Kiechu was a great Zen teacher of the Meiji era. One day, the newly appointed governor of Kyoto called on him to seek his blessings and guidance. On reaching the monastery, the governor sent his card to Kiechu through one of the attendants. The card read "Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto." Kiechu read the card and said to the attendant, "I have no business with the Governor of Kyoto. please ask him to leave." The attendant took the card back to governor and conveyed the master's message in a apologetic tone.
The Governor remarked, "The fault is mine." Taking the card in his hands, he promptly scratched out the word "Governor of Kyoto" and asked the attendant to hand it over again to the master.
This time Kiechu said, "Oh, Kitagaki has come. I would like to see him."
