Due to the corruption of the imperial court, the national strength of the Western Jin Dynasty declined, and rebellion occurred in some places, but Guo Pu's hometown of Hedong County, wenxi county, was peaceful. During the reign of Emperor Huai of Jin, Guo Pu was in his thirties. He is not interested in fame and fortune, but he is obsessed with divination. One night, Guo Pu contemplated that the Xiongnu would soon go south, and the place where Wenxi was heard would also be attacked, which kept him awake at night.
Early the next morning, Guo Pu called the local people together and said to them seriously, "I know you all think I am ignorant, but you must believe me this time. Before long, there will be chaos in the world, and the Huns will come to wenxi county. Last night, I calculated that only by running to the southeast can I escape, otherwise even if I don't die, there will be no good life. "
Hearing Guo Pu's words, all the people expressed disbelief, and some even laughed on the spot, thinking that he was just a big fool and would play tricks all day. Guo Pu was very helpless, thinking that no matter how he explained it, people in the village would scoff, and they would not take refuge in other places. He smiled bitterly for a while, then didn't say much, and went home to pack up.
In the afternoon, Guo Pu visited many relatives and advised them to take refuge together. He said to his relatives, "take all your valuables and some clothes." Even if my calculation is wrong, the world will not be chaotic. At that time, you can go back to your hometown, so the loss is not big. " Under Guo Pu's earnest persuasion, some relatives followed his advice, but most people declined his kindness.
In this way, shanhaijing summarized with those who believed in him, rushed out of his hometown and ran to the southeast. A few days later, there was a war, and my hometown wenxi county was occupied by the Huns. Those who didn't listen to Guo Pu's advice regretted it, but it was too late to take refuge elsewhere. Relatives who followed Guo Pu were very grateful to him and praised him: "You are really a god. If we don't leave, the consequences will be unimaginable. "
After the Huns left, Shanhaijing summarized his relatives and returned to his hometown. His mother died of illness soon after he returned home. Guo Pu was heartbroken, and used the knowledge she had learned to choose a land of geomantic omen for her mother. Surprisingly, the cemetery that Guo Pu found for his mother was in an Okawa department. Relatives were very angry when they learned that. They said angrily, "Since ancient times, people have put cemeteries in higher places to avoid being flooded, but you have done the opposite. It is absurd and unfilial to bury my mother by the water. "
No matter how Guo Pu explained it, those relatives objected and said they didn't agree with anything. In desperation, Guo Pu secretly found someone to carry her mother's coffin into the grave, and when her relatives found it, she was already buried. Someone even pointed at Guo Pu's nose and cursed him, and never spoke to him again. Incredibly, since Guo Pu buried his mother here, not only has there been no flood, but the water level has gradually decreased. Many years later, it became a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and many dignitaries rushed to bury their relatives here.
At this time, the relatives who denounced Guo Pu suddenly realized that Guo Pu had already given up everything, so he ignored everyone's accusations and buried his mother here, praising him as a once-in-a-century wizard. Guo Pu's attainments in geomantic omen are almost unparalleled. Based on what he learned, he wrote a book called "Buried Classics", which is regarded as "the originator of Feng Shui". Even Liu Bowen can hardly reach this level.