I have told you about this matter many times: do not say that you have no work. ⑴ This is my instruction.
Mao Zedong
1974, November 20th
[1] On November 19, 1974, Jiang Qing wrote to Mao Zedong, stating: “Since the Ninth National Congress, I have basically been idle, with no work assigned to me; this situation has become even more pronounced recently.”