The chronicle described Lê Tương Dực as initially being a good emperor who reorganized the court and ruled the nation wisely.
Oanh fled to Thanh Hoá, the House of Lê's homeland, and gathered an army against the Emperor.
The most notable of those places was one known to the Vietnamese as "Nine-Story Tower" (Cửu Trùng Đài), designed by famous architect Vũ Như Tô.
[7] As the result of the emperor's luxurious lifestyle and ignorance of state affairs, the people suffered considerable hardships.
In 1516, a group of imperial guards, led by general Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Lê Tương Dực in the capital.