Using,not Owning:A Proposition Concerning the Convergence and Divergence of Scholars' Thoughts on the Tao of Ruler

The Tao of ruler was always the topic discussed by scholars during 6-3 century B.C.in China,while the point of this topic has also changed with the political situation's change in that very period.The later scholars,compared with their predecessors,were more interested in the Shu,namely,how the ruler controls his ministers.Using,not owning,as the principle of the Tao of ruler proposed in L Shi Chun Qiu,could be regarded as the proof of that change.The proposition revealed the convergence of scholars' thoughts on the Tao of Ruler in the late Warring-States period,at the same time,their divergence.