Li Si's point of view was: Han was weak and small, but it was connected to the other countries. As long as Han was conquered, Qin would be able to drive a wedge into the Central Plains. It would be best if it could use Han as a springboard to attack the other countries.
Han Fei's viewpoint was: to unify the world, one must have a legitimate reason to attack Han. Han was neither justified nor reasonable. Han was now under the control of Qin, and whether it was defeated or not, Han was still under the control of Qin. Moreover, Qin had previously said that it would not attack Han, and attacking Han without any reason would be a betrayal.
Even if they conquered it, the other countries would surely unite to resist Qin after seeing how brutal it was, which would be detrimental to Qin's unification of the world. It would be better to attack Zhao first, as Qin and Zhao were enemies for generations, and it would be hard for other countries to say anything if they attacked Zhao. Han would be left at the end, and when Qin destroyed the other five countries, Han would naturally belong to Qin.
The First Emperor was hesitant.
On one side is the talented Han Fei who wrote "Han Feizi", and on the other side is Li Si who helped him solve many problems.
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