Kuo, in his reply, not only refused to speak in their behalf; he also gave them a written discourse about maintaining proper relations with neighbors.
那知郭朴得訊後，不僅未去關說，反而回信向家人詳述與鄰居相處之道。信末並附了一首詩：「千里捎書為一牆，讓他幾尺又何妨？