Li Si: Part Two

The story of Li Si begins in 270 BC. At fourteen, he left his hometown for the state of Qi to study under the great Confucian scholar Xun Qing. After completing his studies, he returned and became a follower of Lu Buwei, one of his three thousand retainers, and served as chief editor of the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Lu. He was not born into a great family, but lived comfortably enough. Then a woman changed the course of his life. He entered officialdom, began competing for power, and gradually rose to great heights. But the woman who had once changed his life was cast aside and became a casualty of the struggle for power. Li Si later became chancellor of the Qin dynasty. Exceptionally capable, he made an indelible contribution to Qin Shi Huang's unification of the country and rose to a position just below The Outcast. Yet his great power also made him a deeply controversial figure, and he ultimately fell into disgrace.