From: The Book of Shang Jun in the Warring States Period is divided into 26 chapters.
Original text: "The decree maker, the life of the people, is the foundation of politics, so it is prepared for the people."
Interpretation: Laws and regulations are the life of the people, the foundation of governing the country, and are used to guard against the people.
Extended data:
There are only two chapters in Shang Jun: Kai Sai and Nong Zhan, which shows that most of Shang Yang's works seen by Han Fei and Sima Qian are in this book. However, in the process of compiling or spreading this book in later generations, it is inevitable that some other legalists' remarks will be mixed. Legalism is an important school among the pre-Qin philosophers. Legalist works are an important part of national traditional cultural heritage, and it is of great significance to critically absorb the essence of national cultural heritage for the construction of socialist cultural undertakings.
Although the book Shang Jun is short in words, its contents are numerous and complicated, involving many important issues such as economy, politics, military affairs and the rule of law.
Shang Yang's "Learning to Be Excellent and Being an Official" is a book devoted to the rule of law, which is deeply influenced by Li Kui, Wu Qi and others. Later, he was the prime minister of Wei, and when Gong Shucuo was seriously ill, he said to him, "Gong Sunyang is a young wizard and can be appointed as the prime minister."
He also said to King Hui: "Since Sun Yang is not needed, you must kill him and don't order him to leave the country." After the death of Uncle Wrong, Wei Huiwang didn't agree with Uncle Wrong's entrustment, so he didn't do it. When Sun Yang heard that the wise men of the whole country were ordered to recover the lost territory of Qin, he came to Qin with the Fa Jing. Through Qin Xiaogong's minions Jing Ke and Shang Yang's three visits to Qin Xiaogong, he put forward three monarch strategies: Emperor Dao, King Dao and Hegemony. Only hegemony was recognized by the king of Qin and became the foundation of Qin's prosperity. In the first 359 years, he served as the head of Zuo Shu and began to reform. Later, he was promoted to a big beam seat.