hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd hɪz fˈɑːðɚz pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tə səbmˈɪt tə ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə kˈoːɹt ɪn hænˈɔɪ, dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðɪs tˈaɪm baɪ hɪz kˈʌzən, tˌiːˌɑːɹlˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˌiːsˌiːbˈiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ tˈʌŋ.
He continued his father's policy of refusing to submit to the authority of the court in Hanoi, dominated at this time by his cousin, Trịnh Tùng.