In 234 BC, Qin attacked Han, and King An of Han sent Han Fei as an envoy to Qin.

Han Fei had a stutter from a young age, speaking with a stammer. Han Fei had extensive legal knowledge and was a master of Legalism. He studied under Xunzi from a young age and was a fellow student of Li Si. It is said that the two were good friends who shared a bunk bed during their studies.

Although Han Fei had a stutter, his writing was very fluent, and Li Si also admitted that he was not as talented as his junior brother.

However, due to his physical defects, Han Fei was not favored by his father, King Han, and the throne was not his to inherit.

Frustrated, Han Fei devoted himself to the study of law, which ultimately led him to become a renowned legal scholar.

Qin Shi Huang saw some of his legal works, and some of his legal views catered to Ying Zheng's ruling ideology. Ying Zheng wanted to obtain Han Fei, so he stationed troops under the city of Han, meaning to force Han to hand over Han Fei.

Left with no other option, the King of Han sent his son to the State of Qin to persuade Qin Shi Huang not to annex Han. Thus, Han Fei arrived in the State of Qin.

The moment Han Fei stepped into Qin territory, the Black Ice Guard had been secretly monitoring him.

"Han Fei, your humble servant, greets the King of Qin!"

Han Fei wore a long robe and a tall crown, and had a refined and scholarly appearance.

Ying Zheng said with great delight, "No need for such formalities, Minister Han! Having you is truly like a timely rain after a long drought for me!"

The King of Qin's enthusiasm made Han Fei feel flattered. He had never received such treatment when he was in Han. Even his father, the King of Qin, had always ignored him.

Now, out of fear of the Qin state, they have offered him up to the King of Qin.

However, he still favored the state of Han. On his third day in Qin, he offered Ying Zheng two strategies: first, to preserve Han and destroy Zhao; second, to stop the construction of the Zheng Guo Canal.

He advised Ying Zheng not to destroy the state of Han, but to destroy the state of Zhao first.

Based on this one strategy alone, Han Fei's intelligence is questionable. Han Fei himself was from the state of Han, so did his opposition to the destruction of Han make Ying Zheng suspect that he was a spy? Han Fei's eagerness for quick success exposed his true intentions.

Secondly, the construction of the Zheng Guo Canal was a plan devised by Han Fei's father, King Huanhui of Han, to weaken the Qin state.

The gist of the story is that Zheng Guo, a hydraulic engineer from the state of Han, was sent to Qin as a spy to persuade Emperor Qin Shihuang to build a water conservancy project. Han Fei's father was cunning and wanted Emperor Qin Shihuang to provide funds for the Zheng Guo Canal. Once Qin had spent all the money, it would be unable to annex Han.

Just as the Zheng Guo Canal was nearing completion, Han Fei arrived in Qin and advised Ying Zheng to stop building it. This was clearly an attempt to make Ying Zheng's previous efforts go to waste, and anyone would doubt Han Fei's true intentions.

However, Ying Zheng not only did not blame Han Fei for these two things, but also gave him an important position, until Han Fei crossed Ying Zheng's bottom line, which was to impeach Lu Li!

Han Fei said that Lu Li had once been an envoy abroad, using Qin's money to make friends with powerful figures from the six states, clearly harboring rebellious intentions and wanting Ying Zheng to dismiss him.

This time, Ying Zheng saw through Han Fei's true intentions completely.

When Li Si learned of the news, he was greatly alarmed. Even he dared not say a bad word about Lu Li in front of the King of Qin.

Clearly, Han Fei, relying on the emperor's favor, felt that he had reached a pivotal position in Ying Zheng's heart, and thus sought to dismantle Lu Li's power.

This time, King Ying Zheng of Qin was furious and immediately ordered his men to imprison Han Fei.

Li Si visited Han Fei in prison, and the two sat down together.

"Brother Han, are you the spy sent by the State of Han?" Li Si asked directly.

Han Fei is now a prisoner, and he seems quite at ease about it.

"Yes, but I don't understand how the King of Qin could tell?"

Li Si felt helpless. Han Fei was indeed good at studying law, but when it came to political intrigue and scheming, he was truly a blank slate.

"His Majesty has actually been giving you opportunities all along, but in the end, your impeachment of Mr. Lu completely enraged His Majesty."

"Do you think Mr. Lu's Black Ice Guard is just sitting around doing nothing? The moment you stepped into Qin territory, there were people from the Black Ice Guard watching you."

This was the first time Han Fei had ever heard the name "Black Ice Platform".

"This black ice platform..."

"The Black Ice Guard was created by Mr. Lu himself. It is the largest intelligence organization in our Qin Kingdom, used to monitor the transmission of intelligence among various countries."

Han Fei clearly didn't take Li Si's explanation to heart, since every country has an intelligence organization.

But seeing that Han Fei was still aware of the Black Ice Platform's uniqueness, Li Si continued, "The Black Ice Platform possesses intelligence that even knows what the royal families and relatives of various countries ate and did today."

Han Fei was immediately taken aback, then looked at Li Si with some disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

Li Si shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Before you even entered Qin, Mr. Lu already knew all your intentions. It's just that the king cherishes talent and doesn't want to miss out on such a great talent as you, so he has been giving you opportunities all along."

On the first two occasions, Ying Zheng did not intend to kill Han Fei, hoping to influence him.

But this time, he actually dared to impeach Lu Li, completely crossing Ying Zheng's bottom line.

“In the King of Qin’s heart, he absolutely trusts Mr. Lu. By doing this, you have cut off your last chance to survive.”

"Isn't the person the King of Qin trusts most you?" Han Fei asked in surprise.

To everyone's surprise, Li Si laughed and said, "Don't try to sow discord between me and Mr. Lu. I have great admiration for Mr. Lu; I am no match for him."

Han Fei lowered his head in disappointment, then asked, "How will the King of Qin deal with me?"

"Torn apart by chariots".

Dismemberment by chariots was a very severe punishment in the Qin state. One can imagine how furious the King of Qin was.

"So be it, so be it, it's all fate!"

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