This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Yingdiwang interprets its wu‑wei political thought. Via fables including Huzi‑shaman and Hundun’s death, it advocates self‑emptiness and warns against imposing artificial order on nature.
This Han Feizi chapter argues legal order precedes virtue. Using metaphors like Bian Que’s surgery, it urges rulers to accept harsh but truthful advice and avoid making impossible demands on exhausted common people.