Perhaps when it comes to Li Si, more people think of his collusion with Qin Shi Huang, for his own interests, to harm the same family, but few people feel the ambition hidden under that ruthless means. Some people are angry because they think of him prodding Qin Shi Huang to burn books and pit Confucianism (of course, some people say that the book burning pit Confucianism was actually made by Qin Shi Huang, and Li Si also kept a lot of books): he himself is also a reader, but also a Confucian disciple, how is this behavior different from animals and animals? Or maybe he thought of his magnificence, his talent: persuaded Qin Shi Huang to annex the six countries, assisted all the way, and finally succeeded, created a new font, implemented it throughout the country, unified weights and measures, the book was the same text, the car was the same track, and he was the famous prime minister of the Qin state. When Qin Shi Huang created a great cause, it can be said that Li Si made a great contribution.
In 247 BC, Li Si came to the Qin state, full of ambition and talent, initially worshiped under Lü Buwei, relying on his talent, step by step closer to the political center.
In 237 BC, affected by the Zheng State Incident, the nobles of the State of Qin took the opportunity to attack the guest secretaries of the princely states, and Qin Shi Huang ordered the expulsion of guest secretaries outside the Qin state. Li Si was also expelled, and on the way to be expelled, Li Si wrote the famous "Book of Evictions", which was adopted by Qin Shi Huang, recalled and soon promoted to court lieutenant.
After that, he showed his skills, showed his ambitions, burned his youth, shone brightly, and brushed a sense of existence in the history books.
Lu Xun once commented on Li Si: "Qin Zhi's article, Li Si is alone." In the long river of history, the Qin Dynasty was able to find literati whose writings were passed down to the world, only Li Si and Lü Buwei.
He also created his own small seal, which was simplified on the basis of the large seal. It is convenient for people to write, but also convenient for implementation.
Later, Li Si's sons all married princesses, and daughters all married sons. Perhaps, it will soon become a large family of the Qin Dynasty. However, in 208 BC, the Li Si tribe was cut in chaos.
In Sima Qian's "History", there are the famous five sighs of Li Si, of which two sighs touched me the most.
One is that when Li Si was an unknown official, he once saw rats in the toilet, eating dung, and when he saw someone approaching, he quickly fled in fright; And the rats in the granary, eating rice, someone approached, but turned a blind eye and did not move. Thinking of his own life, Li Si sighed: "The virtuous of man is not like a mouse, and he is in his own ears!" Perhaps then the seeds of lust for power have been planted. When watching "Nine Songs of Skywalking", the scene of Li Si saying goodbye to Han Fei somehow made me have a lot of admiration for Li Si. Probably his unabashed ambition. So it is not difficult to understand why the person who persuaded Qin Shi Huang to annex the Six Kingdoms would be Li Si: because he already had the ambition of not being willing to be subordinate, and he also had the ambition to do a big job. Perhaps the farewell of the two was the beginning of the tragedy of the two, but there is no doubt that he has been very successful in power, the road that Li Si chose himself. And when I read Li Si's sigh at that time, I don't know why, it seems that I can feel Li Si's sadness, perhaps more intensely, sad and indignant. A coolness and coldness that sees through reality. It is precisely because I see it through that I have more sense. He can also look at the Qin State in the chaotic era, and dedicate his life to it after that.
Another is that before Li Si was cut off in the city, he said to his son: "If I want to lead the yellow dog with Ruofu, and the public opinion goes to Cai Dongmen to chase the rabbit, how can I get it?" "In July of the second year of the second generation, a generation of prime minister Li Si had a bleak end in his later years, and the eldest son Li You was buried in his hometown because he died in battle, and the people of the other three ethnic groups were all in different places. Some say he is self-defeating. In the early years, his son persuaded him to return home to retire, but Lees did not agree. or not reluctant to be rich and prosperous, after all, the position and eminence, the wealth is extremely rich; or can't let go of its ambitions, unwilling to die idyllic; Or, before he could leave, he was caught in a whirlpool of struggle. The rapids of that year were the pride of his life, and his failure to leave later became a regret that he was powerless to change. Just one wrong step, one wrong step. Li Lang worked hard all his life, but in the end he failed to earn a good ending. Although, his many contributions have survived to the world. Who can say that such a Lees is not pathos?
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