That year, Guo Tai, who had just arrived in Luoyang, visited Mars, Yinan, Henan, on the recommendation of the famous Liu Chen Fu Rong. Mars Cili was a famous indigenous leader at that time, because he was outspoken and didn't like handover. He is called "Li Yuanli, a model of the world" by Mrs. Shi Jing's students, and it is difficult for people to get close to him. Any native who can be accommodated by him is called "boarding the Dragon Gate". After Fu Rong introduced Cathay Pacific, he told Mars that Cathay Pacific is a "pearl of the sea, which does not shine. The phoenix of birds, the feather instrument does not fly. " After getting Guo Tai, Mars also appreciated Guo Tai's personality and talent and regarded him as a teacher and friend. He said with emotion: I have met many scholars, but "there is no one like Guo". With Mars's influence and status at that time, he liked Guo Tai so much. Of course, Confucianism in Beijing is even more impressive, so Guo Tai suddenly became a celebrity in Beijing and became a celebrity at that time. Later, when Guo Tai returned to Taiyuan from Luoyang, thousands of cars came to see him off.
Guo Tai is knowledgeable and has a keen insight into the world. He deeply felt that the regime of the Eastern Han Dynasty was crumbling, eunuch politics was getting darker and darker, and the dynasty building would collapse, which was difficult to reverse. Therefore, sex is sweet and retired, lighter than official career, like a cloud. Emperor Huan is under construction, too often Zhao Dianju has a way, and Guo Taijian resigns; Yongxing, Stuart Huang Qiong BiZhao, not; Friends advised him to call, but declined politely, determined to "swim to death" and remain indifferent for life. To those who advised him to pursue his career and pay attention to his career, he often said: "I watch the sky at night and the people at day, knowing that the sky is gone, which is beyond human resources." Geng Jie, a clean and honest celebrity, Fan Pang, the magistrate of Runan, commented on Guo Tai's character as follows: "Concealed but not rebellious, chastity is good, the son of heaven is not a minister, and the princes are not friends." Song Chong, a celebrity in the same county, said, "Since the Han and Yuan Dynasties, there have been no horses." Guo Tai really has a clear conscience.
Although Guo Tai doesn't seek promotion in official career and is indifferent to fame and fortune, he has distinct political views and incisive political opinions, and he doesn't want to be the kind of person who lives in seclusion, is stupid, puts on airs and ignores the current situation. In the ninth year of Huan (1 16), when Guo Tai was touring Taiwan, he attacked Taiwanese students with Jia Biao and others, making up rhymes to make them clear and exciting, praising and criticizing courtiers. Driven and influenced by them, it became a common practice in the ruling and opposition parties for a time, and "it is absolutely true", which led "the following public officials" to be afraid of their derogatory remarks and dare not go to business school.
Guo Tai is very sympathetic and attaches great importance to supporting and helping the backward people. Even those so-called "heartless people" can try their best to help them. There is a county student named Zuo Yuan, who is lonely and unhappy all day because of "breaking the law". However, Guo Tai didn't treat him with wine and food. He encouraged him with good words, using the ancient sages as a metaphor to persuade him to be strict with himself, reflect on himself and repent. Afterwards, some people laughed at Guo Tai's association with the wicked. Guo Tai concluded: People who make mistakes should help them enthusiastically and persuade them to do good. If you alienate or even taboo them, it is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. This alone illustrates Guo Tai's character. No wonder historians call him a "good guide" and "although Mozi Mencius can't be the only one".
On the occasion of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, "the disaster of party struggle" broke out, and officials and ministers wantonly framed scholars, causing chaos in the ruling and opposition parties. Guo Tai deeply felt that the world was cold, so he gave lectures behind closed doors, with thousands of disciples. In the second year of Jianning (169), during the second "disaster of party struggle", Emperor Han Ling was held hostage by eunuchs, and more than 100 celebrities such as Mars and Du Mi were killed, migrated and imprisoned, and more than 600 people were arrested. Guo Tai was always "not exaggerating" when he gave lectures in his hometown, which saved him from the party disaster. However, he was extremely sad to hear that many celebrities and gentlemen died in vain. In the early spring of this year, Guo Tai, who was heartbroken, was ill at home. On his deathbed, he said, "I'm afraid the world in the Han Dynasty won't last long." . At the age of 42.
Guo Tai's life was short, but it had a great influence. As soon as the news of his death came out, scholars from all over the world flocked to him, and his undertaker reached more than a thousand people. Like-minded people erected a monument for it, and Cai Yong, a famous writer and calligrapher in China, wrote an inscription personally. Afterwards, Cai Yong said, "I have written many inscriptions for people all my life, but most of them are empty words. Only Guo Youdao's inscription is worthy of the name, and I am not ashamed. " This alone shows that the world admires Cathay Pacific.