1 Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qín guó], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qín cháo]

1 lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness

2 fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)