Li Si, Han Fei, Zhang Cang.
1. Li Si
Li Si (? ~ 208 BC), a native of Shangcai, Chu State at the end of the Warring States Period (now Li Silou Community, Chongyang Office, Shangcai County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province), A famous politician, writer and calligrapher in the Qin Dynasty.
He was a county official when he was young. He once learned from Xun Qing. He was appointed as a long history and paid homage to his guest.
When the King of Qin issued an order to expel guests in the tenth year of his administration (237 BC), he wrote a letter strongly admonishing the guests not to expel them, which was adopted by the King of Qin. He also planned for Qin to unite the six kingdoms, suggesting that he should attack Korea first, and then eliminate the vassal states one by one to complete the great cause of unification.
2. Han Fei
Han Fei (about 280 BC - 233 BC), also known as Han Feizi, was a native of Xinzheng, South Korea (now Henan) in the late Warring States Period. Ancient Chinese thinker, philosopher and essayist, representative of the Legalist school. ?
Han Fei is the master of Legalist thought. He combines Shang Yang's "law", Shen Buha's "skill" and Shen Dao's "momentum", and integrates dialectics, simple materialism and law. As a whole, he left a lot of speeches and writings for future generations. Its theory has always been the ideological basis for the governance of the country by the ruling class in China's feudal society.
Han Fei wrote articles such as "Gu Anger", "Five Beetles", "Inner Reserve Theory", "External Reserve Theory", "Shuo Lin", "Shuo Nan", etc., which were collected and compiled by later generations into "Han Feizi". Book.
3. Zhang Cang
Zhang Cang (256 BC to 152 BC), Doctor Zhang of Funingji Township, Yangwu County, Henan County (today’s Yuanyang County, Henan Province) A native of Zhai Village, he was a prime minister and almanacist in the early Western Han Dynasty.
In his early years, he studied under Xunzi and came from the same school as Li Si, Han Fei and other teachers. He first served in the Qin Dynasty and served as censor. He fled due to crimes, followed Peigong Liu Bang in the uprising, and paid homage to the prefect of Changshan, which was quite meritorious. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he successively served as Prime Minister of Dai and Prime Minister of Zhao.
After the rebellion of Ping Yan King Zang Tu, he was granted the title of Marquis of Beiping, and entered the court as the Prime Minister and Chief Accountant to manage financial affairs. He moved to Huainan to become the Prime Minister and became the imperial censor. In the fourth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Guan Ying took over as prime minister after his death. Because of different political views, he took the initiative to become an official.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty died in the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty (152 BC), and his posthumous title was Wen. He once corrected "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", formulated a calendar, and advocated the abolition of corporal punishment. His main disciple was Jia Yi.