Legalists inherited and carried forward the theory of evil nature to a certain extent. Think that everyone has a kind of "self-care" for themselves. People pursue their own interests. They all like to relax and hate work.
And repeatedly stressed: "governance is stronger than law, and weakness is born in Afghanistan." Han Fei believes that only the rule of law can prevent officials from taking bribes and bending the law; People can get rich by working hard according to law; Officials at all levels are as fair as scales and weights, and such a country is naturally clear and powerful.
Legalists believe that the power of "strong is strong, strong is strong, strong is moral, and moral is strong" determines everything, and power comes from farming and war.
Legalists believe that "the power system was broken by the monarch, the legislative power was in the hands of the monarch, and it was forbidden to exercise it, thus establishing the feudal political system and legal system of the monarch's extreme autocracy."
The main representative works of Legalists:
1, Deng Zi.
According to legend, it was written by Deng, a famous poet in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is divided into two parts: Unfocused and Written. Unthick emphasized the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, and advised the monarch to treat his subjects with equality when governing the country. Finally, it is unkind, which is the embodiment of people-oriented.
However, when the conversation turned, it mainly emphasized that "the body is responsible for the name, the name is responsible for the shape, and the life is responsible for the reality." I am afraid of its heavy punishment, so I dare not go private, that is, the king's control over officials.
2. The Son of God.
The author is Shen Dao, an important legalist in the Warring States Period. According to Sima Qian's historical records, there are "twelve theories" in the book; Ban Gu's Hanshu Yiwenzhi recorded 42 songs, and Chongwen Mu Zong recorded 37 songs in the Song Dynasty. However, there are only seven sons of God, namely Wade, Yishun, Minza, Deli, Ren Jun, Zhizhong and Jun Chen.
It can be seen that the loss of the sons of God is quite serious, and most of them have been lost.