Of the Six Kingdoms of the East, the first to be wiped out by Qin Shi Huang was Korea. Why is the preferred target South Korea?
In addition to South Korea's weak national strength, several times tied to the chariot of the Qin State, becoming the plaything in the palm of Qin Wangzheng, there is another driving factor, that is, Qin Wangzheng wants to get a person who has been favored for a long time: Han Feizi.
As a result, Han Feizi became the guest of honor of the Qin Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was subsequently poisoned by Lisi.
According to historical records, Han Feizi traveled to the Qin kingdom as an emissary. So, what is the purpose of the lobbying? Is it to surrender to the enemy or to martyrdom?
1. Why Han Feizi is not reused in South Korea
After Han Wang'an came to power, he faced a mess. Since 264 BC, when Qin Kehan had 9 cities and beheaded 50,000 people, Korea had been on the defensive, especially after the Battle of Changping, and Zhao Guo, as a partner in the anti-Qin resistance, was also powerless. Zheng Guo, a water worker who sent a water worker, wanted to deplete the national strength of the Qin state, but he did not think but contributed a large water conservancy project and also dedicated a large granary.
Han Feizi was the son of Han Wang'an, and his special status gave him the opportunity to write a letter in person and ask for a change of law, but Han Wang'an refused to accept it. Why not? Let's look at the fact that in 244 BC, Meng Xiao attacked the 12 cities of Han Ke; 3 years later, Chu Zhao, Wei, and Han Wei jointly attacked Qin and defeated. In Han Wang'an's eyes, the State of Qin was too powerful to believe that his stuttering son had a good way to revive himself.
In the final analysis, Han Feizi's study of criminal name magic is not reused by his father, because his doctrine is not in line with the mainstream of Korea. Pushing forward more than 100 years, Han Zhaohou reused Shen Non-Harm as a phase and changed the law to be strong. Shin's change of law emphasizes "skill" governance, and although it strengthens the monarchy's centralization of power, it also makes the Korean monarch obsessed with the art of scheming and the art of taming people. If there is no way to change the law in Korea, the prosperity is destined to be short-lived.
2. Why Han Feizi was appreciated by The Qin Dynasty
Not valued in his own country, Han Feizi had to use his full talent to write books. Just let Qin Wangzheng see: Alas, this is a rare talent in the world, this person can let me meet once, I die without regrets! Why is he so appreciated by the Qin Dynasty? Because it's so right for the taste! When the kings of the Six Eastern Kingdoms were still waiting to die, he had already planned the future blueprint of the Qin Dynasty.
"The law of the ming, the law of the law, all start with the first emperor." This pioneering practice was not an improvisation, but was planned. It's just that Li Si, who also studied under Xun Qing, did not systematically expound on this, while Han Feizi's book came out of nowhere, solving the knot in Qin Wangzheng's heart, enlightening him, and pointing out the direction. Judging from the national policies promoted by Qin Shi Huang after the reunification of the whole country, Han Feizi's thought was basically adopted.
3. What was the purpose of Han Feizi's mission to the Qin Kingdom?
According to historical records, in 233 BC, when Han Wang'an, who had pinned his hopes on the famous general Li Mu to create a miracle, found that the Zhao state could only protect himself and had no time to take care of him, under the pressure of the Qin envoy Li Si, he was forced to make a plan to delay the army: na land in Qin, offer the national seal, and ask to become a vassal of the Qin state. If you expect Li Mu to continue your life, it is better to rely on yourself. In order to achieve this goal, he "sent Non-envoy Qin" and sent his son Han Feizi to the Qin State.
Han Feizi saw Qin Wangzheng and continued to express his thoughts. But because of natural stuttering, poor eloquence, poor expression. Shi Zai, Qin Wangzheng "yuezhi, not credit", finally met the person he liked for a long time, but the image made Qin Wangzheng somewhat disappointed, and he was not competent and reused him. This record makes people wonder how Han Feizi acted as a lobbying emissary and had anything to do with "faith" and "use".
It's not hard to answer this question. As long as you have read Li Si's "Book of Expulsion", you can understand that because of this book, Qin Wangzheng has long established that "Taishan does not let the soil, so it can become its great; the river and the sea do not choose the fine flow, so it can be deep; the king is not a multitude, so he can understand his virtue", so it is not difficult to imagine that Han Feizi is highly likely to be used in the Qin kingdom.
4. Why was Han Feizi poisoned by Li Si
Han Feizi has always been considered the result of Li Si's jealousy. First, because Han Feizi suggested that He not cut Down Han but Zhao, joined forces with Yao Jia to slander and slander, and then sent poison when Qin Wangzheng hesitated, Han Feizi finally had to commit suicide. For the death of Han Feizi, Sima Guang's evaluation is very pertinent: now he is not plotting for Qin, but the first attempt to overthrow his ancestral kingdom in order to sell his words, sin is not allowed to die, and the black foot is ashamed.
When Han Feizi was in danger in Korea, he accompanied Li Si to Qin to advise the Qin king to win the world, but he had to realize his own proposition by eradicating Korea first, which was an inescapable sin and was worth pitying. What a painful realization! Are you here to act as a messenger or to surrender to the enemy? Perhaps, at the moment of drinking the poison, Han Feizi's heart knot was completely unraveled, and Li Si's poisoning was actually the fulfillment of him.
In the Warring States era in which Han Feizi lived, people did not have the concept of the motherland, Wu Zixu hung up the seal of the Marquis in the State of Wu, and turned back to fight the State of Chu, no one felt inappropriate; the disciples of the six eastern countries rushed to Qin to help the Qin State plan the whole world, including of course, their own country. Therefore, the death of Han Feizi did not have the slightest meaning of martyrdom, but more like seeking glory and wealth, and self-determination under the guidance of Li Si.
References: "History", "Zizhi Tongjian", "Han Feizi", "Book of Expulsion", interested parties can read in detail