 Following the example or direction of the sage is continually necessary because of the human tendency to diverge from the dao, according to Lu Jia (Xinyu 1). Seemingly influenced by the Xunzi and legalist texts such as Hanfeizi and Shangjunshu, Lu Jia held that having the right structure between ruler and ministers was key to maintaining order of the state and moral action. Most importantly, the ministers who serve under a ruler must be morally upright. The ideal ruler, following earlier Daoist and Confucian ideas, should be “non-active” (wu wei 無為), employing the right people with the proper motivations and abilities, to ensure the commitment of the rest of society to moral activity. The ministers work in this way as exemplars and influences on those below in society.