Law with Content and Non-government without Morality ——A Probe into Tang Zhen's Thought of “Rule-by-law" and “Rule-by-morality

Tang Zhen believes that, on one hand, to govern a country well, one must manage the country according to law and make laws at any time. He, in ruling the country by law, specially stresses the law with content and the criminal law from the beginning. On the other hand, he insists on ruling by morality and emphasizes its influence on the society. From this point of view with temporal and unlimited characters, he proves the thesis of non-governing without morality. He thinks only by connecting rule-by-law with rule-by-morality can one govern a country well. From the standpoint of people serving the nation, centered on theory of serving the people, he reveals economic source and the deep nature of the people about rule-by-law and rule-by-morality.