He grew up while Đại Việt was under the Fourth Era of Northern Domination under the Ming dynasty of China and participated in Lam Sơn uprising under Lê Lợi.
In the same year, his father was mauled and killed by a tiger in his home town of Thuong Xa, so he followed Le Loi and became part of his household.
Le Loi praised and believed that he had great potential as a general and gave him command of the army of Thiet Đot.
In 1418, spring, First Month, Canh Than day, Le Loi proclaimed himself "Binh Dinh king" and launched the Lam Son uprising.
On the 16th of the first Month, the traitorous Ai led the Ming army to take a shortcut and assaulted Le Loi's forces from the rear, capturing his family and many of his household members.
Nguyễn Xí captured Vương Thông's spy, thus finding out his plan to divide up his army, and using a signal fireworks to attack Le Trien from both front and back.
Vuong Thong army took a severe loss, with Tran Hiep, Ly Luong and 50,000 troops killed, and 10,000 captured.
Le Loi was informed of the victory and marched the bulk of his army to the north and lay siege to Dong Quan.
In the Third Month, Vuong Thong attacked Lam Son camp in Tay Phu Liet.
Nguyen Xi and Dinh Le brought 500 armored troops to reinforce, driving the Ming army to My cave.
The two generals rode an elephant into a swamp, got stuck, and were captured by the Ming army and brought back to the fortress.
Dinh Le refused to surrender and was killed; and Nguyen Xi, during a night of heavy rain, deceived the prison guards to escape.
Afterwards, he participated in the battle of Changjiang to assist Le Sat in capturing Hoang Phuc and Khoi Tu, who were the survivors of the reinforcements after Lieu Thang was killed.
Nguyen Xi was conferred with title and special privileges as one participated in establishing the country (by expelling the Chinese occupation).
In 1429, on the list of courtiers, Nguyễn Xí was ranked fifth, conferred the title Head of District, and granted the Emperor's surname.
In 1445, Emperor Nhan Tong was a young, Queen Nguyen Thi Anh regent, he entered the Admiral and received orders from Le Than to bring troops to fight Chiem Thanh, but if not gone, the right to denounce sins should be abolished.
On June 6 of the lunar calendar in 1460, Nguyen Xi launched a mutiny, slashed at Nghi Dan's close servants, Pham Don, and Phan Ban in the Street Agenda, seized the forbidden army, closed the gates tightly, and ordered Le Ninh Thuan to arrest them.
besieged and deposed Emperor Thien Hung as Le Duc Hau, and took the youngest son of Thai Tong Tu Thanh to the throne, the emperor Le Thanh Tong, opening a period of prosperity lasting 38 years.
[6] In June 1460, Nguyễn Xí was appointed as an official of the People's Committee, Entering the State's Office of the Vice Principal of the Military Medal of A County, serving as a civil servant, giving a bag of gold and silver, a silver seal, and 5000 acres of hard soil.
End of mourning, in 1467, Emperor Le Thanh Tong ordered the temple to be rebuilt according to the national and international regime and ordered the poet Nguyen Trung Truc to write the epitaph inscription: "Superior superiority and blessedness, showing the dignity of the elders.
In the 15th year of Hong Duc's reign (1484), he was conferred the title of National Duchy, after being conferred the title of "Superior God of Blessings, Appealing for the Righteous Prayer of the Great King", erected a temple in Nghi Hop commune, Nghi Loc district, province.
” – Essay written by Lê Thánh Tông given to Nguyễn Xí [10] In his Vietnamese History poem, President Ho Chi Minh praised him: “Nguyen Xi is an extraordinary person Several times, the Chinese and Chiem soldiers were chased.
Celebrating the four radiant realms, Ha proud descendants of our ancestors Chase and invade the robbers The peaceful rebellion of the evil "Binh Ngo Khai Quoc" compliments "Tinh Ngan Trung Hung" praises "Cuong Quoc Cong" The word "save posterity.
”- The folk tradition passed down In countless words and poems praising him, there were words of the first intelligent army Le Thanh Tong, Poinsettia Nguyen Truc, scientist Le Qui Don, scientist Phan Huy Chu, Emperor Tu Duc, and great love.
Up to now, the Nguyen Dinh family has expanded widely throughout the country, including abroad, but the most concentrated is in Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province.
Nguyen Dinh Uoc (Deputy Commander of Politics and Head of Politics of Military Region 4, Editor-in-chief of People's Army Newspaper) Nguyen Dinh Khang, Secretary of Ha Nam Province, Participated in the preparation for the UN Vesak celebration in 2019.
While everyone was mourning the funeral, the sky was clear, glowing with yellow clouds, suddenly his body floated on the surface of the water lightly like no, his face still rosy as bright as the person who was sleeping, When he got to the shore, suddenly the surrounding soil was swamped, covering his relics.
The festival has activities such as picking up a boat from the Nguyen family to the temple, singing chau van, cockfighting, playing chess.
The main festival on the full moon in January and the July sacrificial ritual at the temple, then procession to the communal house in the government, opening the funny festival 3 the day, there is a competition to play chess, tug of war, wrestling and singing opera, cheo ward, chau van, sharp charm, dragon boat adoration, etc.