qin shihuang

All were arrested. Legalism demands blind obedience, so anything the people said was irrelevant at best, rebellious at worst.

What makes a leader effective, and how to achieve the ultimate influence—legacy?

The last assassin in Sima Qian’s chronicles is Jing Ke, the man who tried and nearly succeeded in killing the king of Qin, better known for his later role as the conqueror and first emperor of China.