Han Feizi, year of birth and death unknown. According to historical records, Han Fei was a nobleman in Korea during the Warring States period, and his own population ate and was not good at speaking, but he was very good at writing books. He was the same as Li Si of the Qin Kingdom, and the teacher was Xunzi, and even Li Si was ashamed of the articles he wrote.
Han Fei was a patriotic man, in the Warring States era when the princes were vying for hegemony, the flock of heroes and deer, and the wars were raging, he witnessed The Korean Repeated Defeats in the Qin State, so he repeatedly wrote to the King of Han, hoping that he would change the law and try to become stronger, but the King of Han never adopted it. Han Fei was not taken seriously in South Korea, but still did not change his beliefs and continued to promote his rule of law claims. Combined with reality, he wrote a work of more than 100,000 words, which was circulated to the Qin Kingdom, and the King of Qin, Yingzheng, was very appreciative and admired after seeing it. He said, "The widow shall see this man swim with him, and he shall not hate him!" Immediately attacking Korea and demanding Han Fei, Han Fei arrived in the Qin Kingdom and gained Li Si's trust, but was jealous of Li Si. Han Fei wrote to the King of Qin: First attacked the Zhao and Qi states, and then attacked Korea. Li Si used this as an excuse to say that Han Fei was a traitor sent by South Korea. The King of Qin was deceived and punished Han Fei. Han Fei wanted to explain to the King of Qin, but could not see it, and Li Si sent someone to send poison to Han Fei to force him to commit suicide. Later, the King of Qin regretted it and wanted to pardon him, but Han Fei was already dead.
Although Han Fei's life was short, he left behind immortal writings and the essence of the ideas of the Fa. Han Feizi was the master of the doctrine of the Dharma, combining the "law" of Shang Martingale, the "technique" of Shen Non-harm, and the "potential" of prudence. It systematically expounds the theory of the legalist state, and provides a theoretical basis and specific proposition for the establishment of an authoritarian centralized state. At the same time, he took the Simple Dialectics and Materialism of Taoism as his philosophical thoughts.
"Han Feizi" is a work compiled by later generations to collect and organize the articles written by Han Fei. Fifty-five surviving works and about 100,000 words, most of which are Han Fei's own works. This book deeply analyzes political factors such as human nature and interests, and puts forward unique insights that make people deeply moved. The philosophical ideas among them are also worthy of our careful exploration and study, and allusions such as waiting for rabbits, self-contradiction, nitpicking, and the destruction of the of a thousand miles in the ant nest are all from this book. This book is really worth reading carefully.