Striking the Emperor

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When the future emperor questioned me sloppily, I struck him with my staff. He went on to rule the empire; he never asked a sloppy question again. The staff has many jobs.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Huangbo Xiyun

Lineage: Linji

By Huangbo Xiyun

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Sources

• contentZen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings

  Andy Ferguson