Huang Lao's inaction thought is actually the political thought of Taoism. Politically, it emphasizes that "if there is no intention of governing the country, the desert is like the heart of carefree people, and the world is governed." The Huang-Lao School was born in the middle of the Warring States Period, and it is a school of Qi, Xia Ji and Gong Xue. The representative work of the Huang-Lao School is Laozi, and the core of its theory is to govern by doing nothing and share interest with the people.

Huang Lao's inaction thought has a special position in the history of China's legal thought;

First of all, it laid the foundation for the formation and development of legal thought in Han Dynasty, so that after the establishment of Liu Hanchao, the thought of changing the tyranny of Qin Dynasty, demanding lenient punishment and eliminating vexation and harshness was clearly guided.

Secondly, it played a bridge role in the transition from the pre-Qin legalist legal thought rule to the mid-Western Han Dynasty and later Confucian legal thought rule, and created a premise for the establishment of Chinese feudal orthodox legal thought. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore and discuss the legal thoughts of the Huang-Lao School, especially the Huang-Lao School in the early Han Dynasty, for studying the history of feudal legal thoughts in China.