話說濟公禪師一聲喊嚷「冤枉！」過去一伸手，把轎桿揪住。「喀嚓」一響，轎桿就斷了。轎子往前一栽，刑廷陸大人幾乎摔出來，他在轎內往前一衝，把二品紗帽掉下來。偏巧一滾，滾在撒尿子窩裡，轎子也不能坐了，紗帽也不能戴了。陸炳文勃然大怒，吩咐把和尚鎖上，自己賭氣，走進衙門去。官人把和尚鎖上，帶著來到班房，官人說：「和尚你好大膽子，竟敢把刑廷大人的轎子按斷了？回頭你有過樂了。」和尚說：「我也不知道，怎么股子勁，就把大人弄出來了。」官人對和尚說：「你回頭見了大人，也這樣說，可別改。」和尚說：「那是自然。」正說著話，就聽梆點齊發，大人升堂。陸炳文這個氣大了，到衙門換上帽子，立刻傳伺候升堂，吩咐帶和尚。
话说济公禅师一声喊嚷「冤枉！」过去一伸手，把轿杆揪住。「喀嚓」一响，轿杆就断了。轿子往前一栽，刑廷陆大人几乎摔出来，他在轿内往前一冲，把二品纱帽掉下来。偏巧一滚，滚在撒尿子窝里，轿子也不能坐了，纱帽也不能戴了。陆炳文勃然大怒，吩咐把和尚锁上，自己赌气，走进衙门去。官人把和尚锁上，带着来到班房，官人说：「和尚你好大胆子，竟敢把刑廷大人的轿子按断了？回头你有过乐了。」和尚说：「我也不知道，怎么股子劲，就把大人弄出来了。」官人对和尚说：「你回头见了大人，也这样说，可别改。」和尚说：「那是自然。」正说着话，就听梆点齐发，大人升堂。陆炳文这个气大了，到衙门换上帽子，立刻传伺候升堂，吩咐带和尚。
Now, Chan Master Ji Gong shouted, “Injustice!”, stepped up, reached out and grabbed the carrying pole of the sedan chair. Crack! — the pole snapped. The chair pitched forward, and Lord Lu of the Criminal Court was very nearly thrown out. Inside the chair he lurched forward, and his second-rank gauze cap fell off. As luck would have it, the cap rolled and rolled and landed in a spot where people relieved themselves. He couldn’t ride in the chair any more, and he couldn’t wear the cap any more. Lu Bingwen flew into a rage. He ordered the monk put in chains and stalked into the yamen in a temper. The runners chained the monk and took him to the runners’ guardroom. “Monk, you’ve got some nerve,” said a runner, “snapping the carrying pole of His Lordship of the Criminal Court! You’re in for a fine time later, you are.” “I didn’t know what I was doing either,” said the monk. “Some sort of strength came over me, and out came His Lordship.” “When you go before His Lordship in a bit,” the runner told the monk, “say just that. Don’t change a word.” “Naturally,” said the monk. As they were talking, they heard the clappers and the gong sound together: His Lordship was opening court. Lu Bingwen was in a towering temper. In the yamen he had changed into another cap, at once called for the court to be made ready, and ordered the monk brought in.
官人立刻把和尚帶上來，陸炳文原打算和尚一上來，不容分說，拉下去重重的責打，方出胸中的惡氣。哪知和尚一上來，陸炳文尚未說話，旁邊過來一個家人，在陸炳文耳邊說：「大人，這個和尚可打不得的，乃是靈隱寺的濟公。他是秦丞相的替身，大人要打他，豈不是羞辱秦丞相么？」陸炳文一聽，心說：「怪不得他這樣放蕩不羈，敢情是我師伯的替身，怎可打下的？」自己無奈，把氣壓下去說：「和尚，你是個出家人，做事不可這樣粗魯呀！就是有什麼冤枉之事，也可以慢慢說呀！」和尚回說：「我也不是故意的，請大人不必動怒。」陸炳文剛要下台，就說道：「既是你不是存心，我念你是出家人，不怪罪你，你下去罷，往後須要安分。」也就算完了。
官人立刻把和尚带上来，陆炳文原打算和尚一上来，不容分说，拉下去重重的责打，方出胸中的恶气。哪知和尚一上来，陆炳文尚未说话，旁边过来一个家人，在陆炳文耳边说：「大人，这个和尚可打不得的，乃是灵隐寺的济公。他是秦丞相的替身，大人要打他，岂不是羞辱秦丞相幺？」陆炳文一听，心说：「怪不得他这样放荡不羁，敢情是我师伯的替身，怎可打下的？」自己无奈，把气压下去说：「和尚，你是个出家人，做事不可这样粗鲁呀！就是有什么冤枉之事，也可以慢慢说呀！」和尚回说：「我也不是故意的，请大人不必动怒。」陆炳文刚要下台，就说道：「既是你不是存心，我念你是出家人，不怪罪你，你下去罢，往后须要安分。」也就算完了。
The runners brought the monk up at once. Lu Bingwen had meant to have him dragged down the moment he came up, without a word of argument, and beaten hard, to vent the foul temper in his chest. But when the monk came up, before Lu Bingwen had said a thing, a servant stepped over from the side and said in his ear, “My lord, this monk mustn’t be beaten. He’s Ji Gong of Lingyin Temple. He’s Chancellor Qin’s substitute monk. If you beat him, my lord, wouldn’t that be an insult to Chancellor Qin?” When Lu Bingwen heard this, he thought, “No wonder he’s so wild and unruly. So he’s the substitute monk of my teacher’s elder brother. How can I beat him?” There was nothing for it. He swallowed his anger and said, “Monk, you have left the world. You mustn’t do things so roughly! Even if you have some wrong to complain of, you can tell it calmly!” “I didn’t do it on purpose either,” the monk answered. “Please don’t be angry, my lord.” Lu Bingwen was just looking for a way to climb down, so he said, “Since you didn’t mean it, and since you are a monk, I won’t hold it against you. Go on, and mind you behave yourself from now on.” And that would have been the end of it.
焉想到和尚偏不這么說，和尚說：「我和尚實在冤枉！昨天晚上，我們廟裡應了一件佛事，是七個人接三，廟裡忙，和尚不夠了，剩了四個和尚，添上一個禿子，共去了五個人。接完了三，本家說給燙飯吃，叫饒一台焰口，我們和尚本都餓瘋了，就吃了燙飯，給饒了一台焰口。焉想到念完了經，本家說‘正座嗓子不好’。不給錢，還把我們和尚打了。我來一喊冤，也不知怎么一股子勁使猛了，把大人給弄出來。」陸炳文一聽和尚說的太不像話了，當著這許多的官人，若再不打和尚，太下不去了。陸炳文一想：「我先打了他再說，若秦相問我，我再到秦相跟前去請罪，就說我不知道是秦相的替僧，大概也不致為和尚把我丟官罷職。」想罷，一拍驚堂木說：「僧人，你好大膽量，滿口胡說，攪擾官署重地，拉下去給我重打四十板！」掌刑的答應：「是。」
焉想到和尚偏不这么说，和尚说：「我和尚实在冤枉！昨天晚上，我们庙里应了一件佛事，是七个人接三，庙里忙，和尚不够了，剩了四个和尚，添上一个秃子，共去了五个人。接完了三，本家说给烫饭吃，叫饶一台焰口，我们和尚本都饿疯了，就吃了烫饭，给饶了一台焰口。焉想到念完了经，本家说‘正座嗓子不好’。不给钱，还把我们和尚打了。我来一喊冤，也不知怎么一股子劲使猛了，把大人给弄出来。」陆炳文一听和尚说的太不像话了，当着这许多的官人，若再不打和尚，太下不去了。陆炳文一想：「我先打了他再说，若秦相问我，我再到秦相跟前去请罪，就说我不知道是秦相的替僧，大概也不致为和尚把我丢官罢职。」想罢，一拍惊堂木说：「僧人，你好大胆量，满口胡说，搅扰官署重地，拉下去给我重打四十板！」掌刑的答应：「是。」
Who would have thought the monk wouldn’t leave it at that? “This monk has truly been wronged!” said the monk. “Last night our temple took on a Buddhist service, a third-day rite with seven monks. The temple was busy and we were short of monks — there were only four left, so we added a baldy, five of us all told. When we’d finished the third-day rite, the family said they’d give us hot rice soup to eat if we threw in a hungry-ghost rite for nothing. We monks were all starving half mad, so we ate the soup and threw in a hungry-ghost rite. Who’d have thought that when we’d finished chanting the sutras, the family would say, ‘The monk in the presiding seat has a poor voice’? They wouldn’t pay, and they beat us monks besides. I came to cry injustice, and somehow, I don’t know how, I put too much muscle into it and out came Your Lordship.” When Lu Bingwen heard this, it was beyond all reason. In front of all these officers, if he didn’t beat the monk now, he would never save face. Lu Bingwen thought, “I’ll beat him first and see after. If Chancellor Qin asks me, I’ll go to him and beg his pardon. I’ll say I didn’t know it was his substitute monk. Surely he won’t throw me out of office over a monk.” With that he slapped down the sounding block. “Monk, you have a lot of nerve! A mouthful of nonsense, making trouble in an important seat of government! Drag him down and give him forty heavy strokes of the board!” “Yes, sir!” answered the man in charge of punishments.