Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and important statesman of Qin state 秦國|秦国 whose militaristic reforms in 356 and 350 BC played a key role in establishing Qin power
商鞅变法商鞅變法shang1 yang1 bian4 fa3
Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination
鞅掌鞅掌yang1 zhang3
busy; bustling
鞅牛鞅牛yang3 niu2
cattle harnessed for plowing
逸尘断鞅逸塵斷鞅yi4 chen2 duan4 yang1
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness; fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)