虛堂和尚語錄 1.144

1.144

上堂，舉：「趙州侍者報云：『大王來也。』州云：『大王萬福。』侍云：『未到。』州云：『又道來也。』」師云：「趙州年老，聽事不真。侍者，王令已行，猶在門外。」

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Zhaozhou's attendant reported, 'The Great King has arrived.' Zhaozhou said, 'Ten thousand blessings to the Great King.' The attendant said, 'He has not yet arrived.' Zhaozhou said, 'You just said he had arrived.'"
The master said, "Zhaozhou was old in years, and his hearing of things was not accurate. As for the attendant: the king's command was already enacted, yet he remained outside the gate."