 and 1322.

In the first trip, he proved the talent, the personality of the Vietnamese people, forcing King Nguyen to conquer the state of the North Dynasty (bisexual state).

Besides the studiousness, the precious character in Mac Dinh Chi, he always kept the honest, straightforward, straightforward, wholehearted nature of the country and the people.

According to the Vietnamese Storytelling book by Professor Vu Ngoc Khanh, although listening to his integrity for a long time, King Tran Minh Tong still wanted to challenge. The king sent the guards to leave the door of Mac Dinh Chi 10 money. The next morning when he woke up, he saw the money in front of the door, he immediately went to the king's court.

- Your Majesty, early in the morning, I caught 10 money in front of my house, asking all over the house no one would receive it, so I would like to give it back to your grandfather to pay for the dead!

King Tran Minh Tong smiled and said:

- That money no one will accept, let him keep it and use it.

- Your majesty, this money is not less, the loss of someone is very sad, so it is better to find someone to return.

- Khanh rest assured, keep taking it, use it to reward your integrity and integrity.

Now, Mac Dinh Chi just broke the king's test of him. After receiving the money, he gave thanks to the king and left.

Mac Dinh Chi died in 1346, aged 74 years. The temple and his grave are located in his hometown. Today, many provinces in our country have roads and schools named after him.