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《郭使君》

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1 郭使君:
江陵有郭七郎者,其家資產甚殷,乃楚城富民之首。江淮河朔間,悉有賈客仗其貨買易往來者。乾符初年,有一賈者在京都,久無音信。郭氏子自往訪之,既相遇,盡獲所有,僅五六萬緡。生躭悅煙花。迷于飲博,三數年後,用過太半。是時唐季,朝政多邪,生乃輸數百萬于鬻爵者門,以白丁易得橫州刺史,遂決還鄉。時渚宮新罹王仙芝寇盜,里閭人物,與昔日殊。生歸舊居,都無舍宇,訪其骨肉,數日方知。弟妹遇兵亂已亡,獨母與一二奴婢,處于數間茅舍之下。囊槖蕩空。旦夕以紉針為業。生之行李間,猶有二三千緡,緣茲復得蘇息,乃傭舟與母赴秩。過長沙,入湘江,次永州北江。墂有佛寺名兜率,是夕宿于斯,結纜于大槦樹下。夜半。忽大風雨。波飜岸崩。樹臥枕舟,舟不勝而沉。生與一梢工。拽母「母」原作「舟」。據陳校本改。登岸,僅以獲免。其餘婢僕生計。悉漂于怒浪。遲明,投于僧室,母氏以驚得疾,數日而殞。生慞惶,馳往零陵,告州牧。州牧為之殯葬。且復贈遺之。既丁憂,遂寓居永郡。孤且貧,又無親識,日夕厄于凍餒。生少小素涉于江湖,頗熟風水間事,遂與往來舟船執梢,以求衣食。永州市人,呼為捉梢郭使君,自是狀貌異昔,共篙工之黨無別矣。出《南楚新聞》

URN: ctp:taiping-guangji/499/guoshijun