王真《道德經論兵要義述》乃唐代以兵書方式注解《老子》的代表作，其用兵之道在於不爭止戰，《道德經論兵要義述》與《韓非子》詮釋《老子》均具道術應用的特色。
      本文從論述根據、實踐進路、呈現應用三方面的詮釋轉折，分析王真詮解《老子》之轉向，討論王真如何從《老子》無為而治的治國理想轉向偃武不爭的詮釋向度，當中借由《韓非子》詮解《老子》純就君王以法術勢駕馭群臣的道術應用，與王真學說比較二者同為道術應用之不同，以見王真解《老》的特色。經由比較分析可見王真以不爭為常道的內容，並將常道具體化於聖王之中，實踐工夫較為具體，以對治好戰用兵為主，透過君王不爭止戰修養工夫，達至國泰民安，使百姓得以休養生息，此即其治國理想，相對《老子》所說更為具體，較諸《韓非子》更能將道術應用收攝於主體修養之中，而不流於權謀獨裁之說。王真以注《老》方式回應當時政局，勸諫當權者切勿窮兵黷武，活化《老子》使之為唐《老子》。

Wang Zhen’s Daodejing Lunbing Yaoyi Shu is a masterpiece of the Tang Dynasty which annotates Laozi with a military works approach. Its philosophy of war lies in stopping war by not contending. The annotation of Laozi in Daodejing Lunbing Yaoyi Shu, bearing resemblance of Hanfeizi, is characterised with practical Tao-Shu.

This paper will analyse the interpretative turn of Wang’s annotation of Laozifrom three perspectives – theory basis, implementation approach and application,and discuss how Wang’s interpretation shifted from Wu Wei Er Zhi – the ideal way of governing a country proposed by Laozi – to the theory of avoiding war by not contending. Further to that, Wang’s theory will be compared to Hanfeizi’s interpretation of Laozi, which focuses on how Fa-Shu-Shi is practised by kings in order to rein their subjects, to demonstrate how the two share similarities on the application of Tao-Shu but at the same time diff erentiate from each other.

Through comparative analysis, it shows that Wang treated not contending as Chang Dao, and embodied it via Sage-Kings. Its implementation, which combats militant approaches, is more concrete, in terms of achieving peace and prosperity via kings’ cultivation on not contending. This ideal way of governing a country is more specifi c than the one proposed in Laozi. And it applies Tao-Shu to general cultivation
in a more practical way compared to Hanfeizi, distancing itself from the concept of dictatorship. Wang Zhen responded to the political situation at his time with his annotation of Laozi, admonishing those in power not to resort to violence. His works successfully revitalises Laozi and transforms it into the Laozi of the Tang Dynasty.