On Yiyou day, divining the direction of the lost child.

庚寅四月乙酉辛巳時，彎子街二人來占子逃看何方找尋、何日得見，元首、九丑、潤下。指南

In the year Gengyin, fourth month, day Yiyou, hour Xinsi, two people came from Wanzizi Street to consult about their son who had run away, asking which direction to search and on which day they could see him again. The lesson pattern is Yuan Shou, Jiuchou, Runxia. It is from the Six Rats Guide.

朱蛇　六酉戌亥子貴　虎后貴勾　官　甲申　勾　勾申　丑后　巳丑子申　父　戊子　貴　龍未　寅陰　丑酉申乙　財　壬辰　常　空午巳辰卯玄　虎常

The lesson board is the same as the previous case: the Heaven Plate moves forward four positions, and the Earth Plate follows the Heaven Plate's酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申 in order from巳 to 辰. The Heavenly Generals are in sequence:六合, 朱雀, 螣蛇, 贵人, 天后, 太阴, 玄武, 太常, 白虎, 天空, 青龙, 勾陈. The four lessons are:乙 on 申 (勾陈), 申 on 子 (贵人), the day branch 酉 on 丑 (天后), and 丑 on 巳 (白虎). The three transmissions are:申 (official ghost, 勾陈), 子 (parents, 贵人), 辰 (wife's wealth, Tai Chang), forming the water trinity of 申, 子, 辰.

陳公獻曰：此子逃於西南四十八里親戚之家，其家近水樓房，門前有羊二隻，柳數株，爾子與金山僧往來，尋之丙丁日可見。蓋申為金，加辰為山又水局圍繞，豈非金山乎？玄卯居亥即近水樓房，亥支居未，上下相乘，即西南四十八里；玄陰未加卯，門內有鬼柳二宿，故言門前有羊有柳。後四日，其子方自金山回，於所云處見之。

Chen Gongxian said: This child has fled to the home of a relative forty-eight miles southwest, where the house is by the water and is a two-story building, with two sheep and several willow trees in front of the door. Your son has had contact with the monks at Jinshan Temple, and he can be found on the third and fourth days, which are Bing and Ding days. The reasoning is as follows: Shen belongs to metal, placed on Chen, which represents a mountain, and surrounded by water, which is exactly 'Jinshan' (Gold Mountain). The Black Tortoise is at卯 and resides at亥, which is water, so it is a two-story building by the water. The original branch of亥 falls on Wei, and the upper and lower positions multiply, with Wei in the southwest, and the number matches forty-eight, so it is forty-eight miles southwest. The Black Tortoise and Tai Yin are at Wei, which is added to卯, and among the twenty-eight constellations there are Ghost Mansion (hosting sheep) and Willow Mansion, so there are sheep and willows in front of the door. Four days later, your son returned from Jinshan, and he was found at that place.

建炎戊申年五月乙酉日申將卯時馮修職己卯生（八月十八日辰時）占家宅　　方本占案

In the fifth month of the year Wushen of the Jianyan era, on the day Yiyou, at the time of the rat hour, Feng XiuZhi, born in the year Jimao on the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month at the hour of the dragon, divined the household fortune. This is from the Fangshi edition of the "Zhan An."

蛇貴　朱戌亥子丑后　青陰陰六　財　乙未　龍　六酉　寅陰　未寅寅酉　印　戊子　貴　勾申　卯玄　寅酉酉乙　子　癸巳　虎　龍未午巳辰常　空虎

The Heaven Plate advances five positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earthly Branches of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate takes the positions of戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉 respectively. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these positions are Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, and Liu He. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is Yi (with its lodging palace in Chen) with the position of You, accompanied by Liu He; the second lesson is You with the position of Yin, accompanied by Tai Yin; the third lesson is the Day Branch You with the position of Yin, accompanied by Tai Yin; the fourth lesson is Yin with the position of Wei, accompanied by Azure Dragon. The Three Transmissions are 未, 子, 巳: the first transmission is 未 with the hidden Yi, representing wife's wealth, accompanied by Azure Dragon; the middle transmission is 子 with the hidden Wu, representing parents, accompanied by Nobleman; the final transmission is 巳 with the hidden Ji, representing children, accompanied by White Tiger.

邵彥和曰：此課支來加干，名上門亂首，又用神當囚死，斗罡擊日，本課名天獄，不有大服則有大禍。支神犯日，酉為婢妾，恐婢妾死亡為累，初中兩傳，貴人六害，行年又在其上，乙日以子為父母，主先遷橫擾，次值凶喪，又防失火。

Shao Yanhe said: In this lesson, the day branch is added to the day stem, which is called "upward confusion of the head"; the useful god is in a state of imprisonment or death, and the star of the hour (chen) attacks the day branch, making the lesson named "heavenly prison." This is either a heavy death or a great calamity. The god of the day branch conflicts with the day stem, and you (酉) is associated with servants and concubines, so there is likely to be trouble due to the death of a servant or concubine. The first transmission and the middle transmission are afflicted by the nobleman and the six harmful influences, and the year of birth is directly on top of it. For a day of yi, the water of zi is the parent, so there will first be unexpected disturbances, followed by misfortune and death, and also a need to beware of fire disasters.

時為主簿，五月初二日占課，六月十七日婢子爭寵，因責之，遂自縊。縣尉與主簿不足，依法看驗申州，被拘在能仁寺；將近一月，母亡，遂得丁憂而去；又兩月，母之妹又歿，此乃媽之姨母，供養在家者也，未葬而廚下火發，延燒將及堂而滅。蓋支辰犯日，乃下犯上也。酉為婢，六合為人口。五月火鬼在酉，故婢橫死。酉金克乙木，故為所累。貴人六害，所以被拘。又未為眷屬，上見子為父母，即受土克又受未害，行年加之重克重害，所以母亡。五月以巳為月病符，作末傳乘虎加母之本宮歸喪於家也。大凡火鬼克人，不是一個可當，六合為棺木，卯神亦是，所以一年之內連見三人歿也。

At that time, Feng Xiu zhi was serving as the chief clerk. On the second day of the fifth lunar month, he cast a divination. On the seventeenth day of the sixth lunar month, a servant girl was beaten for competing for favor and then committed suicide by hanging. The county police chief and the chief clerk had long been at odds. According to law, the body was examined and reported to the prefecture. Feng was detained at Nengren Temple. Nearly a month later, his mother died, so he resigned from his post to mourn her. Two months later, his mother's sister also died—she was his mother's maternal aunt, who had been living at home. Before the body was buried, a fire broke out in the kitchen, spreading rapidly and almost reaching the main hall before it was extinguished. Therefore, the divination concluded: the day branch conflicts with the day stem, indicating a case of subordination. The酉 (You) represents servants, and theLiu He (Liu He) represents people's mouths. The fire ghost of the fifth month falls on酉 (You), so the servant girl died suddenly. The metal of酉 (You) overcomes the wood of乙 (Yi), so she was involved in the case. The nobleman (贵人) is in a six-harm relationship, so he was detained. Furthermore, the未 (Wei) represents relatives, and the未 (Wei) is not seen with子 (Zi), which represents parents. The子 (Zi) is overcome by the earth and also harmed by the未 (Wei). The year stem is added on top, resulting in double overcoming and double harm, so the mother died. In the fifth month, the巳 (Si) is the month's disease symbol (病符), and the巳 (Si) is the final transmission (末传) with the white tiger (白虎) on it, placed on the mother's native palace, so the funeral affairs returned to the family. Generally, when the fire ghost overcomes people, it affects more than one person. TheLiu He (Liu He) represents a coffin, and the卯 (Mao) god also symbolizes a coffin, so three people died within a year.

五月乙酉日酉將辰時史某占謁僧見否。　　　　方本占案

On the Yiyou day of the fifth month, with the You general added to the Chen hour, Shi Mou divined whether he could meet a monk. It is from the Fangshi edition of "Zhan An."

蛇貴　朱戌亥子丑后　青陰陰六　財　乙未　龍　六酉　寅陰　未寅寅酉　印　戊子　貴　勾申　卯玄　寅酉酉乙　子　癸巳　虎　龍未午巳辰常　空虎

The lesson board is the same as the previous case: the Heaven Plate moves forward five positions, and the Earth Plate starts from Si and proceeds in order to Chen, taking the Heaven Plate positions Wu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You. The Heavenly Generals are in sequence: Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, Liu He. The Four Lessons are: Yi (lodging in Chen) on You with Liu He, You on Yin with Tai Yin, the Day Branch You on Yin with Tai Yin, Yin on Wei with Azure Dragon. The Three Transmissions are Wei (wife's wealth, Azure Dragon) - Zi (official seal, Nobleman) - Si (son's fortune, White Tiger).

邵彥和曰：和尚出門撞見，要回寺，又有一貴人來訪，僧設款待。吾兄不得豫也。史某至寺門相見，待欲留茶，俄有侍□來，僧便設席，史不豫宴而回。蓋發用空亡，傳入貴人，為日三合，故有貴人來。未為酒食，原為此貴設也。酉來合乙，得合，故主寺門相見。酉為酒，剋日，未為酒、龍為宴，又作空亡，雖有酒宴，我不得豫也。

Shao Yanhe said: When the monk was leaving the temple, he would meet someone, intending to return to the temple; there was also a nobleman visiting, and the monk intended to set a banquet for him, but you, my elder brother, would not be able to sit at the banquet. Later, Shi Mou met the monk at the temple gate, and the monk wanted to invite him for tea. Suddenly a servant came, and the monk set a banquet, but Shi Mou left without being able to sit. The reasoning behind this divination is: the initiating transmission falls on the empty position, and among the three transmissions there is a nobleman who forms a triple harmony with the day stem, so the nobleman comes. The position of 'Wei' is associated with food and drink, which was originally set for this nobleman. 'You' comes to form a harmonious relationship with 'Yi', so the meeting takes place at the temple gate. 'You' represents wine and overcomes the day stem, 'Wei' represents food and drink, and 'Qinglong' represents a banquet. However, it also falls on the empty position, so although there is a banquet, I cannot partake in it.

辛巳正月乙酉癸未時，程翔雲在新安，見雪寒極甚，途中凍餒甚多，因有感而占。指南

In the year Xinsi, first lunar month, on the day Yiyou, at the hour Guiwei, Cheng Xiangyun was in Xin'an, observing the cold weather and heavy snow, with many people on the road suffering from frost and hunger. Moved by this, he cast a divination lesson. It is cited from the "Six Rats Guide."

蛇貴　朱戌亥子丑后　青陰陰六　財　乙未　龍　六酉　寅陰　未寅寅酉　印　戊子　貴　勾申　卯玄　寅酉酉乙　子　癸巳　虎　龍未午巳辰常　空虎

The lesson board is the same as the previous two cases. The Heaven Plate advances five positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Plate positions of Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, the Heaven Plate positions are Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You respectively. The heavenly generals on these positions are Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, and Liu He in order. The four lessons: on the position of Yi (with its lodging palace at Chen) there is You, which is covered by Liu He; on You there is Yin, covered by Tai Yin; on the day branch You there is Yin, covered by Tai Yin; on Yin there is Wei, covered by Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are Wei (wife wealth, Azure Dragon) - Zi (official seal, Nobleman) - Si (son, White Tiger).

陳公獻曰：今歲天氣亢旱，風大雨少，田禾欠熟，且有疫癘死亡之患。蓋因初中風伯會箕，神后空陷，末傳虎乘遁鬼。又因未為田園，自四課發用，即田莊交界，子屬稻穀亦空，故知田禾欠熟，又天鬼支來克干，此為上門亂首，種種凶象，而況劫煞入辰，三傳遞克，全無和氣，凶荒之征也。後果如占。

Chen Gongxian said: This year the weather is extremely dry and hot, with much wind and little rain, leading to poor harvests and the outbreak of plague and deaths. This is because the first and middle transmissions are associated with the Wind God and the Wind Mansion Ji Xiu, and Shenhou (Zi) is in an empty and lost position. The final transmission is occupied by the White Tiger and thus has a ghostly trigram. Moreover, the sixth earthly branch represents farmland, and the initiating transmission comes from the fourth lesson, indicating the boundary between farmland and fields. Zi, which represents rice, is in an empty and lost position, so it is known that the crops will be poor. Also, the heavenly ghost comes from the day branch to attack the day stem, which is called "upward attack on the head." All these ominous signs, combined with Jiesha entering the position of Chen, and the three transmissions successively attacking each other with no harmony, clearly indicate the signs of a bad year with famine. Later, it indeed came true as predicted.

丙子二月乙酉日辛巳時，淮陽巡撫諱振纓浙湖吳公祖，因賊焚鳳靈被逮，刑部已定重闢索占，涉害、天獄，午未空、亥子落空。　　指南

In the year Bingzi, second lunar month, day Yiyou, hour Xinsi, Wu Zhenying, a governor of Huaiyang and native of Zhejiang's Huzhou, was arrested for the destruction of the Fengyang imperial tombs by bandits. The Ministry of Justice had already sentenced him to death. He asked for a divination. The lesson pattern involved harm and heaven's prison, with the ten-day hollow in the hours of Wu and Wei. The hours of Hai and Zi were also empty. This comes from the "Six Yin Guide."

蛇貴　朱戌亥子丑后　青陰陰六　財　乙未　龍　六酉　寅陰　未寅寅酉　印　戊子　貴　勾申　卯玄　寅酉酉乙　子　癸巳　虎　龍未午巳辰常　空虎

The lesson board remains the same as before: the Heaven Plate moves forward five positions, and the Earth Plate starts from Si and proceeds in order to Chen, taking over the Heaven Plate positions of Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You. The Heavenly Generals in sequence are Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, and Liu He. The four lessons are: Yi on You with Liu He, You on Yin with Tai Yin, Day Branch You on Yin with Tai Yin, and Yin on Wei with Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are: Wei (wife's wealth, Azure Dragon) - Zi (official seal, Nobleman) - Si (son's fortune, White Tiger).

陳公獻曰：目今必遇赦，在六月便有出獄之徵。蓋因皇恩臨干，天赦居支，又中傳太歲作貴人生日，罪雖至重，亦能轉凶為吉。但嫌戌臨孟位，又為本命，謫戍未能免。後曹大司禮奉命熱審，開豁謫戍。

Chen Gongxian said: There is certainly a pardon at present, and there is a sign of release by June. Because the god of imperial grace is present on the day stem, and the god of heavenly pardon is located on the day branch; the middle transmission's son is also the current heavenly official, who comes to birth the day stem with the nobleman's assistance. Although the crime is severe, it can turn from misfortune to good fortune. The only concern is that the戌 is located in the first position, and戌 is also his own destiny, so the punishment of military exile cannot be avoided. Later, Cao Da Sili was entrusted with the hot examination and released him, reducing his punishment to exile.

庚寅五月乙酉日戊寅時，庠友劉二兄占風水吉凶，亂首涉害、不備，午未空、亥子落空。指南

In the year Gengyin, fifth lunar month, on the day Yiyou, at the hour Wuyin, a classmate named Liu Er asked about the auspiciousness of a burial site. The lesson pattern is disordered beginning, involving harm, and incomplete. The旬空 is in the hours of Wu and Wei. The hours of Hai and Zi are empty. This comes from the "Six Yin Guide."

蛇貴　朱戌亥子丑后　青陰陰六　財　乙未　龍　六酉　寅陰　未寅寅酉　印　戊子　貴　勾申　卯玄　寅酉酉乙　子　癸巳　虎　龍未午巳辰常　空虎

The lesson plate is the same as before: the Heaven Plate moves forward five positions, and the Earth Plate starts from Si and proceeds in order to Chen, taking up the positions of the Heaven Plate's Wu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You. The Heavenly Generals are in sequence: Zhu Que, Teng Snake, Guiren, Tianhou, Taiyin, Xuanwu, Taichang, Baihu, Tiankong, Qinglong, Gouchen, and Liuhe. The four lessons are: Yi on You (Liuhe), You on Yin (Taiyin), Day Branch You on Yin (Taiyin), and Yin on Wei (Qinglong). The three transmissions are: Wei (Wife's Wealth, Qinglong) - Zi (Imperial Seal, Guiren) - Si (Son's Offspring, Baihu). The following interpretation of风水 is based on the imagery of the deities and generals on this plate.

斷曰：此風水在西山，無真龍正穴。然不備之中亦有好處。何以論之？玄武為風水，臨卯加戌是西北山崗也。未為夾龍，雖空乘進氣。蛇為穴，加亥落空，喜乘旬丁長生，主穴活潑有情。然美中不足，亦有可取：喜貴人左旋，逆水之局。四課下寅之對沖為對案、是申，理合艮山坤向，兼丑未分金也。勾陳主明堂，陰陽二將見財官幕貴；朱雀河魁建丙臨巳，是對案山出文明富貴，利於中房也。

The judgment says: This site's fengshui is located in the western mountains, without a true dragon and proper burial site; however, among the deficiencies there are still benefits. Why is this so? The Black Tortoise governs fengshui, and the Black Tortoise is at卯 (Mao) and added to戌 (Xu), indicating a mountain ridge in the northwest. 未 (Wei) is the god of the flanking dragon, although it falls into the empty position, it is riding on the incoming energy. The Teng Snake is the burial site, located at亥 (Hai) and falling into the empty position, but it is fortunate that it is riding on the spirit of the current ten thousand days, which is the spirit of Ding, and this spirit is in the state of growth, indicating a lively and harmonious burial site. Although it is not perfect, there are still merits: it is pleasing that the Nobleman rotates to the left, forming an inverse water pattern. The god of the fourth lesson is at寅 (Yin), and its opposite is申 (Shen), which perfectly matches the mountain facing the direction of the earth, with the division of gold at丑 (Chou) and未 (Wei). Gou Chen governs the bright hall, with both the yin and yang spirits showing wealth signs, official signs, and curtain nobleman; the Vermilion Bird is riding on Hekui (Xu), which is the spirit of Bing, and is located at巳 (Si), indicating the mountain in front producing cultural prosperity and wealth, which is beneficial for the middle branch.

但嫌子爻空戰，定艱於子息。酉為日之胎神，陰見寅木生巳火子爻，辰年十一月酉日主婢妾有妊，連生兩兒。因巳為雙義故也。但玄武（卯）建辛，主墳邊小路克比肩，與兄弟宮有礙；況龍虎空戰，長季房分人財不旺。後陰為水口，蛇作羅城，喜與緊關包固，但初中兩傳財貴逢空，一二代虛利虛名。末傳子爻為支之長生學堂，陰神河魁乃文明之宿，三代中房長房子孫，必出青衿科甲之貴。又兼武權之職，存此一案，以俟後學依而斷之。

The problem lies in the fact that the son's hexagram is empty and subject to being overcome, indicating difficulties in having children. The酉 position is the fetal deity of an 乙 day, and its hidden deity is able to generate巳 fire son's hexagram through寅 wood, so on a酉 day in the year of 辰 during the 11th lunar month, the master's servant wife becomes pregnant and gives birth to two sons—because巳 has the meaning of being paired. However, the Black Tortoise (located at the卯 position) evades the 辛 heavenly stem, indicating a small path by the tomb that harms the siblings, causing obstacles in the brothers' hexagram; moreover, both the Azure Dragon and White Tiger fall empty and are overcome, so the descendants and wealth of the eldest and youngest branches are not flourishing. The positions of Heavenly Empress and Tai Yin are water mouths, with Teng Snake forming a walled city, which is favorable as it provides tight enclosure and protection; however, the first and middle transmissions' wealth hexagrams and noble spirits all meet emptiness, so the first couple of generations will only gain empty profits and empty fame. The final transmission's son's hexagram is the long life of the day's branch and also the academy, and its hidden deity Hekui (戌) is a star mansion associated with civilization, so in the third generation, the middle branch and eldest branch's descendants will certainly produce scholars and even high-ranking officials in the imperial examination system, and also possess military power and authority. Leave this case for future students to use for deduction.

壬子五月丙戌日己丑時，予住淮安都府前，有江陰六壬袁友，為宿遷陸庠友諱奪翼者占考試。　　　　指南

In the year Renzi, fifth lunar month, on the day Bingxu, at the hour Jichou, I was staying in front of the Huai'an Military Governor's Office. There was a friend named Yuan from Jiangyin, who was skilled in the Six Changes (Liu Ning), who cast a divination for Lu Xiangyou from Suzhou, whose name was Du Yi. This comes from the "Six Changes Guide."

朱六　蛇子丑寅卯勾　蛇空常蛇　鬼　戊子　蛇　貴亥　辰龍　子巳未子　兄　乙未　常　后戌　巳空　巳戌子丙　父　庚寅　六　陰酉申未午虎　玄常

The Heaven Plate advances seven positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earthly Branches of Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, and Chen, the Heaven Plate takes the positions of Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai respectively. The heavenly generals accompanying these positions are Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, and Guiren. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Bing (lodging palace in Si) with Zi, accompanied by Teng Snake; the second lesson has Zi with Wei, accompanied by Tai Chang; the third lesson has the day branch Xu with Si, accompanied by Tian Kong; the fourth lesson has Si with Zi, accompanied by Teng Snake. The three transmissions are Zi, Wei, and Yin: the first transmission Zi hides Wu as official ghost, accompanied by Teng Snake; the second transmission Wei is accompanied by Tai Chang, the original six relations mark it as 'brother', but for Bing day, Wei earth is considered as son and grandson, and since Wei is in the Jiashen unit which is empty, the hidden stem 'Yi' has no corresponding position; the third transmission Yin hides Geng as parents, accompanied by Liu He.

斷曰：院試必取，科舉省試未能遂志。問曰：史撫臺已升鳳督去否？余曰：必不能去。蓋因驛馬坐墓（寅為馬臨未），干神歸支（不惟歸支，且為支所墓，為在家不動之象），靜象也。

The interpretation says: The county examination will certainly be passed, but as for the provincial and metropolitan examinations, one cannot be satisfied. The person then asked: Has the governor of history already been promoted to the governor-general of Fengyang and left? I said: He certainly cannot leave. Because the post-horse is sitting on the tomb (Yin is the post-horse, but it is located on Wei), and the day stem's spirit returns to the day branch (not only returning to the branch, but also being buried by the day branch, which is the image of staying at home and not moving). This is an image of being quiet and unmoving.

又問女病，余曰：胎鬼發用，血忌加支（血忌者，正月丑二未三寅四申五卯六酉，五月應在卯；血支者正月自丑順行，五月在巳，此血忌乃血支之誤也。），又四課不備，病主脈息虛弱，心胸不利，以致失血，必因胎產所致，冬月不保。

Another inquiry about a woman's illness. I said: The fetal spirit and the official ghost are both initiating transmission, and the blood taboo is added to the day branch. (Note: Blood taboo is in the ox (丑) in the first month, in the goat (未) in the second month, in the rat (寅) in the third month, in the monkey (申) in the fourth month, in the rabbit (卯) in the fifth month, and in the rooster (酉) in the sixth month. In the fifth month, it should be in the rabbit (卯). The blood branch, however, starts from the ox (丑) in the first month and proceeds in order, so in the fifth month it is in the snake (巳). The blood taboo mentioned here is actually a mistake for blood branch.) Additionally, the four lessons are incomplete. The symptoms are weak pulse and breath, discomfort in the chest, leading to blood loss, which must be caused by pregnancy and childbirth, and she will certainly not survive until winter.

又問：宿遷邊合戰，安堵否？余曰：賊符加干支，冬月必有兵警，然日之陰陽自戰，中傳制初，來兵敗怯而退。干神生支，居守保固，無破城之患（此又不以日祿臨支徒妄作論）。後四事皆驗。

Another question was asked: With warfare occurring in the area around Suzhou, can the region remain peaceful? I said: The enemy's symbol is added to the day stem and day branch, and there will certainly be military disturbances in December. However, the yin and yang spirits of the day stem contend with each other, and the middle transmission restrains the first transmission, so the attacking forces will be timid and retreat. The spirit of the day stem generates the day branch, indicating a firm defense and no risk of the city being captured (here, we should not rashly conclude merely because the day's luck is present in the branch). Later, these four events all came true.

崇正丁丑年二月十六再三日亥將辰時臨晉姚君昌祚暨□姪在朝占會試。郭氏占案

In the Dingchou year of the Chongzhen era, on the sixteenth day of the second lunar month (the original text reads 'sixteenth day of the second lunar month again and again', with some errors and omissions in the text), at the time of the亥 (Hai) hour added to the辰 (Chen) hour, Yao Changzuo, a gentleman from Linyi, and his nephew (the original text lacks one character here, the nephew's name is 'Zaichao') both divined for the imperial examination. This is from Guo Yuting's "Divination Cases."

朱六　蛇子丑寅卯勾　蛇空常蛇　鬼　戊子　蛇　貴亥　辰龍　子巳未子　兄　乙未　常　后戌　巳空　巳戌子丙　父　庚寅　六　陰酉申未午虎　玄常

The lesson board is the same as the previous case: the Heaven Plate moves forward seven positions, and the Earth Plate starts from Si and proceeds in order to Chen, taking the Heaven Plate positions Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai. The Heavenly Generals follow in order: Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman. The Four Lessons are: Bing (lodging in Si) over Zi with Teng Snake, Zi over Wei with Tai Chang, the Day Branch Wu over Si with Tian Kong, and Si over Zi with Teng Snake. The Three Transmissions are Zi (official ghost, Teng Snake) - Wei (originally marked as 'younger brother', but for Bing day it is actually 'son' with Tai Chang, and falls in the旬空) - Yin (parents, Liu He).

郭御青曰：此課兩人占，中末空為兩空矣。末克中，中克初，初克干又乘騰蛇，課名殃咎。大姚君命上乘貴人，入墓克雀不美。行年乘白虎作刃。小姚君命在未，但學堂入墓，皆不敢許。放榜果不中。

Guo Yuqing said: This divination was for two people. Both the middle transmission and the final transmission fell into emptiness, forming two layers of emptiness. The final transmission overcame the middle transmission, the middle transmission overcame the first transmission, and the first transmission overcame the day stem while riding on the Teng Snake. The name of the divination is "Yangjiao." Da Yao's personal destiny was riding on the Nobleman but entered the tomb and overcame the Vermilion Bird, which is not a favorable sign. His year of birth was riding on the White Tiger and formed the Yangren. Xiao Yao's personal destiny was in Wei, with the School of Learning also entering the tomb. Both dared not promise success. After the results were announced, indeed neither passed the examination.

建炎己酉年閏八月丙戌日辰將酉時王四官戊寅年生三十歲占差遣。　　一針見血

In the leap August of the Jiyou year of the Jianyan era, on the Bingxu day, at the time of You when Chen jiang added to You, Wang Si guan, born in the Wuyin year and thirty years old, consulted about seeking an official post. It is from "Liu Ren Yi Zhen Jian Xue."

合勾龍空　子丑寅卯　合常陰合　鬼　戊子　合　朱亥　辰虎　子巳未子　子　◎未　陰　蛇戌　巳常　巳戌子丙　父　庚寅　龍　酉申未午　貴后陰玄

Heaven Plate advances seven positions ahead of the Earth Plate. The Heaven Plate is the same as the first two cases, but with different Heavenly Generals: on the Earth Plate's巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, the Heaven Plate respectively occupies 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥. The Heavenly Generals accompanying them are respectively Liu He, Gou Chen, Qing Long, Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Gui Ren, Teng She, and Zhu Que. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace at巳) with 子, accompanied by Liu He; the second lesson is 子 with 未, accompanied by Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch 戌 with 巳, accompanied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is 巳 with 子, accompanied by Liu He. The three transmissions are 子—未—寅: the first transmission is 子, which遁戊 (evades 戊) as an official ghost, accompanied by Liu He; the second transmission is 未, which falls into an empty position in the Jiashen cycle, so it is recorded as 「◎未」, representing a son's branch, accompanied by Tai Yin; the third transmission is 寅, which遁庚 (evades 庚) as a parent's branch, accompanied by Qing Long.

邵彥和曰：日來加辰，人向入宅，豈能快利？但日上子作六合，主得子之喜。中傳又有六害，喜而又害，是虛喜也。此課緣無頭不下在，遂有阻滯。祿隨身入宅，且宜食祿。中末入空亡，乃父母入空，父母者，恩人□主也。食祿之地更空亡，其事休矣。如要功名需再修學。尚有高中之理。王丈只欲甚時討差遣。先生只以可得子，不可望差遣之說告之。王丈笑而不信。

Shao Yanhe said: The god of the day stem is added to the day branch, and people are going into the house, how can it be smooth? But the son of the day stem is riding on Liu He, indicating the joy of having a son; the middle transmission has six harms, joy mixed with harm, which is empty joy. This divination is "no head, no downward movement," so there is obstruction. The禄神 follows the person into the house, only suitable for enjoying the current salary. The middle and final transmissions both fall into Kongwang, which means the parents'爻 falls into Kongwang - parents are the ones who support and help oneself; the place of salary also falls into Kongwang, so this matter is finished. If one wants to seek official rank, one must study more and further one's education, there is still the possibility of high school. The gentleman Wang only wanted to know when he could get an appointment, the master only told him that he could have a son but could not expect an appointment, and the gentleman Wang laughed and did not believe it.

及到行在，元文字並寄書鋪處，並無片紙可驗，方始大驚。既無出生文字，如何參部？遂氣憤歸家，用功讀書。壬子年運司請□。癸卯年及第，授得棘主簿，去任不祿。蓋日來加辰為支所墓，勢不能脫出又本家有子水剋制，退又不得。中空亡不進，末空亡更不得進，既兩傳不進，只得守株待兔耳。官星作合在日，如再求官，可矣。守現再進者不可也。

When he arrived at the capital, he found that none of the original documents, including those entrusted to a bookshop, could be verified. This caused him great alarm. Since he had no official academic credentials, how could he apply for a position at the Ministry of Personnel? He returned home in anger and resolved to study diligently. In the year of Renzi, the local examination office invited him to take part in the examination, though the text is missing one character here; in the year of Guimao, he passed the exam and was appointed as a clerk in the Judicial Ministry, but he died before taking up his post. Therefore, the conclusion is: the day stem is added to the day branch, and is buried by the day branch, so he cannot escape; his family also has the water of the son branch restraining him, so even if he wants to retreat, he cannot. The middle transmission is empty, and the final transmission is even more so; since both transmissions do not advance, he can only wait passively. The official star is in harmony with the day stem, so if he seeks official position again, it might be possible; but if he remains in his current position and tries to advance, it will not work.

戊申年正月丙戌日子將辰時任太公甲午生七十五歲占家宅。　方本占案　一針見血　口鑑

In the year of Wushen, during the first lunar month, on the day of Bingxu, the Zi animal is added to the Chen hour. A man named Ren Taigong, born in the year Jiawu and aged seventy-five, divines the household. This comes from the Fangshi edition of the "Zhan'an," "Liu Ren Yi Zhen Jian Xue," and "Liu Ren Kou Jian."

六陳　朱丑寅卯辰龍　蛇子　巳空　六虎陰朱　財　乙酉　陰　貴亥　午虎　寅午酉丑　兄　癸巳　空　后戌酉申未常　午戌丑丙　子　己丑　朱　陰玄

The Heaven Plate advances eight positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earthly Branches of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate respectively occupies 丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子; the corresponding Heavenly Generals are Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, and Teng Snake. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace in巳) with 丑, accompanied by Vermilion Bird; the second lesson is 丑 with 酉, accompanied by Nobleman; the third lesson is on the Day Branch 戌 with 午, accompanied by Bai Hu; the fourth lesson is on 午 with 寅, accompanied by Liu He. The Three Transmissions are 酉,巳,丑: the first transmission is 酉 with 乙, representing wife's wealth, accompanied by Nobleman; the middle transmission is巳 with 癸, representing brothers, accompanied by Tian Kong; the final transmission is 丑 with 己, representing children, accompanied by Vermilion Bird.

邵彥和曰：此課干支六害，一主牛馬自傷。戌以丑作刑神，作朱雀，是害牛也。何不言田而言牛？春丙火相氣，相主處息，牛乃生息之物也。（愚按：正月丑為天牛煞。一云，朱雀丙午火與丑午六害，是以丑作雀乃害牛也，不細參此，何以見雀便害牛也？）午為屋為馬，言馬不言屋者，因午空亡用不定之物。且正月天馬在午，故也。入墓乘虎是害馬也。

Shao Yanhe said: In this case, the day stem and day branch form the sixth harmful relationship. The first thing is that cattle and horses suffer injury. The day branch is Xu, which is harmed by Chou, and Chou is occupied by the Vermilion Bird. This is the harm to cattle. Why is it said to be cattle rather than fields? Because in spring, the Bing fire is in its flourishing phase, which governs growth and reproduction, and cattle are exactly things that grow and reproduce. (Cheng Shuxun remarked: In the first month, Chou is the Heavenly Ox煞. Another view is that the Vermilion Bird belongs to Bingwu fire, which forms the sixth harmful relationship with Chou, so Chou occupied by the Vermilion Bird is the harm to cattle; without carefully considering this layer, how could one immediately say that the Vermilion Bird causes harm to cattle?) The Wu is both for houses and horses. Here, it is said to be horses rather than houses, because Wu is in the Kongwang position, taking the uncertain thing; also, the Heavenly Horse is in Wu in the first month. Wu is in its tomb and occupied by the White Tiger, so it is the harm to horses.

二主婦人失明。蓋午為婦人，午乃離為目，自入墓是失明也。三主自身有淫婢而僕從淫僭。蓋以巳加酉，巳即日干，為本身。以身為妻，晬酉為婢，巳加酉是寵婢也。天空為媽，從而加之，是僕從僭亂，有奸也。四主老婦血疾癆。蓋初傳太陰，與酉一體，太陰為老婦，酉為血，加丑上為墓所埋，是血不行也。丑帶破碎而成癆，從革又主癆也。

The second matter indicates a woman losing her sight. Wu represents a woman, and Wu in the Eight Trigrams is Li, which corresponds to the eye. Since Wu is in its墓 position, it signifies the loss of vision. The third matter indicates the person indulging in favoring a servant girl, and the servants also following suit in disorderly conduct. Because Si is added to You, Si is the Lodging Palace of the Day Stem Bing, representing the person himself. With regard to his wife, You represents a servant girl, and Si added to You indicates favoring a servant girl. Tian Kong, which governs servants, is added on top, indicating servants acting improperly and engaging in private affairs. The fourth matter indicates an elderly woman suffering from blood disorders and tuberculosis. The first transmission is occupied by Tai Yin, which is the same as You; Tai Yin represents an old woman, and You represents blood. You is placed on Chou, which is in its墓 position, indicating poor circulation of blood. Chou also carries the破碎 evil spirit, leading to tuberculosis, and You metal, with its nature of transformation, also indicates tuberculosis.

五主山地有爭，乃末傳丑是也。春占巳上見丑是相氣。火生丑土，丑遇生氣，本牛也。然至末傳是秋冬，非丙火之旺可以生丑土，言也。故曰山地。朱雀主爭，子主池塘，行年上見子加辰又乘騰蛇，主爭必失理也。

The fifth instance indicates a dispute between mountain and earth, which should be located on the final transmission's Chou. In spring divination, Si is seen on Chou, and Chou is in a prosperous and strong condition; fire generates Chou earth, and Chou receives life qi, originally taking the image of an ox. However, by the time of the final transmission, it is already autumn and winter, no longer a time when the prosperous and strong fire can generate Chou earth. Therefore, the image of mountain and earth is adopted instead. The Vermilion Bird signifies disputes, Zi represents a pond; the year pillar is on Zi, which is placed on Chen and rides the Teng Snake, indicating that this dispute is certainly unjust.

五月丙戌日未將亥時癸酉命人占來意。　　一字訣玉連環

On the day of Bingxu in the fifth lunar month, when the hour of Wei is added to Hai, a person with Guiyou as their birth stem comes to seek divination. The one seeking divination should first state their intention. This is from "The One-Character诀 Yulianhuan."

龍空　勾丑寅卯辰虎　龍玄貴勾　財　乙酉　貴　合子　巳常　寅午酉丑　兄　癸巳　常　朱亥　午玄　午戌丑丙　子　己丑　勾　蛇戌酉申未陰　貴後

The Heaven Plate advances eight positions ahead of the Earth Plate. The Heaven Plate is the same as the previous case, but the Heavenly Generals differ. On the Earth Plate positions of巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, the Heaven Plate positions are in sequence 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these positions are Gou Chen, Qing Long, Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Gui Ren, Teng Snake, Zhu Qu, and Liu He respectively. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace in巳) with 丑 and Gou Chen; the second lesson is 丑 with 酉 and Gui Ren; the third lesson is the day branch 戌 with 午 and Xuan Wu; the fourth lesson is 午 with 寅 and Qing Long. The three transmissions are 酉, 巳, 丑: the first transmission is 酉 with 乙, representing wife's wealth, and Gui Ren; the middle transmission is 巳 with 癸, representing brothers, and Tai Chang; the final transmission is 丑 with 己, representing children, and Gou Chen.

徐次賓曰：來意事主西北上遠行理會，自己差遣文字，並無難阻，得差遣必是近任，八月內丁酉日還家，當月得俸。本州太守決是一剛毅正直之人，以劉為姓，主太守美愛而有聚財之慶。何知西北遠行？蓋時為日下之驛馬，與天馬並，登明為西北下為遠行。登明為日貴，上乘朱雀，主文字貴人，乘馬有文字之象，豈不是自己差遣文字也？

Xu Cibin said: Your intention is to prepare for a journey to the northwest, and to run about with official documents. This journey will have no obstacles, and the official appointment you will receive will be for a position nearby. You will return home on the Dingyou day in August, and will receive your salary in the same month. The governor of this state is certainly a person of firm and upright character, with the surname Liu. The superior governor appreciates and cares for you, and there will be good fortune in accumulating wealth. How do we know it is a journey to the northwest? At the time of the divination, the earthly branch is the post-horse, which is located below, and also coincides with the heavenly horse. Dengming (Hai) is located in the northwest, and when it is placed below, it indicates a long journey. Dengming is also the nobleman of the day, with the Vermilion Bird above it, indicating a nobleman connected with official documents. The post-horse is combined with the image of official documents, which is precisely running about with one's own official appointment.

何知一路並無難阻？式中無關格故也。何知近任？命上見天恩，日上見官爵，又用傳俱是三合，故知近任。何知八月丁酉日還家？從起從魁，末傳大吉為歸計門，下臨酉，上丁字，故知丁酉日也。眾魁為日之財，故主八月得俸。

How do we know there are no obstacles along the way? Because the divination pattern does not contain the god of obstruction and restriction. How do we know it is a position close at hand? The native's chart shows Heavenly Grace, the day stem shows an official rank, and the useful god and the three transmissions all form triple harmony, so it is judged as a nearby position. How do we know that one will return home on the eighth month's Dingyou day? This divination starts the transmission from Congkui (You), and the final transmission, Daji (Chou), is the gate of returning home. Below it is the You position, and above it is the hidden Ding character, so it is determined to be Dingyou day. Congkui (You) is also the wealth hexagram of the day stem, so it indicates receiving salary in the eighth month.

何知太守為剛毅正人？緣癸酉太乙乘酉屬金，主義，故知剛正，酉為金刀，故姓劉。何知太守美受？蓋天乙與日三合。何知有聚財之慶？謂卦體屬金，為日之財也。

How do we know that the governor is a man of firmness and integrity? Because the person's birth stem is Guiyou. The Taiyi nobleman is riding on酉, which belongs to metal. Metal represents righteousness, so we conclude he is upright. Also,酉 is the metal knife, and the knife beside the character forms the character 刘, so his surname is Liu. How do we know the governor appreciates and values him? Because the heavenly nobleman and the day stem form a triple harmony. How do we know there will be joy from accumulating wealth? Because the hexagram belongs to metal, and metal is the wealth element for a day stem of Bing.