This book conducts a comprehensive study of Shang Yang's reform and the thoughts of "Shang Jun Shu". Shang Yang was a famous representative of Legalism in the mid-Warring States Period, an outstanding statesman, military strategist and thinker. He received the support of Qin Xiaogong and carried out two reforms in the Qin State. He advocated "farming wars" and "rich the country and strengthened the army", which enabled the rapid rise of the Qin State and laid the foundation for the later "King of Qin to sweep Liuhe". It can be said that Shang Yang was "the reformer who established the empire for Qin", and his reforms had a profound impact on later generations. The "Book of Shang Jun" is now said to be a work written by Shang Yang and his descendants, and can be regarded as the collection of thoughts of Shang Yang's school. Although the Shang Yang School is not directly responsible for the Qin Dynasty's rapid demise, their authoritarian and narrow utilitarian cultural policies and their neglect of spiritual civilization, ethics and morality are also one of the reasons for the Qin Dynasty's demise. This book combines the historical facts of Shang Yang's reform and the thoughts of classics. It not only outlines the ideological content of Shang Yang's school in detail, but also profoundly points out the historical significance of Shang Yang's reform. It also thoroughly reflects on the relationship between Shang Yang's school and the death of Qin II, which has important academic value.
