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11-20-2018, 11:27 PM
Khanh Tum, Imperial Kingdom of Hôinôm | Fein, 1595
Quân Công Trai was taking a nap in his prison cell when he was suddenly woken up by one of the guards.
"It seems you have visit today", the guard said. "Be ready in five minutes, we haven't much time left for visits".
As one of the few Nationalist Party militants who were active inside Hôinôm before the revolution that wasn't in jail, Quân Công Trai had such a prominent role in the negotiations that gave birth to the Committee of Local and Regional Councils, which acted as the federal government for the territory held by the main important revolutionary faction. He was elected Deputy Chairman of the Committee in early 1590, and his prominence increased, becoming one of the favourites to replace Trang Công Trai, who had led the party sine 1567, as the new leader of the Hoinomese Nationalist Party. However, Trang would be replaced by Quân's main rival, Liêu Hùu Dùng. Quân Công Trai saw his influence decreased afterwards, and by late 1591, he resigned as Deputy Chairman of the Local and Regional Councils. In Ochtyr 1592, Quân resigned from the party organs, disagreeing with the new ideological shift that Liêu was imposing in the party, and by 1595 he officially left the party, although he remained political active with an administrative role in Khanh Tam.
Muong Công Ngôc's coup took Quân by surprise there, and he did not play any role in the fighting between rival rebel forces in the town the following days, which ended with about a hundred of casualties in both sides. When the Hoinomese army occupied the city, he was arrested. Five weeks had passed since then, but he seemed not to be much worried about it, as he had not place to flee after Muong Công Ngôc took power, after all.
Quân Công Trai wondered who could be visiting him in jail, though, as the guards did not tell him and his wife and children were living in Singan since 1591, and they likely unaware of Quân's fate. After waiting for ten minutes in an empty room, he could easily recognize the person that had visited him, although they had never met in person. It was Kim Công Dùc, one of the few left-leaning MPs elected in the 1581 legislative election.
"Well, hello", Quân Công Trai said without much interest, "how can I help you?".
"How are you?", Kim Công Dùc asked.
"I am fine...", Quân replied. "Nothing much has happened here since I ended here. As good or bad as it can be".
"I would have liked that our meeting were in a different setting", Kim replied, "but unfortunately we are here".
"Who's sending you?", Quân asked.
"I am here for my own initative, believe it or not", Kim said. "We tried to organize our meeting a week after you were arrested...but it was not easy. It was not clear what was going to happen here after all...I have contacts in Nam Dinh, but they were not keen to change imprisonment for a house arrest, which would have been certainly better for our meeting".
"I didn't expect you would be that active at this point", Quân replied, who didn't seem much impressed by Kim's explanation.
"The last time I heard about you, you were in Hôi Luỳên though", Quân continued. "How did you make it out?".
"I am not even sure myself how I did", Kim answered. "But it happened somehow. Things were chaotic, but we were lucky enough. Given the circumstances, maybe I wasn't considered a threat anymore".
"It could be so", Quân replied. "Unfortunately I can't that was the case of some people I knew".
"I can understand that was the case...", Kim said. "I'm sorry about it. Many innocent people has already suffered. But we can still build a better future".
"I am not sure I am that optimist right now", Quân replied, "after all we have experienced in recent years. I have my conscience clear. There is nothing I can repent, and I am not willing to help you to serve those we always despised".
"I am not asking you to do so", Kim said. "I am not serving anyone. But the country is exhausted after five years...We must find a way. But before that, it will try that you can leave this place, I promise".
"That won't be easy", Quân replied, more skeptical than amused. "In any case, I didn't give you my approval to use my name for any of your endeavours".
"That's fair", Kim said. "I hope we will be able to talk again in other circumstances".
Quân returned to his cell, wondering which were Kim's real intentions, but uncertain to reach any conclusion about them and about his own future.
Quân Công Trai was taking a nap in his prison cell when he was suddenly woken up by one of the guards.
"It seems you have visit today", the guard said. "Be ready in five minutes, we haven't much time left for visits".
As one of the few Nationalist Party militants who were active inside Hôinôm before the revolution that wasn't in jail, Quân Công Trai had such a prominent role in the negotiations that gave birth to the Committee of Local and Regional Councils, which acted as the federal government for the territory held by the main important revolutionary faction. He was elected Deputy Chairman of the Committee in early 1590, and his prominence increased, becoming one of the favourites to replace Trang Công Trai, who had led the party sine 1567, as the new leader of the Hoinomese Nationalist Party. However, Trang would be replaced by Quân's main rival, Liêu Hùu Dùng. Quân Công Trai saw his influence decreased afterwards, and by late 1591, he resigned as Deputy Chairman of the Local and Regional Councils. In Ochtyr 1592, Quân resigned from the party organs, disagreeing with the new ideological shift that Liêu was imposing in the party, and by 1595 he officially left the party, although he remained political active with an administrative role in Khanh Tam.
Muong Công Ngôc's coup took Quân by surprise there, and he did not play any role in the fighting between rival rebel forces in the town the following days, which ended with about a hundred of casualties in both sides. When the Hoinomese army occupied the city, he was arrested. Five weeks had passed since then, but he seemed not to be much worried about it, as he had not place to flee after Muong Công Ngôc took power, after all.
Quân Công Trai wondered who could be visiting him in jail, though, as the guards did not tell him and his wife and children were living in Singan since 1591, and they likely unaware of Quân's fate. After waiting for ten minutes in an empty room, he could easily recognize the person that had visited him, although they had never met in person. It was Kim Công Dùc, one of the few left-leaning MPs elected in the 1581 legislative election.
"Well, hello", Quân Công Trai said without much interest, "how can I help you?".
"How are you?", Kim Công Dùc asked.
"I am fine...", Quân replied. "Nothing much has happened here since I ended here. As good or bad as it can be".
"I would have liked that our meeting were in a different setting", Kim replied, "but unfortunately we are here".
"Who's sending you?", Quân asked.
"I am here for my own initative, believe it or not", Kim said. "We tried to organize our meeting a week after you were arrested...but it was not easy. It was not clear what was going to happen here after all...I have contacts in Nam Dinh, but they were not keen to change imprisonment for a house arrest, which would have been certainly better for our meeting".
"I didn't expect you would be that active at this point", Quân replied, who didn't seem much impressed by Kim's explanation.
"The last time I heard about you, you were in Hôi Luỳên though", Quân continued. "How did you make it out?".
"I am not even sure myself how I did", Kim answered. "But it happened somehow. Things were chaotic, but we were lucky enough. Given the circumstances, maybe I wasn't considered a threat anymore".
"It could be so", Quân replied. "Unfortunately I can't that was the case of some people I knew".
"I can understand that was the case...", Kim said. "I'm sorry about it. Many innocent people has already suffered. But we can still build a better future".
"I am not sure I am that optimist right now", Quân replied, "after all we have experienced in recent years. I have my conscience clear. There is nothing I can repent, and I am not willing to help you to serve those we always despised".
"I am not asking you to do so", Kim said. "I am not serving anyone. But the country is exhausted after five years...We must find a way. But before that, it will try that you can leave this place, I promise".
"That won't be easy", Quân replied, more skeptical than amused. "In any case, I didn't give you my approval to use my name for any of your endeavours".
"That's fair", Kim said. "I hope we will be able to talk again in other circumstances".
Quân returned to his cell, wondering which were Kim's real intentions, but uncertain to reach any conclusion about them and about his own future.