《五蠹》 / Wu Du

《五蠹》 / Wu Du enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·秦纪》112-2｜秦始皇也是他的书迷？ as one of 韩非’s major writings. The episode places it in the same cluster as 《孤愤》, 《内外储说》, 《说林》, and 《说难》, all produced after Han Fei’s reform advice fails to move 韩王安 / Han An.

In this source, 《五蠹》 matters less as a separately analyzed chapter than as a text powerful enough to cross state boundaries. 嬴政 / 秦始皇 reads it with 《孤愤》, becomes Han Fei’s admirer, and wants to meet him. That turns a Legalist text into a political bridge from weak Han into the dangerous Qin court.

Connections

• 韩非 - author in the source’s account.
• 《孤愤》 - paired text read by Ying Zheng.
• 韩国 and 韩王安 / Han An - weak-state and ignored-advice setting.
• 嬴政 / 秦始皇, 李斯, and Author Admiration Power Risk - reader admiration and rival-adviser danger.
• 法家君术 - broader doctrine cluster around Han Fei’s practical political thought.