Who is the forest hole that recognizes the forest hole?

In July, Mao Zedong pointed out in his conversation with Wang Hongwen and Zhang Chunqiao that Lin Biao, like the Kuomintang, is "respecting Confucius and restraining the law". In his view, Legalists are advancing in history, while Confucianism is driving backwards. Mao Zedong linked the criticism of forest with the criticism of emptiness, in order to prevent the so-called "retrogression" and the denial of the "Cultural Revolution". Jiang Qing and his gang took the slogan put forward by Mao Zedong and, after planning, put forward the so-called "criticism of forests and holes" movement, aiming at Zhou Enlai.

Mao Zedong approved Wang Hongwen and Jiang Qing's request, and the CPC Central Committee forwarded the book Lin Biao and the Way of Confucius and Mencius edited by Jiang Qing, which set off a nationwide movement of "criticizing forests and criticizing holes".

The movement of "approving forests and holes" started from 1974 to June of the same year and lasted about half a year. During this period, Jiang Qing and his gang used the opportunity of "criticizing the forest and criticizing the hole" to fan the flames everywhere, engaged in "catching the wind and catching shadows", criticized the so-called "modern Confucianism" and "great Confucianism within the party" and openly attacked the Prime Minister; By criticizing Lin Biao's "self-denial", they insinuated that Premier Zhou Enlai's adjustment work since 1972 was "retrogression" and "rightist resurgence". They also tried to flatter the "Queen" and create public opinion for her anti-Zhou conspiracy to form a cabinet. When Mao Zedong discovered that Jiang Qing and his gang seized power, he severely criticized them and called them the Gang of Four, which failed their plot to "form a cabinet" against Zhou Dynasty.

This "criticizing the forest and criticizing the hole" movement not only caused confusion in the fields of historical research and social ethics, but also confused people's thoughts. Under the impact of the so-called "anti-tide" instigated by Jiang Qing and his gang, the improvement of all aspects of work since Zhou Enlai presided over the daily work of the Central Committee was frustrated again.