About the place with 2 national historical and cultural relics

Tan Phuc Commune (Nong Cong) is a land with historical and cultural traditions associated with the thousand-year history of the nation. The people here are always proud of many typical relics, including two relics: Vo Uy Temple in Ngoc Uyen village and Le Hiem - Le Hieu Temple in Thai Son village, which are recognized as national historical and cultural relics.

About the place with 2 national historical and cultural relics Vo Uy Temple in Ngoc Uyen village, Tan Phuc commune (Nong Cong).

Like many other villages, currently, the villages in Tan Phuc still have many temples to worship meritorious mandarins who have contributed to the homeland and the country, most of them are meritorious mandarins of the Le dynasty. Typical among them are Vo Uy, Le Hiem, and Le Hieu, who were the founding fathers of the Later Le dynasty. At Vo Uy's temple, the temple's genealogy clearly states: After the Lung Nhai oath, Le Loi appointed civil and military generals, among whom Vo Uy, in addition to being the vanguard, was also a military general, and also a logistics general, dividing their efforts to lead the enemy's iron-armed army. In the year of Giap Thin (1424), Vo Uy obeyed the order of Emperor Le Loi to lead the iron-armed army to attack the Ming army, sent troops to break the Tran Nang battle (Bat Mot - Thuong Xuan), captured the general, and chased them to the districts of Thuy Nguyen (Yen Dinh, Thieu Hoa), Nong Cong, and Loi Duong (Tho Xuan).

In the battle against the Ming army in Thuan Thien - An Dinh, in 1424, he heroically sacrificed his life. Vo Uy had great contributions to the court and was awarded the title Heroic Marquis Kha Lam by King Le Loi for national affairs. After being promoted to Lieutenant Truong Quoc Cong, Vo Uy was given the national surname Le (King Le Loi's surname) by the king. Vo Uy was one of the 12 meritorious mandarins who sacrificed their lives on the front line and were buried in Lam Son with Le Lai. Later, his descendants moved his grave to Da Cang, Nong Cong. In gratitude to the famous general Vo Uy, after his death, the people of all villages set up altars, but the only remaining one is the temple to worship Vo Uy in Ngoc Uy village.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Chinh, head of Ngoc Uyen village, head of the Vo Uy temple relic management board, said: The temple was built around the 16th century on an area of 450m2, with a structure of 5 compartments, built in the traditional wooden house architecture. Vo Uy temple was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1996. However, over time, fierce wars and bombs have seriously degraded the temple, the entire roof is cracked and leaky, some wooden structures are termite-eaten... With the attention of all levels and sectors, since 2019, along with the provincial and district budgets, Tan Phuc commune has mobilized local people as well as children from all over the country to contribute and restore the temple. After 2 years of social mobilization, the temple has been restored with many items such as removing the entire roof; changing the entire main door; repairing and restoring wind panels, threshold panels, ironwood; paving tiles, raising the floor; campus renovation... with a total cost of 1.3 billion VND.

Along with Vo Uy temple, Le Hiem - Le Hieu temple is also the pride of local people. The temple was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1994. The temple's genealogy clearly states: Mr. Hong Quoc Cong Le Hiem was born in 1392 in Thieu Thien prefecture, Ngoc Lac district, was a talented general in the Lam Son army's battles against the Ming invaders. He died in Quy Mui year (1463) at the age of 72, was given the Thuy name Trung Dinh by the king and was awarded the title of Thuong Dang Phuc Than Dai Vuong.

Cung Quoc Cong Le Hieu was the only son of Mr. Le Hiem, one of 18 righteous men who attended the Lung Nhai Oath. Mr. Le Hiem and his son, Le Hieu, participated in many major battles, the most memorable of which was the Chi Lang ambush on September 20, Dinh Mui year (1427), beheading General Lieu Thang in Ma Yen; the Pho Cat sweep, capturing 50,000 enemy soldiers, beheading Deputy General Luong Minh, forcing Minister Ly Khanh to hang himself. Continuing the tradition of his father, Grand Tutor Lang Quoc Cong Le Phu was the 6th son of Mr. Le Hieu. On August 1, Nham Ngo year (1552), the coup led by Mac Dang Dung to overthrow the Le dynasty broke out. At that time, although he was nearly 80 years old, he joined the court officials to quell the coup. He and his 7 sons participated in the court and contributed to building and consolidating the Le dynasty.

With their great contributions to the country, father, son and grandson of Le Hiem, Le Hieu and Le Phu were awarded many royal decrees by the dynasties. Le Hiem was awarded 7 royal decrees by the Le dynasty and 3 royal decrees by the Nguyen dynasty; Le Hieu was awarded 5 royal decrees by the Le dynasty and 3 royal decrees by the Nguyen dynasty; Le Phu was awarded 7 royal decrees and a silk portrait by the Nguyen dynasty. The temple was built spaciously, but for many reasons, the temple was damaged over time. However, in the early spring of 2024, joy came to the local government and people when they received Official Dispatch No. 4613-CV/VPTU of the Provincial Party Committee on the agreement on the investment policy and design plan, restoration and embellishment of the Le Hiem - Le Hieu temple relic, Tan Phuc commune (Nong Cong).

Mr. Nguyen Huu Bich, Secretary of the Tan Phuc Commune Party Committee, said: “Over the past years, with the attention of all levels, sectors and the joint contributions of generations of people in the commune, these temples have been and are being renovated with many items to be worthy of national relics. Hopefully, this will not only be a place for spiritual and cultural activities but also a bond connecting the cultural community of the village, from there, we will join hands to contribute to building the homeland of Tan Phuc to become more and more prosperous.

Article and photos: Trung Hieu

(The article refers to and uses some content in the book History of the Party Committee and Revolutionary Movement of Tan Phuc Commune (1930-2013).

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