According to legend, during the period of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, there was a severe drought one year. On this day, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs to the palace and said: "Now that a great disaster is approaching, whoever can get rid of the drought insects will be given a third rank by me." At this time, a treacherous minister named Shi Guo said: "Your Majesty, It's not difficult to get rid of drought insects. "What does it mean?" Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty asked. Shi Gu handed over a memorial and said: "Your Majesty, I had a dream at night. The words in the dream have been written on the fold. Please read it." Emperor Wen opened the memorial and looked at it. Twenty words were written on it: "The Dragon King was mourned in the palace. Looking for beauty all over the world, if you want the weather to be dry, you have to offer jade." The emperor read it again and couldn't understand it, so he asked Shi Guo: "Xian Yu, where is this jade?" Shi Guo pointed to Jiang Zuo. : "The jade is in the Jiang family."
Jiang Zuo was shocked and thought: "Shi Gua, you are so vicious, you actually brought trouble to my daughter!" It turned out that two years ago, Shi Gua had done something for him. His son Shi Buquan asked someone to go through a matchmaking process and wanted Jiang Yu to be his wife. Jiang Zuo didn't agree to Shi Fu's request, so he came to take revenge today. "Huh?" Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty still didn't understand. Shi Guo said: "Your Majesty, in three days it will be the birthday of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. On that day, the jade will be sent to the North Lake and burned with sandalwood. The soul of the jade will enter the East China Sea. The Dragon King will receive the jade and they will become his wife. If the dragon's heart is happy, there will be salvation. Did you?" Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty nodded and said to Jiang Zuo: "Jiang Aiqing, if you give up a piece of jade, it will be worth it to save the people of the world. That's it."
It's settled." Emperor Wen asked Shi Gu to prepare, and three days later he went to Beihu to offer jade sacrifices and pray for rain. When Jiang Zuo returned home, he was as worried as a wooden man. After his daughter asked again and again, Jiang Zuo told the truth. When Jiang Yu heard this, she was not in a hurry. Instead, she comforted her father: "Don't worry, my daughter has her own way to deal with it." Jiang Zuo asked if there was any way, but she smiled and didn't answer. She just asked her father to go to Beihu in three days to watch the fun.
Three days later, the people in Jiankang City flocked to the lake to watch the emperor pay homage to the rain. Jiangzuo's father and daughter, and Shiguo's father and son also arrived. At three quarters of noon, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty stood on the high platform, faced the North Lake and read loudly: "I am the Lord of the Eastern Land. I know that the Dragon King has come to the newly mourned palace. He has been searching for beautiful women everywhere for several months, causing a severe drought in the Eastern Land. I am near. I found beautiful jade and presented it to the Dragon King, praying for heavy rain to protect the lives of the people in the east..." Shi Guo waited for the emperor to finish reading, then dragged the jade out of the river, escorted it to the altar, and said to the emperor: "Long live, the jade has been brought. It's time to sacrifice jade." Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty lit the sandalwood on the high platform without even looking at it. When Shi Gu and his son were about to push Jiang Yu into the lake, Jiang Yu suddenly shouted: "Stop! My little girl has something to say!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty looked down the stage and saw a pink-colored girl being escorted. Question: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Jiang Yu knelt down and said, "Long live, I want to hear Mr. Shi's Twenty-Cross Memorial." "Okay." Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty read it loudly. "Oh, the Dragon King wants jade, not people. The little girl brought a piece of beautiful Khotan jade and is willing to donate it." Jiang Yu said. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty saw that Jiang Yu was very affectionate and heard what she said was reasonable. He nodded and said: "Jade is a stone, so offering jade is of course a precious stone!" Shi Gu was anxious and quickly interrupted: "Long live the Dragon King's death in the palace, and he is looking for it all over the world." Beauty, of course, refers to people! ..."
"Long live, the little girl also dreamed of the twenty-cross confession last night." Jiang Yu said while presenting a fold. "Oh," the emperor opened it and took a look. The booklet read: "The Dragon King must offer beautiful jade when looking for beauty. The double stone refers to the beautiful jade. Beihu fills his eyes." Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty asked: "Which are the double stones?" Jiang Yu pointed to the stone scraper father and son. : "That's the two of them!" Shi Gua's face turned pale with anxiety. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty had no idea. "Long live, little girl, there is a way that is most reasonable." Jiang Yu said: "The lake has dried up now. My father and son from the Shi family and I entered the lake from each side. He offered beautiful jade, I offered people, and the Dragon King chose." This said, left and right. The subjects all nodded and praised, and Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty agreed. He opened the wooden box and found a piece of beautiful jade inside, so he asked Shi Gu and his son to carry it down to the lake. Shi Gu and his son had no choice but to walk into Beihu. Jiang Yu also straightened his clothes and walked towards the center of the lake from the other side.
Although the North Lake at this time was dry and only a little shallow water remained in the center of the lake, Shi Gua and his son finally reached the center of the lake. They put the wooden box away, opened the lid and hurried back. Unexpectedly, a black dragon suddenly emerged from the center of the lake, opened its mouth, swallowed jade and rose to the sky, causing heavy black clouds in the sky. Shi Fu and his son were so frightened that they could not run any faster. They looked up to see Jiang Yu landing on the shore in the morning.
Guo Pu didn't bother to take off his clothes, so he jumped into the water and pulled the girl ashore.
When the girls in the boat saw that the man had been rescued, they all screamed for joy. A girl said: "Ling'er, why don't you take the young master home to change his clothes!" Guo Pu said: "No, no, no!" Everyone ignored him and walked towards the girl's house with him. On the way, Ling'er's parents had heard the news and came over, and they even wanted to invite her to their home. Guo Pu couldn't refuse the kindness, so he had no choice but to come to Ling'er's house. Put on a set of coarse cloth clothes. Although Guo Pu changed into coarse clothes, his polite demeanor and handsome and elegant temperament made everyone present admire him very much. After the old man repeatedly begged, Guo Pu left his name and address before leaving Ling'er's house. Ling'er sent him out and said to Guo Pu: "Please take care of me, sir." On the third day, the old man and Ling'er came to see Guo Pu, but Guo Pu had already left.
Ten years have passed, and the capital of Jin has moved to Jiankang. Emperor Yuan of Jin Dynasty made Wang Dun the general of Zhendong. Guo Pu served in Wang Dun's office and joined the army, often visiting the palace. Every time he went to Wang Dun's house, he always felt that there was a middle-aged maid who always paid attention to him. Those eyes were so familiar. But I can't remember it. Wang Dun relied on his high merit and power and had long wanted to usurp the throne. Wang Dun didn't like Guo Pu's outspokenness, but because Guo Pu was talented, famous, and proficient in the art of yin and yang divination, he had to rely on him. One day Guo Pu came to the palace. The middle-aged woman came up and said softly: "Guo Shenjun doesn't remember the servant?" Guo Pu looked at it for a while, but he really couldn't remember it. The woman was about to say something, but when she heard Wang Dun's footsteps, she had to say, "Please be careful, sir," and then turned around and exited.
Wang Dun sat down and said: "Master Guo, please do a divination to see what my future will be like." Before Guo Pu started divination, Wang Dun said with a smile: "Yesterday, someone said I have the appearance of an emperor, do you think so?" Guo Pu made a divination and used the topic to explain the truth that usurping the throne was treason, and said that if he wanted to rebel, the divination would be unlucky. After Wang Dun heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Guo Pu was startled, and suddenly remembered that the woman had just told him to "take care of it". I had a premonition that I was in a very dangerous situation. When I thought about it carefully, I found out that the maid was Ling'er who I met by chance in Houhu more than ten years ago.
At this time, Wang Dun had the intention to kill. Not long after, he found an excuse and took Guo Pu to the bank of Xuanwu Lake and killed him. After Ling'er found out, she cried bitterly many times. She regretted that she couldn't save her life. Wang Dun later failed in his rebellion. Emperor Ming of Jin learned about Guo Pu's murder and admired him very much. They wanted to build a tomb for Guo Pu, but the body could not be found. Ling'er donated Guo Pu's clothes that had been preserved for more than ten years and buried them beside Xuanwu Lake. This is the origin of Guo Pu's tomb.