Sima Qian's description of Han Fei's death in Historical Records is concise, vivid and legendary, which seems to be well-founded. However, if you study it carefully, it is equally doubtful. According to Sima Qian, Han Fei went to Qin from South Korea. "When the king of Qin saw the book" Lonely Anger and Five Mistakes ",he said,' Wow, I can see this man swimming with him, and I will never hate him!' "Li Si said,' This book was written by Han Fei.' Qin attacked Korea urgently. "-"I don't hate death "and" I rush to Korea "are thrilling and overwhelming. It is enough to have a bosom friend in life. Being introduced as a confidant by the first emperor Qin Shihuang is not unprecedented, but also unique. However, the king of Qin killed Han Fei for a sentence from Reese?
To kill Han Fei, the specific operator is Reese. According to popular understanding, Reese is the mastermind of killing Han Fei. Why did Reese kill Han Fei? In principle, Han Fei was introduced to the king of Qin by Li Si, and Han and Li also had the friendship of classmates. -but some people say that Li Si was jealous of Han Fei because he was a classmate, so he killed Han Fei. How to prove that Reese is jealous of Han Fei? "Historical Records You (Han Fei) and Li Si both talk about Xun Qing, and Li Si thinks he is not as good as right."
Regarding the cause of death of Han Fei, at present, most academic circles support Historical Records, but there are also different views, which can be roughly summarized as the following:
One view is that Han Fei's death is related to Li Si and Yao Jia, but the key factor lies in the paranoia of Qin Wang. There is no contradiction between the records in Historical Records and the Warring States policy. The former talks about political reasons, the latter talks about personal reasons, and the decider is the king of Qin. The King of Qin is "a man with no good heart but a tiger heart". His admiration for Han Fei's theory cannot eliminate his distrust of Han Fei. What he needs is tools that can help him realize his ruling ambition. Once used, his knowledge is of no value, no matter how good it is. Imprisoning Han Fei makes it impossible for his theory to be used by other vassal States, and killing him and using his theory is in line with the ruler's character.
Another view is that Han Fei's death was related to the political struggle between Qin and South Korea at that time, not the jealousy of Li Si. At the end of the Warring States period, the powerful State Qin wanted to expand. No matter from the geographical location or the power comparison, South Korea is in a very dangerous situation. In this regard, "I suffered greatly and joined hands with Han Fei to weaken Qin." South Korea's "weak Qin" plan began with sending Zheng Guo, a water conservancy engineer, to lobby Qin State, grasping the fact that the king of Qin was overjoyed, and building water conservancy consumed Qin State's national strength. However, things soon came to light. Instead of "weakening the State of Qin", the completed "Zheng Guoqu" made the State of Qin more prosperous. Han Fei had to let Qin "save Korea" in person in an attempt to lead him to surrender to Zhao and destroy his mission. The starting point of his frame-up was for the benefit of South Korea, and Reese, as Chen, had a good fight with Han Fei, not to mention jealousy. If Reese is jealous, why should she recommend Han Fei to the king of Qin? Moreover, after Han Fei's death, Reese mentioned "Han Fei's words" many times. Jealousy is a complete misunderstanding of Sima Qian.