宏智禪師廣錄 4.130

4.130

[Hongzhi] ascended the hall and brought up: "Attendant Kuo asked Deshan, 'Where have all the sages from of old gone?' Deshan said, 'What? What?' Kuo said, 'The order was given to single out the flying dragon horse, but a lame turtle comes forth.' Deshan then stopped. The next day, coming out of the bath, Kuo offered tea to Deshan. Deshan gave Kuo's back a pat. Kuo said, 'Only today has this old fellow caught a glimpse.' Deshan stopped again." The Master said, "Noble at home, not accepting a single speck of dust; meeting unexpectedly on the road, it is a different kind of brilliance. Deshan and Attendant Kuo were both people who had ten-tenths accomplished the affair. Why were they checked by Tiantong? Do you understand? The patch-robed monk snatches away the jade disk worth several cities; / The King of Qin and Xiangru return in embarrassment."