Outsmarting Authority

Stories tagged Outsmarting Authority:

• The Tale of Ba Cong Jul 27, 2025

  

  In a bustling town during the time of the ancient Vietnamese kings, there lived a man known to everyone simply as Ba Cong. He was neither wealthy nor powerful, holding no official position or noble title, but he possessed something far more valuable than gold or status: an exceptionally sharp wit and an uncanny ability to see through pretense and corruption with perfect clarity.

  Ba Cong was a man of the people, understanding their struggles and sharing their burdens. He worked various humble jobs to support himself – sometimes as a market vendor, sometimes as a craftsman, sometimes as a teacher of village children – but his true calling seemed to be serving as an unofficial champion of justice for ordinary folk who had no other recourse against unfair treatment.