First, "everything is ready"
Han Feizi is one of the representative works of Legalists and one of the most outstanding political classics in ancient China. Han Feizi was mainly created by Han Fei. There are 55 books, many of which were expanded by later generations. Han Feizi analyzed human nature, politics, military and other issues, and put forward some important ideas such as "integration of defense and civilian technologies", "non-attack" and "theory of the same name". This book is an indispensable reading for studying China's thoughts on ancient political governance.
Second, "tube"
Guanzi is an important political, military and economic classic in ancient China. Written in the Warring States Period, it was a classic of hundred schools of thought at that time. Guanzi has profound thoughts, concise language and strong readability, especially the titles of Machiavelli, The Art of War and Politics. It is a must-read for researchers studying China's ancient ideology, culture and political system.
Third, Mencius
Mencius is a representative figure of Confucianism, but it also contains many elements of legalism. Mencius advocated "destiny", emphasized the necessity of treating people's livelihood like dirt politically, and put forward the important thought of "people first, country second, monarch second". At the same time, Mencius also has the characteristics of profound thoughts and beautiful words, and is a masterpiece of learning from ancient thoughts and appreciating literature and art.
Fourth, Lv Chunqiu
Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient book compiled during the Warring States Period in China, and it is also one of the representative works of miscellaneous studies. Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals contains ideas, politics, economy, international relations and other aspects, and puts forward important ideas such as "the rule of law and regulations simultaneously". At the same time, the book has clear language, clear thinking and strong readability.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Sun Tzu's Art of War
Sun Tzu's Art of War is an important art book in ancient China, which occupies an important position in legalist thought. Sun Tzu's Art of War summed up the experience and wisdom of China's ancient wars, and put forward the contents, weapons, soldiers and implementation of the Art of War, covering all aspects of China's ancient war culture. Sun Tzu's Art of War focuses more on war to express legalists and philosophical thoughts.
Sixth, "Shang Jun Shu"
The Book of Shang Jun, also known as Shang Jun and Shangshu, has 26 existing articles, including two without books, which is one of the representative works of legalists in the Warring States Period. This paper focuses on the theory and concrete measures of Shang Yang's political reform in Qin State at that time. It is a compilation of Shang Yang's works (possibly including his later studies), a representative figure of legalism in the Warring States period.