Is “Regarding how Li Si became a guest minister of the Qin state” true?
based on fact
The Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Li Si, states that Lü Buwei 'appointed him as a lang (gentleman attendant). Li Si thereby gained the opportunity to present his ideas,' and subsequently the King of Qin 'appointed Si as a changshi (chief clerk),' and only later 'appointed Si as a guest minister.' The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, chapter 105, states: 'Buwei recommended his abilities to the King of Qin, who appointed him as a guest minister.'
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The process of Li Si being appointed as a guest minister differs.
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