Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and created an era of great unification in the history of our country. He established the feudal system of centralized monarchy (in fact, this feudalism is different from the feudalism of Western academics), which made our country's political system greatly ahead of the world. Among them, Legalist thought played an important role. Two important representatives of Legalism were Li Si and Han Feizi. These two were brothers and disciples of the great Confucian scholar Xunzi. Li Si went to Qin State to get promoted and make a fortune, while Han Feizi was a noble son of Korea.
Seeing that Qin was powerful, South Korea wanted to cede territory and seal and become a vassal of Qin, so it sent Han Feizi as an envoy to Qin. Qin Shihuang read Han Feizi's articles and admired him very much. It happened that Han Feizi was not welcomed in Korea and wanted to realize his ambition, so he wrote to Qin Shihuang about how to destroy the six countries and how to break the alliance of the six countries, and vowed that if he could not succeed, he could kill himself. Qin Shihuang was very happy to hear this, but it was impossible to reuse Han Feizi immediately. After all, the policy he stated was not child's play. But when Li Si learned about this, he was very worried about his position, so he went to Qin Shihuang to speak ill of Han Feizi, and persuaded Qin Shihuang to kill Han Feizi if he could not reuse him. Before Qin Shihuang took action, Li Si had already made clear arrangements for Han Feizi. Han Feizi wanted to express his grievances, but he could not see Qin Shihuang, so he had to die with his grievances.
Han Feizi was more talented than Li Si, but he died unjustly, which made many people sigh with regret. But what does Sima Guang think of this matter? Sima Guang said: "I heard that a gentleman goes from being close to his own relatives to being close to other people's relatives, from loving his own country to loving other people's countries, so he can make outstanding achievements, have a good reputation, and enjoy a hundred blessings. Now Han Fei To make suggestions for the state of Qin, the first thing is to confirm his claim by destroying his motherland. If you commit such a crime, you will die unjustly. How can you deserve mercy!"
The ancients said "the beginning of chaos ends in abandonment", Han Feizi was not reused in Korea and hoped to display his ambitions in Qin. However, if his revenge could be carried out, his country would be destroyed. Such people don't even love their own country, how can they love Qin? If a person doesn't even respect his own parents, how can he really respect others? This is the Confucian idea of treating oneself with others. It is a pity that Han Feizi's talent is very sad, but his behavior is very sad. In modern times, this is a typical traitor behavior. Why did Anti-Japanese War capture Japanese prisoners of war and receive preferential treatment, but those who caught traitors had to be shot? Because this kind of people have lost their humanity and become psychologically distorted, there is no possibility of salvation.
To this day, there are still many people like Han Feizi who are depressed, frustrated, even wronged, and their hearts have been severely traumatized. Of course, they may not have the talents of Han Feizi, but they claim to be teachers of the emperor, and want to learn from Confucius to use the Spring and Autumn Period brushwork to point out the country, or simply go to foreign countries to breathe the sweet air and help foreigners deal with their own motherland. The methods are fierce and the mood is The urgency is even worse than that of foreigners. Some of these people are luckier than Han Feizi. After all, their expertise is not sensitive, but subtle and subtle. Therefore, he can become famous and attract many fans.
Although Li Si is jealous of talents, what he said is right. If a talented person cannot be used, it is better to arrange and understand it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be a headache if the talent is against you.
