1.Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韩非hán fēi and Li Si 李斯lǐ sī, which influenced Shang Yang 商鞅shāng yāng, whose reforms strengthened the Qin state 秦国qín guó, eventually enabling it to conquer rival states and unify China under the Qin dynasty 秦朝qín cháo