In the past, there was a misunderstanding that Taoism did not care about the rule of law, or did not attach importance to it. This is mainly because the essence of the rule of law thought in Laozi has not been fully explored, or the Taoist thought is only understood as the thought of Laozi and Zhuangzi, while the study of the Taoist thoughts of Huang and Laozi is neglected. A systematic understanding of Taoism's thought of rule of law has certain enlightenment and reference for us to implement a comprehensive rule of law today.

Laozi's thought of rule of law. In Laozi, "morality, benevolence, righteousness, propriety and law" divorced from Taoism is called "the cleverness of Taoism" and "the beginning of stupidity". However, they hold a highly esteemed attitude towards "morality, benevolence, righteousness, propriety and law" which conform to the main road, such as the expectation of "goodness and benevolence", the admiration of "contract with virtue" and the resistance to "contract without virtue", and so on. In view of the Spring and Autumn Period