Han Feizi was so talented, why couldn’t Qin Shihuang tolerate him?

Han Fei was a student of Xunzi at the end of the Warring States Period. He had a stutter but was extremely talented. Han Fei wrote three books "Han Feizi", "Disaster", and "Dingfa". After Ying Zheng, who had not unified the six countries at that time, read it, he particularly appreciated Han Fei and hoped to have such a great talent around him. However, Considering that Han Fei had always been loyal to South Korea, he gave up the idea. King Yingzheng of Qin felt that Han Fei did not need to be used by him, but he also wanted to meet him and hope to learn and discuss law with him. So under the arrangement of Han Fei's fellow disciple Li Si, Han Fei went to Qin on behalf of South Korea.

After Qin King Ying Zheng met Han Fei, he was deeply impressed by Han Fei's powerful brain. Han Fei also discussed with Ying Zheng how the king controls his ministers and how the king manages the common people. King Yingzheng of Qin was particularly interested in topics he had never touched before, so he asked Han Fei to stay in Qin for a while. From then on, the King of Qin came to Han Fei to study the theory of kings almost every day. Gradually, the King of Qin went from being excited to learn from Han Fei to becoming fearful. After studying law with Han Fei, he found that Han Fei was really too talented and terrifying. Han Fei You can know what Ying Zheng is thinking as a king, which makes Ying Zheng feel that if such a person is used against him by others, he will definitely be killed, so he has been dragging Han Fei away on the grounds of studying law. He left Qin.

As a loyal minister of the King of Qin, Li Si saw that his colleague Han Fei was so thin and the King of Qin took him seriously. contradiction. At that time, the princes began to form an alliance to resist the expansion of Qin's power. King Qin Yingzheng sent Yao Jia to resolve the crisis. Yao Jia relied on his eloquence to fight with the princes and turned Qin's crisis into safety.

Qin King Yingzheng saw that Yao Jia had made such great contributions, so he rewarded him with many valuable things and promoted his official position. When Han Fei found out about it, he disapproved of it and told King Qin that Yao Jia’s Responsibility, as a minister, what is the difference between him and a robber after receiving so many gifts from you? This is simply the use of public funds for private use. In the face of Han Fei's attack, Yao Jia responded calmly and told the King of Qin that Han Fei, as a Korean, had bad intentions in sowing the relationship between the King of Qin and his ministers. Ying Zheng, who was already dissatisfied with Han Fei, took the opportunity to kill Han Fei.