FWIW, two of the most famous Legalists, Han Fei and Li Si were Xunzi's students. In a sense, the Legalists and Confucians had a strange marriage, and they kept

FWIW, two of the most famous Legalists, Han Fei and Li Si were Xunzi's students. In a sense, the Legalists and Confucians had a strange marriage, and they kept the name Confucianism because the credibility of the Legalists proper took a big hit when the Qin dynasty (founded on legalist principles) crumbled within a short period of time.