The reason why the Book of Shang Jun is called ** is mainly because it contains the *** policy and the view of suppressing the human rights of the people in order to ensure the stability of the emperor's power, it is for the imperial rule and does not want the people to see it, the views in the book include:
1.The relationship between the state and the people is contradictory, the people are strong, the country is weak, so if you want the country to be strong, you must weaken the people.
2.A country that can defeat a strong enemy and dominate the world must first of all its own people.
3.Only by making the people ignorant, simple and loyal, it is not easy for the people to form a powerful force against the state and the monarch, so that the country will be easy to govern and the monarch's position will be firm.
4.It is believed that human nature is inherently evil, and it is necessary to recognize the evil nature of human beings, and to govern the country, it is necessary to "govern good with evil" in order to make the country strong.
5.Advocating heavy punishment and light reward, increasing punishment and reducing rewards is that the monarch loves the people, and the people will desperately compete for rewards; Increasing the reward and reducing the punishment is that the monarch does not love the people, and the people will not fight desperately for the reward.
These views were believed to be intended to help rulers better control the people and maintain their dominance, so they were banned from being disseminated in certain historical periods.