Bingxu day · Divination for Wei ruler's conflict in the metropolitan examination

丁丑二月十六丙戌日亥將寅時為魏君沖占會試酉命。 郭氏占案

On the 16th day of the second lunar month in the Dingchou year, on the Bingxu day, at the hour of Hai with the Yiun trigram added to the寅 trigram, a divination was performed for Wei's examination for the imperial examination. His birth year is You. This is from Guo Yuting's "Divination Cases."

龍空虎常　寅卯辰巳　虎陰朱龍　鬼　丁亥朱　勾丑　午玄　辰未亥寅　財　甲申后　合子　未陰　未戌寅丙　兄　癸巳常　亥戌酉申　朱蛇貴後

The Heaven Plate advances nine 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寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑 respectively. The Heavenly Generals associated with these positions are Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, and Gou Chen. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace at巳) with the position寅 and the general Azure Dragon; the second lesson is寅 with the position亥 and the general Vermilion Bird; the third lesson is on the day branch戌 with the position未 and the general Tai Yin; the fourth lesson is on未 with the position辰 and the general White Tiger. The Three Transmissions are亥,申,巳: the first transmission is亥 with the hidden 丁 representing official ghost, accompanied by Vermilion Bird; the middle transmission is申 with the hidden 甲 representing wife wealth, accompanied by Heavenly Empress; the final transmission is巳 with the hidden 癸 representing brother, accompanied by Tai Chang.

郭御青曰：干上學堂青龍，發用簾幕朱雀，七馬俱全，十分吉課。但嫌簾幕克干，朱雀又遁丁神，命上神作刃，乘玄武，辰上神墓日上神，主場屋不利，有此數端，以致壞局而不中。（愚按：命上乘空亦非所宜。）

Guo Yuqing said: The day stem is occupied by the School God and is accompanied by the Azure Dragon; the initiating transmission is the Curtain and Screen God accompanied by the Vermilion Bird, with seven complete post-horse signs. This is originally a very auspicious divination. However, the Curtain and Screen God is in conflict with the day stem, and the Vermilion Bird is associated with the Ding God, causing disturbance. The personal god is acting as the Yangren and is accompanied by the Black Tortoise, while the god on the Chen position is burying the god on the day stem, indicating difficulties in the imperial examination. Due to these issues, the structure is ruined and he did not pass the examination. (Cheng Shuxun remarked: The personal god also being accompanied by Tian Kong is also inappropriate.)

崇正癸酉年八月二十七丙戌日辰時未將張貞明兄占秋闈　　郭氏占案

In the Guiyou year of the Chongzhen era, on the 27th day of the eighth lunar month, on the Bingxu day, at the time when the Dragon (Chen) hour is added to the Goat (Wei) hour (the original text says 'Chen hour Wei general', but according to the divination board, it should be 'Dragon general added to Goat hour'), Brother Zhang Zhenming divined for the autumn examination for the local academy. It is from Guo Yucheng's 'Divination Cases'.

合勾龍空　寅卯辰巳　龍常貴合　鬼　丁亥　貴　朱丑　午虎　辰未亥寅　財　甲申　玄　蛇子　未常　未戌寅丙　兄　癸巳　空　亥戌酉申　貴后陰玄

The Heaven Plate is the same as the previous case (advancing nine positions relative to the Earth Plate). The Heavenly Generals differ: on the Earthly Branches of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate sequentially has寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these are Liu He, Gou Chen, Qing Long, Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Gui Ren, Teng Snake, and Zhu Que respectively. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace at巳) with寅, accompanied by Liu He; the second lesson is寅 with亥, accompanied by Gui Ren; the third lesson is on the day branch戌 with未, accompanied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is on未 with辰, accompanied by Qing Long. The Three Transmissions are亥—申—巳: the first transmission is亥 with遁丁, representing official ghost, accompanied by Gui Ren; the middle transmission is申 withDun Jia, representing wife wealth, accompanied by Xuan Wu; the final transmission is巳 with遁癸, representing brother, accompanied by Tian Kong.

郭御青曰：是日揭曉，占得此課，貴人作官星，相氣，又來劫煞，主極迅速。干上長生，天德命馬；初傳歲時馬；中傳日馬，天馬；末傳行年馬；七馬聚會，目下即捷音至矣，果酉時而報至。

Guo Yuqing said: At this moment the announcement is about to be made, and the divination shows that the Nobleman is riding on the official star, and also meets the auspicious energy, and brings along Jiesha. This indicates that events will come very quickly. The Day Stem is in the position of Growth, accompanied by Heavenly Virtue and the horse of the native's destiny. The first transmission is the Old Age Horse and the time horse, the middle transmission is the day horse and the Heavenly Horse, and the final transmission is the year horse. Seven layers of Post-horse gather together, and the news will arrive immediately. Indeed, a person came to report the good news at酉 hour.

丁丑年二月丙戌日亥將丑時萬弢占常熟張君曠會試本命亥。　　郭氏占案

On the day of Bingxu in the second lunar month of the year Dingchou, at the time of You when Hai is the hour, Wan Tao divined for Zhang Junkuang from Changshu for the imperial examination. Zhang's birth sign is Hai. This is from Guo Yuting's "Divination Cases."

空虎常玄　卯辰巳午　玄后勾空　子　己丑勾　龍寅　未陰　午申丑卯　鬼　丁亥朱　勾丑　申后　申戌卯丙　財　乙酉貴　子亥戌酉　合朱蛇貴

The Heaven Plate advances ten 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卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅 respectively. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these positions are Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Gui Ren, Teng Snake, Zhu Qu, Liu He, Gou Chen, and Qing Long. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (located in the Lodging Palace of 巳) with the position 卯, accompanied by Tian Kong; the second lesson is 卯 with the position 丑, accompanied by Gou Chen; the third lesson is on the Day Branch 戌 with the position 申, accompanied by Tian Hou; the fourth lesson is on 申 with the position 午, accompanied by Xuan Wu. The three transmissions are 丑, 亥, 酉: the first transmission is 丑 with 丁 hidden as a son or daughter, accompanied by Gou Chen; the second transmission is 亥 with 丁 hidden as an official or ghost, accompanied by Zhu Qu; the third transmission is 酉 with 乙 hidden as a wife or wealth, accompanied by Gui Ren.

郭御青曰：本命乘酉恰是貴登天門，行年乘寅，而為學堂年馬（愚按年馬是行年之驛馬）。丑作青龍吉將，又太歲作初傳，朱雀作中傳，貴人作末傳，而登天門之上，必中無疑矣。果然。

Guo Yüqing said: Zhang Junkuang's birth stem is in Hai, and Hai is occupied by You, which is exactly where the nobleman is, forming the "nobleman ascending the heavenly gate." His year stem is occupied by Yin, which is the academy, and also the post-horse of his year (Cheng Shuxun noted: the so-called year horse refers to the post-horse on the year stem). Chou is also a favorable general. With the sovereign's year as the first transmission, the Vermilion Bird as the middle transmission, and the nobleman as the final transmission, ascending the heavenly gate, he is certainly destined to pass the exam. Later, he indeed passed the examination.

建炎己酉年七月丙戌日午將未時和主簿戊寅生三十二歲占前程。　一針見血

In the year Jiyou of the Jianyan era, seventh month, on the day Bingxu, at the time when the hour animal Wu is added to Wei, the chief clerk (born in the year Wuyin, aged thirty-two) consulted about his future prospects. This comes from "Liu Ren Yi Zhen Jian Xue."

龍空虎常　辰巳午未　玄陰勾龍　父　辛卯　勾　勾卯　申玄　申酉卯辰　父　庚寅　合　合寅　酉陰　酉戌辰丙　子　己丑　朱　丑子亥戌　朱蛇貴後

The Heaven Plate advances eleven 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 辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯. The corresponding Heavenly Generals are Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, and Gou Chen. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace in巳) with 辰, riding Azure Dragon; the second lesson is 辰 with 卯, riding Gou Chen; the third lesson is on the day branch 戌 with 酉, riding Tai Yin; the fourth lesson is on 酉 with 申, riding Black Tortoise. The Three Transmissions are 卯—寅—丑: the first transmission is 卯 with 辛 hidden, representing parents, riding Gou Chen; the middle transmission is 寅 with 庚 hidden, also representing parents, riding Liu He; the final transmission is 丑 with 己 hidden, representing children, riding Vermilion Bird.

邵彥和曰：辰為龍也，又見青龍，又名朝陽。三傳又再見父母，自是好課，但臨赴任為母服所阻。宅上酉作太陰，是陰貴人。丙火死於酉而見太陰，來年必有母服，服闕後赴數任，皆得上憲提攜（愚按：此父母長生之故也）。先任海邊船場，次任赴曹屬官，迤邐至於太常，壽得其中矣。

Shao Yanhe said: Chen itself is a dragon, and the day stem also sees the Azure Dragon, this pattern is also called "Sun Rising." In the three transmissions there are two instances of the parents' hexagrams, which is a good pattern. However, when it comes to taking office, it will be obstructed by the mother's mourning clothes. The酉 on the day branch (the day's branch) is riding on Tai Yin, which is a nobleman of the Yin type. The Bing fire dies in the酉 position and also sees Tai Yin, so there will certainly be the mother's death next year. After the mourning period is over, even if he takes several offices in succession, he will still receive support from his superior officials (Cheng Shuxun noted: this is because the parents' hexagrams are in the position of growth). The first position is at a seaside shipyard, the second position transfers to an official in the Cao Si, and he proceeds all the way to Tai Chang, and his lifespan is also in the middle of the calculation.

程丈現授饒州德具主簿，當年赴任，次年丁母憂，服滿得明州船場；任滿，再授戶部架閣；任滿，又得文思院；任滿，得太常簿一年零四個月，除太常丞，至癸亥年冬郊祀權太常寺卿，甲子年三月卒。

This person, Cheng Zhang, was newly appointed as the county magistrate of Dexing County in Raozhou. He took office that year, but the next year he grieved for his mother's death. After completing his mourning period, he was appointed to a position in the shipyard of Mingzhou. Upon completing his term, he was transferred to the position of jia ge in the Ministry of Revenue. After finishing that term, he was assigned a post in the Wensisi. After completing that term, he served as the chief clerk of the Tai Chang Temple for one year and four months, and was promoted to the position of Tai Chang Chancellor. In the winter of the Guihai year, during the imperial sacrifice at the capital, he temporarily served as the chief official of the Tai Chang Temple. He died in the third month of the Jiazi year.

戊申年五月丙戌日申將未時何知錄丁丑生（生於四月十一日丑時）年三十二歲占前程。方本占案

In the year of Wushen, fifth month, on the day of Bingxu, when the hour of Shen is added to the hour of Wei, He Zilu (born in the year of Dingchou, on the fourth month, eleventh day at the hour of Chou, aged thirty-two) divined about his future prospects. This comes from the Fangshi edition of the "Zhan'an."

陳六　龍午未申酉朱　空巳　戌蛇　后貴陳龍　鬼　丁亥　貴　虎辰　亥貴　子亥未午　鬼　戊子　后　常卯寅丑子后　亥戌午丙　子　己丑　陰　玄陰

The Heaven Plate advances one position ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Plate positions of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate positions are respectively午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳. The corresponding Heavenly Generals are Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, Liu He, Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, and Tian Kong. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace at巳) with the position午, accompanied by Azure Dragon; the second lesson is午 with the position未, accompanied by Gou Chen; the third lesson is on the day branch戌 with the position亥, accompanied by Nobleman; the fourth lesson is on亥 with the position子, accompanied by Heavenly Empress. The Three Transmissions are亥—子—丑: the first transmission is亥 with the hidden character丁, representing official ghost, accompanied by Nobleman; the middle transmission is子 with the hidden character戊, also representing official ghost, accompanied by Heavenly Empress; the final transmission is丑 with the hidden character己, representing son and grandson, accompanied by Tai Yin. The position丑 is also the native's own destiny.

邵彥和曰：吾兄雖授台州知錄，然此任不能赴，必有阻也。將來食祿在江西，有刑法二字，改任湖南北。三任赴廣東作倅。四任近京，為安撫司。恐其後雖有授州郡之名，不得赴任也。

Shao Yanhe said: Although your elder brother has been appointed as the chief official of Taizhou, he will certainly not be able to take up this post, for there will be obstacles. In the future, he will receive a salary in Jiangxi, where the term 'criminal law' appears; then he will be transferred to Hunan and Hubei; the third post will be as a deputy governor in Guangdong; the fourth post will be near the capital, serving in the pacification commission. I fear that although he may be given the title of a prefecture, he may never actually reach his post.

何當年乳母死，本心喪，不赴此任。後任江西崇仁縣令；又調湖南北提刑司檢法，因追究劫盜有功，升廣東某州通判；任滿，又為江西安撫司參議，此任與京相近也；後升饒州府太守，未赴任而卒。

How knew he recorded that in his early years his wet nurse died, and he mourned her death with a heart of sorrow, thus not taking up his post in Taizhou. Later he became the magistrate of Chongren County in Jiangxi, then was transferred to serve as an inspector in the judicial offices of Hunan and Hubei provinces. Because of his merit in capturing bandits, he was promoted to the position of assistant governor in a certain county in Guangdong. Upon completing his term, he became an advisor in the Jiangxi Pacification Commission, which was close to the capital. Later he was promoted to the position of prefect of Raozhou Prefecture, but had not yet taken up his post when he died.

蓋日上午作青龍，乘刃為退鱗，又是空亡，午為心，所以遭心喪而不得赴任。次任江西者，亥加戌，水受土制，則為江，臨西方，故言江西。刑法二字者，干支皆自刑，更法字從水從去，亥子丑順流而去，故為法字。子為江湖，又在此方，初中皆官相連，是江西與湖南北相連也。又四任近亦者，本生人丙日占，丙丁皆以寅為生地，父母之邦，故言京也（愚按：亥子丑下即寅，寅加本命上故辰寅上斷之）。但與日遠故不言都下而言近京。

Therefore, the interpretation is as follows: The day stem is on the午, which is occupied by the Azure Dragon. The午 is also the Yangren (sharp weapon) of the丙. The Azure Dragon riding the sharp weapon is called "retreating scales." The午 also falls in the Kongwang (void) position. Since the午 represents the heart, this indicates a loss related to the heart and an inability to take office. The second position is in Jiangxi because the亥 is placed on the戌, and water is restrained by earth to form a river. The亥 is also in the western direction, so it is called Jiangxi. The term "legal punishment" refers to the day stem and day branch both suffering self-punishment. The character "法" (law) consists of water and the radical "去" (to go), and the sequence of亥, 子, 丑 flows smoothly in the direction of going, which perfectly matches the character "法." The子 represents rivers and lakes and is located in this direction. The first and middle transmissions are both connected to official symbols, so it indicates the connection between Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei. The fourth position is near the capital because the divination was made on a丙 day. Both丙 and丁 take their growth (longevity) in寅, which is considered their homeland, so it is said to be the capital. However, since寅 is far from the day stem, it is not said to be within the capital itself, but only near the capital. (Cheng Shuxun notes: Under the亥, 子, 丑, comes寅. When寅 is placed on the personal destiny, it is taken from the positions of辰 and寅 for interpretation.)

末傳本命見太陰加子丑土也，土為守土為太守。加在江湖地，依舊江西饒州也。授而不赴，太陰不顯也，既不顯，安得赴？丙子年卒不出亥子丑也。丑是本命乘陰不顯，便是死也。秩九曰丑是本命，為午龍六害，又作官星制神，既害官品，又制官星，嗚呼得顯？不顯自死矣。丑獨加子，故不出丙子年。又曰午得龍為官品，既空，則此任虛度矣。然脫此則就支上官星貴人，發用三傳皆是，烏得不顯？故便從官貴上斷之。

The final transmission is his true birth stem, and it meets Tai Yin, which is added to Zi. Chou belongs to earth, and earth governs guarding the land, so it takes the image of a guardian. When added to the region of rivers and lakes, it still refers to Jiangxi Raozhou. Although he was appointed an official, he could not take up the post, because Tai Yin governs obscurity and lack of visibility. If it is not visible, how can he reach his post? He died in the year Bingzi, which does not include the characters Hai, Zi, or Chou. Chou is his true birth stem and is combined with Tai Yin, which is obscure and not visible, indicating death. The rank nine says: Chou is his true birth stem, and it is in conflict with the Qilong of Wu, which is the six harmful influences of the official star. It injures the official rank and also restrains the official star, so how can he achieve success? If it is not visible, he naturally dies. Chou is only added to Zi, so the time of death does not fall in the year Bingzi. It is also said: Wu originally had Qilong, which was the official rank, but it has fallen empty, so this appointment was in vain. However, if we separate this aspect, it falls on the official star nobleman in the day branch. The initiating transmission and the three transmissions are all official nobleman, so how can he not achieve success? Therefore, we judge his entire career based on the official nobleman.

己酉年閏八月丙戌日辰將寅時錢三郎甲戌生三十六歲占開店　　方本占案

In the year Jiyou, during the leap August, on the day Bingxu, at the time of Chen zhang adding Yin, Qian Sanlang, born in the year Jiaxu and aged thirty-six, consulted about opening a shop. This is from the Fangshi edition of "Zhan An."

六朱　陳未申酉戌蛇　龍午　亥貴　玄后朱陳　鬼　戊子　后　空巳　子后　寅子酉未　父　庚寅　玄　虎辰卯寅丑陰　子戌未丙　子　壬辰　虎　常玄

The Heaven Plate advances two positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Branches of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate takes the positions of未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午 respectively. The heavenly generals accompanying these positions are Gou Chen, Liu He, Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, and Azure Dragon. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is on the position of 丙 (with its lodging palace in巳) with the position of未 and accompanied by Gou Chen; the second lesson is on the position of未 with the position of酉 and accompanied by Vermilion Bird; the third lesson is on the day branch戌 with the position of子 and accompanied by Heavenly Empress; the fourth lesson is on the position of子 with the position of寅 and accompanied by Black Tortoise. The three transmissions are from子 to寅 to辰: the first transmission is子 with the hidden戊, representing official ghosts, accompanied by Heavenly Empress; the middle transmission is寅 with the hidden庚, representing parents, accompanied by Black Tortoise; the final transmission is辰 with the hidden壬, representing children, accompanied by White Tiger.

邵彥和曰：此課開店來，當有他事相擾，主方開店便有人來筭虛賬，主人本無此心，此必是隔皮親人，及去報他，遂來相攻，不能為害，其店終嘈雜不甚興。令郎長大，因淘汰錢物，使用動眾，一一撓其店遂止。此向三陽，乃向高之意，終不可止也。

Shao Yanhe said: For a divination about opening a shop, there will be other matters to disturb it. Just after opening, someone will come to settle a fictitious old debt. The shop owner had no such intention, but the one coming to settle the debt must be a relative by marriage, two layers away. When someone tells him, he will come to slander. Although it cannot cause great harm, the shop will remain noisy and not very prosperous. When your son grows up, because of the need to exchange money and involve many people, one thing after another will cause disturbances, and the shop will eventually be unable to continue. However, this divination's three transmissions proceed towards the three yang, which means going upward, so it will eventually not stop.

錢氏重陽日開店，有邵一郎，與他是姨夫，因前數次向錢氏假貸不允，今因開店，邵令彼主母入狀索前簽過帳內錢七十貫，官中令追還，依舊開店。果不興發。至壬子年，其子斗黃禽與兩邊收錢不明，遂相打經官，因此歇店。先生析曰：蓋日上未作勾陳空亡，空撓也。支子作天后，厭翳無興發也。中寅作元武，子偷錢物也。末辰作白虎，動眾相打也。

Qian Sanlang opened his shop on the Double Ninth Festival. There was a Shao Yilang, his brother-in-law, who had previously tried several times to borrow money from the Qian family but failed. This time, taking advantage of Qian's opening of the shop, Shao Yilang had his wife file a lawsuit to recover the seventy guan of money that had been previously signed for. The court ordered the money to be repaid. The shop continued to operate, but it did not become prosperous. By the year Renzi, his son caught quails, and the money collected from both sides was unclear, leading to a fight and a lawsuit, so the shop had to close. Master Shao analyzed that the day stem had the hexagram of Wei riding on Gou Chen and falling into Kongwang, indicating a disturbance from nothing; the day branch had the hexagram of Zi riding on Heavenly Empress, causing obscurity and obstruction, preventing prosperity; the middle transmission had the hexagram of Yin riding on Black Tortoise, indicating the son stealing money; the final transmission had the hexagram of Chen riding on White Tiger, indicating disputes among the people.

四月丙戌日申將巳時占前程　　精蘊

On the Bingxu day of the fourth month, with the Shen general added to the Si hour, the divination concerns the prospects. It is from the Six壬 Essence.

合朱蛇貴　申酉戌亥　虎陰貴合　財　甲申　合　勾未　子后　辰丑亥申　鬼　丁亥　貴　龍午　丑陰　丑戌申丙　父　庚寅　玄　巳辰卯寅　空虎常玄

The Heaven Plate advances three positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Branches of巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰, the Heaven Plate takes the positions of申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未 respectively. The heavenly generals accompanying these positions are Liu He, Vermilion Bird, Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, and Gou Chen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (lodging palace in巳) with 申, accompanied by Liu He; the second lesson is 申 with 亥, accompanied by Nobleman; the third lesson is on the day branch 戌 with 丑, accompanied by Tai Yin; the fourth lesson is 丑 with 辰, accompanied by White Tiger. The three transmissions are 申,亥,寅: the first transmission 申, with Dun Jia representing wife wealth, accompanied by Liu He; the middle transmission 亥, with Dun Ding representing official ghost, accompanied by Nobleman; the final transmission 寅, with Dun Geng representing parents, accompanied by Black Tortoise.

斷曰：申為相氣，財乘六合為用，中傳官鬼，登於天門，主以財納官。考授京職，末傳父母乘玄武，發財發身。三傳遞生，必有上人提挈，為子求官，亦不免用財取貴。支上丑為天喜，主要懷孕也。

The interpretation states: The metal element in the position of the monkey (申) is in a favorable state. The wealth hexagram is riding on theLiu He (Liu He) and is initiating the transmission. The middle transmission is the official ghost hexagram, which is located on the heavenly gate (亥), indicating that one will obtain an official position through financial contributions and examination appointments, receiving a position in the capital. The final transmission is the parents hexagram riding on the black tortoise (玄武), indicating the possibility of both wealth and personal gain. The three transmissions are in a sequence of mutual generation, indicating that there will certainly be support from superiors. If this is for seeking an official position for a son, it is also inevitable that money will be used to obtain fame and status. The branch of the day, the ox (丑), is the heavenly joy (天喜) deity, indicating that there will be a pregnancy in the family.

戊申年正月初一丙戌日子將未時徐大夫乙丑生（生於初六日辰時）四十四歲占前程。方本占案

In the year Wushen, on the first day of the first lunar month, on the day Bingxu, at the time when the子 trigram is added to the未 trigram, Xu Doctor (born in the year Yichou, on the sixth day of the beginning with the day branch at the hour of Zi, aged forty-four) divined about his future prospects. This is from the Fang family edition of the "Divination Cases."

貴后　蛇戌亥子丑陰　朱酉　寅玄　六常常蛇　財　甲申　六　六申　卯常　申卯卯戌　子　己丑　陰　陳未午巳辰虎　卯戌戌丙　兄　空午　龍　龍空

The Heaven Plate advances five positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Branches of巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, the Heaven Plate respectively occupies 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉. The heavenly generals accompanying these positions are Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, Liu He, and Vermilion Bird. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丙 (with its lodging palace in巳) with 戌, accompanied by Teng Snake; the second lesson is 戌 with 卯, accompanied by Tai Chang; the third lesson is the day branch 戌 with 卯, accompanied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is 卯 with 申, accompanied by Liu He. The three transmissions are 申, 丑, 午: the first transmission 申, with Dun Jia as wife wealth, accompanied by Liu He; the middle transmission 丑, with Dun Ji as son, accompanied by Tai Yin; the final transmission 午 falls into the empty旬 (thus recorded as 'empty 午'), representing brother, accompanied by Azure Dragon.

邵彥和曰：支來加日墓，上又騰蛇夾信，主人如處雲霧中，進退不得，且天地轉殺，加宅克宅，上作太常為服，丙以卯為母，母當六月亡。妻加天地轉殺上，六合殃之，妻不宜孕，孕主亡（財，妻也。六合，兒也。卯木即申金之胎，幫以孕斷，妙絕）。本命上午，作末傳，雖空亡，卻是帝旺陽刃，先防妻與母。子年，己身不善終矣。

Shao Yanhe said: The day branch is placed on the墓 of the day stem, and above it is the Teng Snake blocking the message, indicating the person is like being in a fog, unable to advance or retreat. Adding卯 as the天地转杀, which is placed on the house and attacks it, withTai Chang on卯 indicating mourning for a parent. The fire of丙 uses卯 wood as its mother, so the mother is expected to die in June. The wife's wealth is placed on the天地转杀, and the六合 also brings disaster, indicating the wife should not be pregnant; if she is, it will lead to death. The original note says: wealth represents the wife, and六合 represents the child;卯 wood is the胎神 of申 metal, so predicting from the pregnancy is very accurate. The personal stem's午 is the final transmission, though it falls into the empty void, it is still the Prosperity and Yang Blade, so one should first be cautious about the wife and mother. By the year of子, the person himself will not have a good ending.

徐現授湖廣臨司，當年五月母亡，丁艱。六月妻亡。庚戌年八月，從吉授監司，辛亥年赴任，壬子年十一月，贓敗自刎。

Dr. Xu was newly appointed to the position of inspector in Huguang Province. That year in May, his mother died, and he observed the mourning period. In June, his wife also died. In the eighth month of the Gengxu year, his mourning period ended, and he was appointed as a supervisor. In the Xinhai year, he took office. In the Renzi year, in November, he was exposed for corruption and committed suicide by cutting his throat.

蓋此課十二位，上下皆帶殺，支加干墓，干又補騰蛇夾信，是真墓不可脫。墓上見卯，乃天地轉殺。乘旺克宅而太歲又加轉殺上，本命又加太歲，主是本命為墓壓太歲，太歲遂來逼殺，殺遂入宅克宅，宅遂加干墓，干遞互相逼遂成凶咎，況空亡陽刃加本命，反克太歲，若不是申作太歲，丑作本命，未可如此說。

Therefore, the interpretation is as follows: this divination shows that all twelve positions, both upper and lower, carryInauspicious Sha (malevolent forces). The day branch is placed on the day stem's墓 (burial place), and the day stem is trapped by the Teng Snake, indicating a true墓 that cannot be released. The墓 is seen with卯 (Mao), which is天地转杀 (heaven and earth turning malevolent forces), coming in its旺气 (prosperous energy) to attack the dwelling. The Tai Su (sovereign year) is also added on the转杀, and the personal destiny is added on the Tai Su. Thus, the personal destiny is pressed by the墓, which in turn presses the Tai Su. The Tai Su turns to attack the malevolent forces, which enter the dwelling to attack it. The dwelling then adds to the day stem's墓, creating a layered pressure, eventually leading to misfortune. Moreover, the yang刃 (yang sharp weapon) of the empty place is added on the personal destiny, turning to attack the Tai Su. If it were not for申 (Shen) as the Tai Su and丑 (Chou) as the personal destiny, this could not be said.

五月喪母，六月喪妻者，是今日之鬼所加處也。壬子年十一月自刎者，行年在丑，丑再見陽刃之午，又被太歲沖動，午為自刑，故不法而死也。注：末兩行俱有脫漏，餘稍作潤色之，以俟後之君子參酌。

In the fifth month, the mother dies, and in the sixth month, the wife dies, and this should be considered at the position where the official ghost is overlying. In the year Renzi, during the eleventh month, self-inflicted death occurred, because the year stem is in Chou, and Chou has the Yang刃 at Wu. Wu is then triggered by the sovereign year, and Wu also has self-punishment, so the person did not end well and died. Original note: The last two lines have omissions, and I have slightly refined them, leaving them for later scholars to consider.

同年月日時某乙亥生三十四歲占終身　　方本占案

In the same year, same month, same day, and same time, another person born in the Yihai year, aged thirty-four, consulted about their entire life. This is from the Fangshi edition of the "Zhan'an."

貴后　蛇戌亥子丑陰　朱酉　寅玄　六常常蛇　財　甲申　六　六申　卯常　申卯卯戌　子　己丑　陰　陳未午巳辰虎　卯戌戌丙　兄　空午　龍　龍空

The lesson board is identical to the previous case, both being cast for the same day and hour. The Heaven Plate advances five positions: the Earth Plate moves from Si to Chen in sequence, receiving the Heaven Plate positions Wu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You. The Heavenly Generals follow in order: Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, Liu He, Vermilion Bird. The Four Lessons are: Bing (lodging in Si) on Xu with Teng Snake, Xu on Mao with Tai Chang, Day Branch Xu on Mao with Tai Chang, and Mao on Shen with Liu He. The Three Transmissions are Shen (wife's wealth, Liu He) - Chou (son's son, Tai Yin) - Wu (brother, Azure Dragon, falling into the旬空).

邵彥和曰：日上見戌作蛇，支來墓干，巳本屬蛇，與騰蛇夾墓在中間，腹中必有疾病。戌墓主積塊。答曰：腹中果有一塊。曰：此因感風起，後入喪家，傷素食而不化，遂成痞塊，若不來求醫，命必不久。

Shao Yanhe said: When the day stem is seen with Xu and is occupied by Teng Snake, and the day branch also comes to bury the day stem, since Si itself belongs to snake, and Teng Snake is before and after with Si in the middle, there must be a disease inside the abdomen. Xu is a burial place, which indicates accumulation forming a mass. The person replied: There is indeed a hard mass in the abdomen. Shao said: This mass first started from a wind attack on the head, later went to a funeral home, suffered from undigested vegetarian food, and thus formed a痞 block. If he does not seek medical treatment, his life will not be long.

蓋初傳卯上見申作六合，六合亦是卯，兩卯夾一申。卯為風，申為肺，是風傳入肺臟起也。卯為申金所克遂奪居戌上而克。戌作太常，為喪吊家，太常為又為食，戌為脾胃，是食素食傷於脾胃也。戌既為卯所克，便走來墓干，而被兩蛇夾住，益主堅牢，是此病不以脫矣。

The reasoning is as follows: the first transmission is on the卯 (Mao) and sees the申 (Shen), with theLiu He (Liu He) covering it. TheLiu He itself also belongs to the卯, forming two moos surrounding a shen. The卯 represents wind, and the申 represents the lungs, so it is wind pathogen entering the lungs causing the illness. The卯 is overcome by the申 metal, so it shifts to overcome the戌 (Xu). The戌 is covered by theTai Chang (Tai Chang), which governs mourning and funerals, as well as food. The戌 belongs to the spleen and stomach, so it is about eating vegetarian food in a mourning household, injuring the spleen and stomach. Since the戌 is overcome by the卯, it then takes refuge in the day stem, and is caught between two snakes, making it more solid and difficult to dispel, hence the illness cannot be摆脱 (eliminated).

是年占人三十四歲，行年在亥，三十五歲遭官災，大有破耗。八月卒，蓋丙即巳，巳加子，受子水官鬼克，作天空主虛詐，又巳為日祿，祿即財。子水克之，天空耗之，三十五歲行年到此，所以如是。八月卒者，八月火死土敗，而前面便是戌，九月建戌，所以遇不得也。

This person was thirty-four years old and their year pillar was in亥. At thirty-five, they encountered legal troubles and suffered great financial loss, and died in August. This is because the lodgment palace of 丙 is in巳. The巳 is placed on 子, which is then attacked by the water official ghost of 子. On top of that, there is Tian Kong, indicating deception and falsehood. Additionally,巳 is the day's wealth, and wealth represents money. The water of 子 attacks it, and 天空 consumes it. At thirty-five, the person's year pillar arrived exactly at this position, hence the outcome. In August, death occurred because in August, fire dies and earth fails. Moving forward is 戌, and in September, the month builder is 戌, so they could not pass through.

愚按，此斷與徐大夫之斷大異豈以辰作白虎，在亥年命上，故數以痢疾乎？然辰可沖戌墓同，而邵公不言及者，豈以支來墓干，又被兩蛇夾住而辰不能沖乎？予友吳稼雲先生，以此案為邵公最得意之筆，熟玩乃見其精。異未將徐大夫之所斷拿之也。

Cheng Shuxun remarked: This diagnosis differs greatly from that of Xu Doctor. Perhaps it is because the White Tiger is on Chen and falls on the person's birth year,亥, so it is more likely to be diagnosed as a disease like dysentery? However, both cases have the same point that "Chen can break open the戌墓," yet Zhao Gong did not mention it. Perhaps it is because the day branch is墓 to the day stem, and the day stem is sandwiched between two Teng Snakes, so Chen cannot break open the墓? My friend Wu Jiayun believes this case is one of Zhao Gong's most skillful works, and only by repeatedly contemplating it can one appreciate its subtlety. One should not force the diagnosis method from Xu Doctor's case onto this one.

崇正辛巳九月丁亥辛丑時，庠友張奉初為乃弟觀初占病，予袖傳一課答之，重審、鑄印。指南

In the year Xinsi of the Chongzhen era, on the ninth month, the tenth day of the lunar month, at the hour of Xinchou, my classmate Zhang Fengchu asked me to cast a divination for his younger brother Guanchu who was ill. I cast the lesson in my sleeve to answer him. The lesson pattern is Chongshen and Zhuuyin, as cited from the Six壬 Guide.

貴后　蛇戌亥子丑陰　朱白空后　比　癸巳　空　朱酉　寅玄　酉辰巳子　子　丙戌　蛇　六申　卯常　辰亥子丁　印　辛卯　常　勾未午巳辰虎　龍空

The Heaven Plate advances five positions ahead of the Earth Plate: on the Earth Plate positions巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, the Heaven Plate positions 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉 are placed in order. The corresponding Heavenly Generals are Teng Snake, Nobleman, Heavenly Empress, Tai Yin, Black Tortoise, Tai Chang, White Tiger, Tian Kong, Azure Dragon, Gou Chen, Liu He, and Vermilion Bird. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem 丁 (with its lodging palace at 未) with the position 子, accompanied by Heavenly Empress; the second lesson has the position 子 with the position巳, accompanied by Tian Kong; the third lesson has the Day Branch 亥 with the position 辰, accompanied by White Tiger (the 'White' in the lesson refers to White Tiger); the fourth lesson has the position 辰 with the position 酉, accompanied by Vermilion Bird. The three transmissions are 巳—戌—卯: the first transmission 巳 has the hidden癸, which is a companion, accompanied by Tian Kong and falling into the empty term; the middle transmission 戌 has the hidden丙, which is a son or daughter, accompanied by Teng Snake; the final transmission 卯 has the hidden辛, which is a parent, accompanied by Tai Chang.

斷曰：課得鑄印，占病不吉，三日必死，張友不言而去。頃焉，一人至，占得未亥卯三傳，白虎發用，喪吊全逢，用木空則折，病主風寒，三日內死者。曰：適家伯先已來占矣，因不吉，故復占之。張友又請仙，呂純陽下降，判曰：數合於數。吾無問言，果三日死。

The interpretation said: The divination result was "casting the seal," which is unfavorable for predicting illness, indicating death within three days. Zhang You remained silent and left. Soon afterwards, another person came and obtained the three transmissions of Wei-Hai-Mao, with White Tiger as the initiating transmission, and both the funeral carriage and mourning guest malefics appearing together; the useful god belonged to wood but fell into emptiness, meaning that wood in emptiness would break, and the illness was of wind-cold, also indicating death within three days. The person said: My elder uncle had already come earlier to divinate, but since the result was unfavorable, he came again. The Zhang family then invited a spirit medium, and Lü Chunyang descended from the altar, giving a judgment that "the number coincides with the number," so I had nothing more to say. Later, indeed, he died within three days.