The story returns to its original theme.
In the blink of an eye, in 237 BC, Qin Wangzheng was already 23 years old.
Due to Lu Buwei's autocratic power and the outbreak of the Lao Ai incident, the King of Qin took advantage of the situation to depose Lu Buwei after gaining a certain strength. Li Si took over because of his superior intelligence and outstanding achievements in deposing Lu Buwei and punishing Lao Ai. Lu Buwei became prime minister.
Qin Wangzheng loved reading, especially books about conspiracies, political discussions and military affairs. The books written by Han Fei in Korea soon spread to Xianyang, and came into the eyes of Qin Wangzheng. In particular, the three chapters "Speaking of Difficulties", "Lonely Anger" and "Five Worms" were highly praised by the King of Qin. The first article specifically discusses the difficulties of persuading the king, and analyzes in detail how to successfully persuade the king. Based on the summary of the reasons for the success or failure of persuasion, a set of methods for explaining the way of governing the country to the king is formed. As the name of the second chapter suggests, it means loneliness and indignation. Han Fei was unappreciated for his talents and was filled with anger. It directly reflected the reality of intrigues and intrigues in the officialdom and the difficult situation of practitioners of law and magic. He warned the king to be on guard. Your Majesty, strengthen centralization of power. The third article generally points out the five types of people that exist in society: Confucians, strategists, knights, military service evaders, businessmen and craftsmen, and believes that these five types of people are worms that corrode society. If we want the country to be strong and prosperous, , these five kinds of people must be killed. The method is: "The country of the Ming Dynasty has no written texts, and uses the law as the teaching; there is no words from the previous kings, and the officials are the teachers; the selfless sword is powerful, and beheading is the courage." ("Han Feizi·Wuzhe") Suddenly This gave King Qin Zhengsheng a feeling of enlightenment and enlightenment.
Qin Wangzheng held Han Fei's article in his hand and read it repeatedly. The deeper he went, the more he admired Han Fei. He sighed and said: "If I have the opportunity to go out for an outing with Han Fei in this life, even if I die immediately, there will be no chance." What a pity." This exaggerated statement is similar to Confucius's "It's okay to hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening." At the same time, it was difficult for Confucius to attain enlightenment, and it was difficult for the King of Qin to see Han Fei.
The Han Fei in front of him was still far away in South Korea, full of great aspirations to serve the country. Even if the King of Qin gave him a high official and a generous salary, he would not be moved. The King of Qin also knew that Han Fei had a stuttering problem and was not good at speaking.
The King of Qin already had a taste of Han Fei's thoughts and wisdom from his writings.
Just at this time, the Zheng Guoqu incident broke out, and Qin found a reason to use force against South Korea. This time, King Qin had an idea and thought that since he could not seduce Han Fei with good words and high officials and generous salaries, it would be better to let King Han do it for him.
Therefore, Qin Wangzheng personally led an army of 300,000 people to the border of South Korea to shout and perform martial arts. The Korean government and the public were shocked. Looking at the posture, Qin seemed to be about to destroy South Korea. At present, the vassal states are weak and the Qin State is dominant. It is too late for South Korea to ask for help from other countries, and there is no help to ask for.
The King of Han was desperate, but Qin Wangzheng spoke at this time. There was only one person coming this time, and that was Han Fei. As long as he visited Qin on behalf of South Korea, Qin would immediately withdraw its troops.
King Han was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there would be such good things in the world. Isn't it Han Fei who couldn't explain a word clearly? So, without waiting for Han Fei's objection, the King of Han ordered Han Fei to go to Qin. But the King of Han didn't know that the Qin State would be able to annex the world so quickly in the future because of Han Fei, who couldn't explain it clearly. Han Fei's thoughts and theories not only became Qin's state governance strategy, but also laid the foundation for the future unification of Qin, and even dominated the operation of China's entire feudal dynasty. So some people say that there were only two saints in ancient China, namely Confucius and Han Fei. The moral articles written by Confucius were used by monarchs of all dynasties to show their benevolence; the latter used conspiracy and power, and no ruler would operate in secret. At the same time, his legal system and feudal monarchy theory were important in maintaining the stability of dynasties in the past dynasties. Theoretical cornerstone.
In 233 BC, as soon as Han Fei left Korea, Qin's 300,000-strong army retreated quickly like a tide. Han Fei suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart: The King of Han was incompetent and did not trust and reuse him. Korea's demise was already doomed; Qin could value itself so much and its strength was tyrannical, so since he could not realize his national ideals , it is better to retreat and pursue your own personal ideals.
Han Fei came to Xianyang Palace with great interest and became a guest of King Qin, receiving the utmost respect and welcome. Although the King of Qin had long heard of Han Fei's talent, he did not expect that his thoughts would be so radiant. His failure in Korea did not weaken Han Fei's will at all, but strengthened his ambition to pursue his ideals.
Perhaps the King of Qin knew that Han Fei was not from Qin after all, and he even loved his country, South Korea, too much after all, so in the end the King of Qin came to the conclusion that he could be used, but he would not be trusted. Perhaps the King of Qin still needs to examine Han Fei for a while. Once he shows enough loyalty, the King of Qin will use him in an unusual way.
Han Fei was also very happy. He finally saw the power of Qin and realized why Qin was so powerful. He might really be able to flex his muscles in Qin.
It's a pity that life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, and history never develops in the direction that people expect. When the former confidants, friends and fellow disciples faced national events, future and fame, all these emotions and even morals seemed to become extremely fragile.
If Han Fei was an ordinary person, Li Si would give him some benefits to show that he valued the friendship between his fellow students, but Han Fei's talent far exceeded Li Si's imagination. A person with such profound thoughts and unbridled talents made Li Si feel ashamed and at the same time felt a deep crisis.
As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Li Si believes that Han Fei would be the same as him now. Li Si walked to Qin Wangzheng's palace and said alarmingly: "Who is Han Fei? He is a member of the Korean princes and nobles. If he is an ordinary civilian, he can use it for his own purposes. According to the actual situation, this Han Fei may not be Will be willing to rely on the Qin State. If you reuse him, you must consider that one day he will become an enemy and cause trouble. If you send him back to South Korea, you must worry that South Korea will take the opportunity to reform and become stronger, threaten Qin's status, and eventually become the Qin State. There is a serious problem in his heart. The only solution now is to kill Han Fei. Only by killing Han Fei can we eliminate future troubles once and for all."
Who is Li Si? He was the prime minister of the State of Qin, a capable minister who helped the King of Qin formulate laws and maintain rule, and was a key figure in defeating the plots of Lu Buwei, Lao Ai and others. He was the most appreciated and trusted by the King of Qin. What he said was not unreasonable. What else could Qin Wangzheng not agree to? What's more, Han Fei's thoughts have been put into writing. The King of Qin can learn and apply them, but Han Fei himself may no longer be of much use.
In addition, Li Si's party members, Qin Shangqing Yao Jia and others also continued to slander Qin Wangzheng. With everyone's persuasion, Qin Wangzheng pulled Han Fei from the position of VIP and quickly put him in jail.
But it was really difficult for the King of Qin to make up his mind to kill Han Fei, so when the King of Qin was not paying attention, Li Si faked the King of Qin's order and poisoned Han Fei to death with poisonous wine. Soon after, Qin Wangzheng regretted Han Fei's imprisonment and ordered Han Fei to be released. But at this moment, Han Fei has returned to Jiuquan. The deal was done, and King Qin could only sigh deeply to express his regret for the unexpected death of this genius.
But regarding Han Fei's death, there are actually two theories in history.
The first is the account written by historian Sima Qian in the article "Historical Records: Biography of Laozi and Han Fei". So far, this is the original version and the mainstream version of Han Fei's death. In the meantime, he said: "Li Si and Yao Jia harmed him and said: 'Han Fei, the princes of Han. Now the king wants to unite the princes, but he will end up with Han rather than Qin. This is the sentiment of this person. Now the king does not need it. If you stay for a long time and return, you will cause trouble. It is better to kill him with the wrong method. The King of Qin thought so and sent his officials to deal with the problem. Li Si made people leave non-medicine and committed suicide."
The second theory is found in "Warring States Policy·Qin Ce". During this period, he said that at that time, four countries in Shandong once again set off a frenzy of cooperation. There was a guest minister named Yao Jia in the Qin State. He made a fool of himself and recommended himself. Fortunately, he lived up to his mission and visited four countries in a row. He made this military disaster disappear without any blood. The King of Qin was naturally very happy, and various rewards such as high-ranking officials and generous salaries came one after another. But this matter was known to Han Fei. He believed that Yao Jia was only able to make the four countries surrender with the help of Qin's monarchy and military power, and his merits could not afford such a big reward. The King of Qin then came to Yao Jia and criticized him. As a result, Yao Jia responded fluently, leaving Han Fei speechless. He had clearly thought of many ways to refute him, but he couldn't say anything. As a result, "The King of Qin said: 'Of course'. Yao Jia can be sent back to kill Han Fei." Yao Jia's matter was ignored, but Han Fei was accused of slander and framed ministers, so he was killed. However, at that time, the word "Zhu", in addition to "killing", also meant to blame, condemn, and punish. Any meaning can be connected with the context and subsequent development.
The similarity between these two statements is that Han Fei's death was related to both Yao Jia and King Qin. The difference is that Han Fei in Sima Qian's novel was innocently framed by Li Si and died; while Han Fei in "Warring States Policy" seems to have gotten himself into trouble and brought the blame on himself.
Han Fei is like a shooting star, shining brilliantly across the sky of history, but his profound thoughts and talented writings remain in the world as "Han Feizi". The Qin State almost completely accepted Han Fei's ideas of governing the country and being a king, and eventually formed the powerful Qin Empire, and even the Han and Tang Empires, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations. No matter which dynasty, Han Fei's ideas shined brightly. .
