On Dinghai day, Yin Bangda divined his wife's illness (the diagnosis was ghost fetus).

建炎己酉年閏八月丁亥日辰將亥時尹邦達良申生占妻病，妻同庚。　方本占案　口鑑

In the leap August of the Jiyou year of the Jianyan era, on the Dinghai day, with the Chen general added to the Hai hour, Yin Bangda, born in the Gengshen year, consulted about his wife's illness. His wife was of the same age as him. This entry is from the Fang family edition of "Zhan An" and "Liu Ren Kou Jian."

朱六　蛇戌亥子丑陳　貴酉　寅龍　貴虎常六　兄　癸巳　常　后申　卯空　酉辰巳子　子　丙戌　蛇　陰未午巳辰虎　辰亥子丁　父　辛卯　空　玄常

The Heaven Plate is the same as the previous case (advancing five positions relative to the Earth Plate). The Heavenly Generals differ: on the Earth Plate positions巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, the Heaven Plate positions are respectively 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these positions are Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, 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 丁 (with its lodging palace at 未) with 子, riding Liu He; the second lesson is 子 with巳, riding Tai Chang; the third lesson is the Day Branch 亥 with 辰, riding White Tiger; the fourth lesson is 辰 with 酉, riding Nobleman. The Three Transmissions are巳—戌—卯: the first transmission is巳 with癸, representing brothers, riding Tai Chang; the second transmission is戌 with丙, representing children, riding Teng Snake; the third transmission is卯 with辛, representing parents, riding Tian Kong.

邵彥和曰：丁日會起水局（愚按：干上子，支上辰，本命申，故曰會起水局。吳稼云曰：必取此者，以非交不孕也，此邵氏至精密之處，宜詳玩之），日上子作六合，主孕，恐是鬼胎，眾人大笑曰：五十歲何能有胎？先生曰：心鏡云，受氣於秋何以決？婦在子兮夫立申。今正秋占，及時之課，故主懷孕，中償合，水局走丁日之鬼，故是鬼胎，空中必有響動。來年二月，定見鬼形矣。

Shao Yanhe said: "On a Ding day, the lesson forms a water trinity. (Cheng Shuxun noted: The day stem is Zi, the day branch is Chen, and the birth time is Shen, so Shen-Zi-Chen forms a water trinity.) Wu Jiayun said: One must take this into account, because without a conjunction, one cannot conceive. This is the most precise aspect of Shao's method, and should be carefully considered. The Zi on the day stem is riding on Liu He, indicating pregnancy, but it is feared to be a ghost fetus. Everyone laughed, saying: How can a person of fifty still conceive? The master said: The Xin Jing says, 'How can one decide if the spirit is received in autumn? The wife is at Zi, and the husband is at Shen.' Now, we are casting a lesson in autumn, which matches the season, so it indicates pregnancy. The middle transmission is in harmony, and the water trinity is also the official ghost of a Ding day, so it is a ghost fetus, and there must be some movement inside the house; by next February, one will certainly see the ghost's form."

尹妻數月後漸安，腹漸大，果是孕。次年二月三日生，乃鬼胎也，生後時時或瓦落或物響，更不令安寧。蓋丁火生於寅，胎在子，子又為子息，更作六合臨日，正應心鏡之論。然會起水局為鬼，故曰鬼胎。末見卯與子刑，故交件見鬼形也。若他人占行年不見鬼，不可云鬼胎。若不會起申子辰，卻是官星，必生貴子，非鬼胎也。

Yin Bangda's wife's illness gradually improved after several months, and her belly gradually grew larger, indeed she was pregnant; the next year on the third day of the second lunar month, she gave birth, and the child was a ghost fetus. After birth, there were constant falling tiles or sounds of objects, making the family restless. This is because the fire of Ding is born in寅, and reaches maturity in子, and子 governs offspring.子 is further covered by Liu He and approaches the day stem, which exactly matches the saying in the "Heart Mirror." However, the formed water trinity is the official ghost of the day of Ding, so it is called a ghost fetus. The final transmission of卯 is in conflict with子, so during the transfer, the ghost shape is seen. If someone else were to divinate, and the year of the person's age does not show the ghost line, it cannot be called a ghost fetus; if the trinity of Shen-Zi-Chen water is not formed, then the water of子 is just an official star, which means a noble son will be born, not a ghost fetus.

崇正丁丑十一月丁亥戊申時，東省戶垣諱三傑孫科長代同鄉丁科長占守科失紅本回奏。指南

In the year Dingchou of the Chongzhen era, on the 11th lunar month, the day Dinghai, and the hour Wushen, Sun Sanjie, a household affairs official from Shandong province, helped his fellow townsman Ding, the head of the Department of Revenue, to divinate about the loss of a red document and the submission of a memorial response. This is from the "Six壬 Guide."

後陰　貴亥子丑寅玄　貴空勾陰　比　癸巳　空　蛇戌　卯常　亥巳未丑　鬼　丁亥　貴　朱酉　辰虎　巳亥丑丁　比　癸巳　空　六申未午巳空　勾龍

This is a "Fan Yin" chart, where the Heaven Plate advances six positions ahead of the Earth Plate, with each branch opposing another: on the Earth Plate's巳, 午, 未, and 申, the Heaven Plate has 亥, 子, 丑, and 寅; on the Earth Plate's 酉 and 戌, the Heaven Plate has 卯 and 辰; on the Earth Plate's 亥, 子, 丑, and 寅, the Heaven Plate has巳, 午, 未, and 申; on the Earth Plate's 卯 and 辰, the Heaven Plate has 酉 and 戌. The heavenly generals are: 亥 rides the Nobleman, 子 rides the Heavenly Empress, 丑 rides Tai Yin, 寅 rides the Black Tortoise, 卯 rides Tai Chang, 辰 rides the White Tiger, 巳 rides Tian Kong, 午 rides the Azure Dragon, 未 rides Gou Chen, 申 rides Liu He, 酉 rides the Vermilion Bird, 戌 rides Teng Snake. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem 丁 (with its lodging palace at 未) with 丑, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson has 丑 with 未, riding Gou Chen; the third lesson has the Day Branch 亥 with 巳, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson has 巳 with 亥, riding the Nobleman. The three transmissions are 巳—亥—巳: the initial and final 巳 both hide癸, which is a fellow, riding Tian Kong and falling into the empty term; the middle transmission 亥 hides 丁, which is an official ghost, riding the Nobleman.

斷：官必降罰，職必更改。曰：目今朝廷責之，已過當矣，矧又重其責乎？曰：龍神克戰，課將返吟，居官定難滿任，況巳為驛馬，上乘皇詔，主一任未了，二任又臨。曰：比更職無疑。及以降三級回首，不准；降五級，又不准；擬降別衙門，然後依擬。

The interpretation states: This official is certainly going to be demoted and his position definitely changed. Someone says: The court's punishment is already too severe now, how can it be made worse? The response is: The Azure Dragon is being overcome and there is a battle, and the lesson pattern is reverse repetition, so it is certain that the official will not complete his term in office; moreover, the branch of Si is the Post-horse, and there is a royal decree riding upon it, indicating that the first term is not yet finished and the second term has already arrived. Therefore, changing the position is certain. Later, the decision was made: demotion by three ranks was not approved; demotion by five ranks was also not approved; instead, the suggestion to transfer him to another office was approved.

乾隆丁卯年辰月丁亥日戌將辰時占訟。　　牧夫占驗

In the year Dingmao of the Qianlong era, third lunar month, on the day Dinghai, with the hour of Chen and the general of Xu, a divination was made regarding legal matters. It is from Wang Mufu's "Zhanyan."

後陰　貴亥子丑寅玄　貴空勾陰　比　癸巳　空　蛇戌　卯常　亥巳未丑　鬼　丁亥　貴　朱酉　辰虎　巳亥丑丁　比　癸巳　空　六申未午巳空　勾龍

The lesson plate is the same as the previous case, still a reverse transmission: the Heaven Plate advances six positions ahead of the Earth Plate, and the branches of the Heaven Plate on each Earth Plate position are in opposition. The Heavenly General is亥 (Heavenly Pig) with the Nobleman, 子 (Heavenly Rat) with the Heavenly Empress, 丑 (Heavenly Ox) with Tai Yin, 寅 (Heavenly Tiger) with Black Tortoise, 卯 (Heavenly Rabbit) with Tai Chang, 辰 (Heavenly Dragon) with White Tiger, 巳 (Heavenly Snake) with Tian Kong, 午 (Heavenly Horse) with Azure Dragon, 未 (Heavenly Goat) with Gou Chen, 申 (Heavenly Monkey) with Liu He, 酉 (Heavenly Rooster) with Vermilion Bird, 戌 (Heavenly Dog) with Teng Snake. The four lessons are: 丁 (Ding) (lodging in 未) on 丑 (Chou) with Tai Yin, 丑 (Chou) on 未 (Wei) with Gou Chen, the day branch 亥 (Hai) on 巳 (Si) with Tian Kong, and 巳 (Si) on 亥 (Hai) with the Nobleman. The three transmissions are: 巳 (Si) (same rank, Tian Kong, falling into the empty period) — 亥 (Hai) (official ghost, Nobleman) — 巳 (Si) (same rank, Tian Kong, falling into the empty period).

王牧夫曰：訟田地乎？曰：然，何以知之？曰：丁動逢丑未，是以知之。以丑未為田園，故也。其訟有四年矣，以巳亥反覆，皆四數也。曰：四月其歸結之月科？始於巳而終於巳也。何以知其歸結？鬼臨旬尾，官災不起，是以知之。果結於四月。

Wang Mufu asked: Are you involved in a dispute over land? The attendant replied: Exactly, how do you know? Answer: Because on a Ding day, the movement is met by the two earth branches, Chou and Wei, which both represent fields. This lawsuit has been going on for four years, because the branches Si and Hai have been coming and going repeatedly, which correspond to the number four. Wang Mufu then said: April is probably the month when the matter will be settled, because this divination starts with Si and ends with Si. Why do you know it will be settled? Because the official ghost is located at the end of the ten-day period, meaning that official troubles will not arise again, thus knowing it will be settled. Later, it indeed concluded in April.

崇正丁丑年二月十七丁亥日亥將巳時金壇荊君諱庭實占會試。　郭氏占驗

In the second month of the Dingchou year of the Chongzhen era, on the 17th day of Dinghai, when the亥 hour was combined with the巳 hour, Jingtingshi of Jintan divined the imperial examination. It is cited from Guo Yuqing's "Zhanyan."

後陰　貴亥子丑寅玄　貴空勾陰　比　癸巳　空　蛇戌　卯常　亥巳未丑　鬼　丁亥　貴　朱酉　辰虎　巳亥丑丁　比　癸巳　空　六申未午巳空　勾龍

The lesson plate remains the same as in the previous two cases, forming a returning echo plate: the Heaven Plate advances smoothly through six positions, conflicting with each Earth Plate branch. The Heavenly General is亥 (Hai) riding the Nobleman, 子 (Zi) riding the Heavenly Empress, 丑 (Chou) riding Tai Yin, 寅 (Yin) riding the Black Tortoise, 卯 (Mao) riding Tai Chang, 辰 (Chen) riding the White Tiger, 巳 (Si) riding Tian Kong, 午 (Wu) riding the Azure Dragon, 未 (Wei) riding Gou Chen, 申 (Shen) riding Liu He, 酉 (You) riding the Vermilion Bird, 戌 (Xu) riding Teng Snake. The four lessons are 丁 (Ding) on 丑 (Chou) (Tai Yin), 丑 (Chou) on 未 (Wei) (Gou Chen), the day branch 亥 (Hai) on 巳 (Si) (Tian Kong), and 巳 (Si) on 亥 (Hai) (Nobleman). The three transmissions are 巳 (Si) - 亥 (Hai) - 巳 (Si), with both the first and final transmissions falling into the旬空 (decade void).

郭御青曰：凡得返吟即主反覆。馬動而臨絕地，年上乘墓，戌作騰蛇，主有驚礙事，課傳又無簾幕，未敢許中也，果然。

Guo Yüqing said: Whenever a return echo lesson occurs, it indicates that matters will be reversed. The post-horse is moving but is located in the绝地, the year pillar is riding on theTomb Spirit, and the戌 is also riding on the Teng Snake, indicating there will be matters of fear and obstruction; the lesson and the three transmissions do not have curtain and nobleman, so he is not allowed to pass the examination. Later, he indeed failed.

二月丁亥日戌將卯時王寺丞占兵士往饒州取馬何故未回？　　方本占案

On the Dinghai day of the second month, with the Xu general added to the Mao hour, Wang Shizheng consulted about why the soldiers sent to retrieve horses in Raozhou had not yet returned. This is from the Fangshi edition of "Zhan An."

朱六　蛇子丑寅卯陳　貴亥　辰龍　朱虎陰六　兄　空午　虎　后戌　巳空　丑午酉寅　子　己丑　朱　陰酉申未午虎　午亥寅丁　財　甲申　玄　玄常

The Heaven Plate advances seven 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子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥 in order. The heavenly generals corresponding to these positions are Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, and Nobleman. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is丁 (with its lodging palace at未) with the position寅 and the general Liu He; the second lesson is寅 with the position酉 and the general Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch亥 with the position午 and the general White Tiger; the fourth lesson is午 with the position丑 and the general Vermilion Bird. The three transmissions are午,丑,申: the first transmission is午 falling into the void (recorded as "empty午"), representing a brother, with the general White Tiger; the second transmission is丑 with the hidden己, representing a son and grandson, with the general Vermilion Bird; the third transmission is申 with the hidden Dun Jia, representing a wife and wealth, with the general Black Tortoise.

邵彥和曰：其馬必遭虎傷而死。蓋午為馬，乘虎加亥發用。以午自刑而加自刑，上又被亥克故也。後五日，兵士果來報曰：前日，馬上山食草，被虎所噬。

Shao Yanhe said: The horse must have been bitten and killed by a tiger. Because the horse is represented by Wu, and Wu is combined with the White Tiger and applied to Hai, initiating the transmission; Wu itself is a self-punishing branch, and it is also applied to another self-punishing branch Hai, and it is further overcome by the water of Hai above. Five days later, soldiers indeed reported: a few days ago, the horse was eating grass on the mountain and was bitten and killed by a tiger.

癸酉年十月丁亥日寅將未時占產期。　　　郭氏占案

On the Dinghai day of the Guiyou year, in the tenth lunar month, with the寅 (Yin) general added to the Wei (Wei) hour, the divination concerns the date of childbirth. It is from Guo Yucheng's "Zhan An."

蛇朱合勾　子丑寅卯　朱虎陰合　兄　◎午　虎　貴亥　辰龍　丑午酉寅　子　己丑　朱　后戌　巳空　午亥寅丁　財　甲申　玄　酉申未午　陰玄常虎

The divination chart and the previous case (Wang Shicao's horse divination) share the same pattern. The Heaven Plate moves seven positions ahead of the Earth Plate. The Earth Plate, starting from巳, sequentially receives the Heaven Plate's positions: 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥. The heavenly generals accompanying these positions are: Teng Snake, Vermilion Bird, Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丁 (with its lodging palace at 未), with 寅 and accompanied by Liu He; the second lesson is 寅, with 酉 and accompanied by Nobleman; the third lesson is on the day branch 亥, with 午 and accompanied by White Tiger; the fourth lesson is on 午, with 戌 and accompanied by Vermilion Bird. The three transmissions are 午, 戌, 申: the first transmission is 午, which falls in the empty position (marked as 「◎午」), representing a brother, accompanied by White Tiger; the middle transmission is 戌, representing a son and grandson, accompanied by Vermilion Bird; the final transmission is 申, representing a wife and fortune, accompanied by Black Tortoise.

郭御青曰：干上寅，支上午，必戌日生。寅為干之長生，六合生兒之象，後果於戌日申時生子，就末傳之申字也。

Guo Yuqing said: The day stem is寅, and the day branch is午. The Yin-Wu-Xu Fire triad is missing the Xu, so the child must be born on the Xu day.寅 is the growth place for the Ding day stem, and theLiu He is on寅, which is a sign of giving birth. Later, the child was indeed born on the Xu day at the hour of Shen. The hour of birth corresponds to the final transmission's character Shen.

丁丑年二月丁亥日亥將卯時宗成弢占周簡臣諱銓會試中否。　　郭氏占案

On the day of Dinghai in the second lunar month of the year Dingchou, when the hour of Hai was added to the hour of Mao, Zong Chengtao divined whether Zhou Jianchen (whose name was Quan) would pass the imperial examination. This is from Guo Yuting's "Zhan An."

朱合勾龍　丑寅卯辰　勾常貴勾　子　◎未　常　蛇子　巳空　卯未亥卯　父　辛卯　勾　貴亥　午虎　未亥卯丁　鬼　丁亥　貴　戌酉申未　后陰玄常

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, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, and Teng Snake. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is 丁 (with its Lodging Palace at 未) with the branch 卯, accompanied by Gou Chen; the second lesson is 卯 with the branch 亥, accompanied by Nobleman; the third lesson is the Day Branch 亥 with the branch 未, accompanied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is 未 with the branch 卯, accompanied by Gou Chen. The Three Transmissions are 未—卯—亥: the first transmission is 未 falling into the empty position (marked as 「◎未」), representing the son's branch, accompanied by Tai Chang; the middle transmission is 卯 with the hidden 辛, representing the parent's branch, accompanied by Gou Chen; the final transmission is 亥 with the hidden 丁, representing the official ghost's branch, accompanied by Nobleman. The combination of 亥, 卯, and 未 forms a Wood Triple Harmony.

郭御青曰：余初斷此課發用旬空不成木局生日，無簾幕驛馬，未敢深許。及中後，細詳課情，未臨本命可以填空（愚按：此說非也，若未是本命或可填空，今木臨本命安可填空耶），卯為月建亦可填空，會成木局，則能生日，行年乘子為丁日福星，騰蛇臨辰象龍，此中之大端也，餘於此進一識也。

Guo Yuqing said: At first, when I divined this lesson, since the initiating transmission was in the empty旬 (wuxun) and could not form a wood pattern to benefit the day stem, and there was no curtain and nobleman or post-horse, I dared not give a deep interpretation. Later, after he passed the examination, I re-examined the lesson: the "wei" was on his birth destiny, which could fill the empty wuxun (kongwang). (Cheng Shuxun remarked: this statement is incorrect. If "wei" is the birth destiny, or it could fill the empty wuxun; now, if wood is on the birth destiny, how can it fill the empty wuxun?) "Mao" is also the month builder, which can fill the empty wuxun. Once the empty wuxun is filled, it will form a wood pattern to benefit the day stem. The year of action has "zi" as its upper rider, and "zi" is the good star for a "ding" day; the Teng Snake is on "chen" and takes the dragon image. These are the key points, and through this, I have gained another level of understanding.

吳稼云曰：此劉上支傳課，無不相會，且成木局值時，是即會試成進士之確應也，郭君所評，甚為迂謬。愚按：此課木局生日，妙在得時，初傳空亡，妙在末傳不空，且作貴人日德、歲德，何故郭君未之言及也？此案似不應入選，因郭君直書而不諱，故登之以表其直焉。且見此等課象皆必中之兆也，若秋令得此鞏未必然。又按：年月日時及三傳四課皆會三合，更值春季卯木正旺之時，安得不中乎？

Wu Jiayun said: In this case, the day and its branch, along with the three transmissions, all conjoin with each other, forming a wood pattern at the right time, which is indeed an indication of success in the imperial examination and becoming a jinshi. Guo's judgment is very absurd. Cheng Shuxun remarked: In this case, the wood pattern is favorable because it is in season; although the first transmission falls into kongwang, it is favorable because the final transmission does not fall into kongwang, and it is also accompanied by the nobleman, and it is both the day's virtue and the annual virtue. Why didn't Guo mention this aspect? This case should not have been selected, but since Guo wrote it honestly without any concealment, it is included here to commend his straightforwardness. Moreover, it shows that such divination patterns are certainly signs of success. If such a pattern were obtained in autumn, it might not be the case (the original text says 'gong' instead of 'kong'). Furthermore, it is noted that the year, month, day, hour, and the three transmissions and four lessons all form a triple harmony, and it is exactly the time when the卯 wood is in its prime. How could one not succeed?

己酉年八月丁亥日辰將未時傅清欽乙亥生三十五歲占出外謁貴。　　一針見血

In the Jiyou year, eighth lunar month, on the Dinghai day, at the time of Chen zodiac hour added to Wei, Fu Qingqin, born in the Yihai year, aged thirty-five, divined about going out to visit a nobleman. This comes from "Liuren Yizhen Jianxue."

勾青　六寅卯辰巳空　空玄朱龍　比　癸巳　空　朱丑　午虎　巳申丑辰　父　庚寅　六　蛇子　未常　申亥辰丁　鬼　丁亥　貴　貴亥戌酉申玄　后陰

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 in order. The Heavenly Generals corresponding to these positions are Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, Teng Snake, and Vermilion Bird. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is丁 (with its lodging palace at未) with the position of辰, accompanied by Azure Dragon; the second lesson is on辰 with the position of丑, accompanied by Vermilion Bird; the third lesson is on the Day Branch亥 with the position of申, accompanied by Black Tortoise; the fourth lesson is on申 with the position of巳, accompanied by Tian Kong. The Three Transmissions are巳,寅,亥: the first transmission is巳 with癸 hidden, representing a fellow, accompanied by Tian Kong and falling into the empty term; the second transmission is寅 with庚 hidden, representing parents, accompanied by Liu He; the third transmission is亥 with丁 hidden, representing official ghost, accompanied by Nobleman.

邵彥和曰：天罡作青龍，真斬關卦，必至出行。但求遠在近，求久在邇，徒然千里之外，只在目睫之間。傅云：我往道州見太守，乃姑丈。曰：爾即往見彼，而思人在近側耳。求遠得近，但看造物何如耳？傅往道州，姑丈卻與一書，薦在本州汪通判處就館。得二百貫錢。蓋天罡青龍，千里無蹤，故主遠出。時上發用，傳歸父母，卻在近宅，末又歸在父母，皆歸本鄉也。

Shao Yanhe said: When Tiangang (Chen) is above Qinglong, it is a true "Zhangguan" divination, which definitely indicates a journey away from home. However, the matter sought at a distance will actually be near at hand, and matters that seem long-term will be seen right before one's eyes. One might think they need to travel thousands of miles, but in reality, it is just within sight. Fu Qingqin said: I want to go to Daozhou to see the prefect. That is my maternal uncle. Shao said: Go see him, but remember that the person who will help you is nearby. Seeking far leads to near, and see how fate arranges things. Later, Fu Qingqin arrived in Daozhou, and his maternal uncle gave him a letter recommending him to stay at the home of Wang Tongpan in the same state, where he earned two hundred guan. Therefore, this divination is interpreted as: Tiangang riding Qinglong indicates absence from a thousand miles, thus indicating a long journey; however, when considering the divination, the initiating transmission and the three transmissions return to the parents' hexagram, which is near home, and the final transmission also returns to the parents, indicating returning to one's native place.

崇正十五年九月丁亥日丁未時，予住埂子街，一僧人偕十餘人相顧，丙午命人索占。 指南

In the 15th year of the Chongzhen era, ninth month, on the Dinghai day and Bingwu hour, I was living on Gengzi Street. A monk came with more than ten people to see me, among whom a person whose birth year was Bingwu asked for a divination. It is from the Six壬 Guide.

勾青　六寅卯辰巳空　空玄朱龍　比　癸巳　空　朱丑　午虎　巳申丑辰　父　庚寅　六　蛇子　未常　申亥辰丁　鬼　丁亥　貴　貴亥戌酉申玄　后陰

The lesson board is the same as the previous case: the Heaven Plate moves forward nine positions in order, and the Earth Plate starts from Si and proceeds in sequence to Chen, taking the Heaven Plate positions of Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, and Chou. The heavenly generals accompanying each position are Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, Teng Snake, and Vermilion Bird. The four lessons are: Ding (in the lodging palace Wei) on Chen with Azure Dragon, Chen on Chou with Vermilion Bird, the day branch Hai on Shen with Black Tortoise, and Shen on Si with Tian Kong. The three transmissions are Si (same as self, Tian Kong, falling into the empty period) - Yin (parents, Liu He) - Hai (official ghost, Nobleman).

陳公獻曰：來意必為功名，公乃未年甲榜。曰然。蓋因貴德官星臨年，月將青龍居丁，且羊角相加，故應未年高第。曰：該做京官做外官。曰：歲居干後，日生青龍，理宜先京城而後外任；嫌身祿不得地。此去身不安而祿不養，況歲君臨嗔怒之所，此番當為國家起見耳。後知為吳門錢大鶴先生也。李賊破京遂歸。

Chen Gongxian said: Your intention must surely be for fame and official rank. Are you an imperial examiner who passed the examination in the year of Wei? The person replied: Yes. This conclusion was reached because the Nobleman, the Deity God, and the Official Star all fell on the person's birth year. The Month General also rode the Azure Dragon and occupied the Lodging Palace of Ding. Moreover, the image of "Goat Horns Added Together" was present, so he should pass the examination in the year of Wei. The person then asked: Should he take an office in the capital or an appointment in the provinces? The answer was: The Sovereign Year is located behind the Day Stem, and the Day Stem generates the Azure Dragon. By reasoning, he should first serve in the capital and then take an appointment in the provinces. However, the problem is that both his body and his official rank are not in a favorable position. This journey will be one of instability and lack of sustenance. Moreover, the Sovereign Year is located in the position of anger, so this trip will be for a matter of state importance. Later it was known that he was the Mr. Qian Dachuo from the Wu Gate. When Li Zicheng captured the capital, he returned to his hometown.

來意占功名者，以時起三傳，陰神辰為月將青龍，干生龍，主人追求官階。羊角相加者，辰未相加也，《類纂》云“辰未加臨解首逢”，以羊角合為解字故也。未年上見月將青龍，《指掌賦》曰“月將青龍，片言入相”，陰神又見朱雀，文學之象，故主未年高第。凡占功名，干支空大為不利。今丁寄宮未空。又不宜祿空，今午祿又空。故曰“嫌身祿不得地”以空，兼之午虎祿臨酉死地，日未臨戌入地網，此皆不利之徵。

Divining the intention of the person is about seeking official rank, based on the fact that this divination begins with the three transmissions from the time of divination. The hidden spirit of the hour is the month general and rides the azure dragon. The day stem generates the azure dragon, indicating the person's pursuit of official position. The phrase "sheep horn adding together" refers to the combination of the hour of the dragon and the hour of the goat. The "Classified Collection" states "the dragon and goat adding together resolve the first encounter," because the characters "sheep" and "horn" together form the character "resolve" (as in "resolve chief" and "resolve first"). The hour of the goat sees the month general and the azure dragon, and the "Handbook of Divination" says "the month general and the azure dragon, a single word leads to becoming prime minister." The hidden spirit also sees the vermilion bird, which is an image of literature, so it indicates success in the year of the goat. In general, when divining official rank, the day stem and day branch falling into the void is very unfavorable. Now the day stem, which is ding, is in the lodging palace of the goat, which is exactly the void. Also, it is not favorable for the禄神 (lucky god) to fall into the void. Now the hour of the horse, which is the禄神, also falls into the void, so it is said "dislike the body and禄神 not being in a proper position," which is exactly for this void. Moreover, the hour of the horse is ridden by the white tiger, and the禄神 is in the hour of the rooster, which is a dead position. The lodging palace of the day stem, which is the goat, also meets the hour of the dog and enters the web of the earth, all of which are ominous signs.

崇正丁丑年二月十七丁亥日亥將寅時金壇張君公亮占會試。　　郭氏占案

In the second month of the Dingchou year of the Chongzhen era, on the 17th day of Dinghai, at the time when the亥trigram is added to the寅trigram, Zhang Gongliang from Jintan divined the imperial examination. This is from Guo Yuqing's "Divination Cases."

勾青　六寅卯辰巳空　空玄朱龍　比　癸巳　空　朱丑　午虎　巳申丑辰　父　庚寅　六　蛇子　未常　申亥辰丁　鬼　丁亥　貴　貴亥戌酉申玄　后陰

The lesson plate is the same as the previous two cases (the Heaven Plate advances nine positions ahead of the Earth Plate). The Earth Plate from Si to Chen successively receives the Heaven Plate positions of Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, and Chou. The Heavenly Generals in sequence are Liu He, Gou Chen, Azure Dragon, Tian Kong, White Tiger, Tai Chang, Black Tortoise, Tai Yin, Heavenly Empress, Nobleman, Teng Snake, and Vermilion Bird. The four lessons are: Ding on Chen with Azure Dragon, Chen on Chou with Vermilion Bird, Day Branch Hai with Shen and Black Tortoise, and Shen with Si and Tian Kong. The three transmissions are Si (same rank, with Tian Kong, falling into the empty term) - Yin (parents, with Liu He) - Hai (official ghost, with Nobleman).

郭御青曰：初傳巳，為本日、行年、月建三馬。中傳寅為命馬，支上申為時馬、天馬，末傳亥為贈馬。真七馬聚會，又三傳自下遞生，干上青龍，末傳上貴人，初天空旺相，天空見貴人為奏書之神，但無簾幕，即斷為十名以外之魁，定在瀛洲之內。餘占東南名公數十人，獨許張君高列，已而果然。

Guo Yuqing said: The first transmission is the horse of the current day, the horse of the current year, and the horse of the month builder, thus three horses in one person; the middle transmission is the horse of the birth destiny; the shen on the day branch is the horse of the time of divination and the heavenly horse; the final transmission is the gift horse. Truly, seven horses gather together. The three transmissions also follow each other in sequence, with the day stem riding the azure dragon, and the final transmission riding the nobleman. The first transmission is the sky void, which is in the prosperous and strong phase. The sky void meeting the nobleman is the spirit of "presenting a memorial." However, there is no curtain nobleman, so his rank is outside the top ten but he is the top of the first list, ultimately stable within Yingzhou (sure to pass the imperial examination). I divined the metropolitan examination for dozens of scholars in the southeast, only Zhang Jun was ranked high, and indeed it turned out to be so.

戊申年正月丁亥日，子將寅時，王解元辛丑生（生於九月二十作日辰時），六十八歲，占終身。方本占案。

In the year of Wushen, during the first lunar month, on a day of Dinghai, the子 (rat) hour was added to the寅 (tiger) hour. Wang Jiayuan, born in the year of Xinchou, on the twentieth day of the ninth lunar month at a辰 (dragon) hour, consulted about his entire life. This comes from the Fang family edition of the "Zhan An."

虎常　空卯辰巳午玄　龍寅　未陰　陰貴空常　財　乙酉　貴　陳丑　申后　未酉卯巳　子　空未　陰　六子亥戌酉貴　酉亥巳丁　兄　癸巳　常　朱蛇

The Heaven Plate advances ten positions 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 in sequence卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,子,丑,寅. The corresponding Heavenly Generals are Tian Kong, Bai Hu, Tai Chang, Xuan Wu, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Gui Ren, Teng Sha, Zhu Que, Liu He, Gou Chen, Qing Long. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is丁 (with its lodging palace at未) with巳, accompanied by Tai Chang; the second lesson is巳 with卯, accompanied by Tian Kong; the third lesson is on the day branch亥 with酉, accompanied by Gui Ren; the fourth lesson is on酉 with未, accompanied by Tai Yin. The Three Transmissions are酉,未,巳: the first transmission is酉 with the hidden character乙, representing wife wealth, accompanied by Gui Ren; the second transmission is未, which falls into the empty position (recorded as 'empty 未'), representing son and grandson, accompanied by Tai Yin; the third transmission is巳 with the hidden character癸, representing brother, accompanied by Tai Chang.

邵彥和曰：主外人有服者，來爭家財，我終被他所擾，而入不明之地，且受太陰之抑。蓋酉作貴登天門，乃夜貴用事，是不明也。酉即太陰，太了酉互相掩蔽，終於失理，行年上太陰門戶亦主分破，況身宅三傳行年皆在陰上，正是不利之年，七十歲必死矣。

Shao Yanhe said: There is a person of a different surname who is currently in mourning and is competing for the family's wealth. My side will ultimately be disturbed by him, ending up in a state of ambiguity and confusion, and will also suffer from the suppression of Tai Yin. Because the hour of You is the nobleman's entry into the heavenly gate, and it is the night when the nobleman is in charge, so it is dark and unclear; the You itself belongs to Tai Yin, and Tai Yin and You (the original text says 'too', which should be a mistake for 'Tai Yin') mutually obscure each other, eventually leading to a loss of reason. The year of the person is on Tai Yin's gate, which also indicates the division and damage of the family. Moreover, the self, the house, the three transmissions, and the year all fall on the yin position, which is a year of disadvantage. He will certainly die at the age of seventy.

何以見外人有服者入宅爭財？蓋巳作太常乘馬加干故也。太常巳未土入本家，乃家人也。丁，我也。丁被巳乘馬逼身而來，丁遂加酉上托於今日陰貴人用事，誰知陰貴人入宅卻是破碎，宅反為他所破。且太陰乘未加酉，未即丁身，是我為他所蔽，陰翳不明。陰貴加陽貴上，陽貴為今日之鬼，又是不明，又自陽貴上發傳，終歷陰貴而末傳仍歸我身上，依舊作支破（沖支為破）。當主爐灶敗壞。巳之本家，又見卯作天空，必至門戶分破也。

How do we know that a person from another family with mourning clothes enters the house to fight over wealth? Because the巳 is riding on Tai Chang and also riding on the Post-horse, and it is added to the day stem. Tai Chang belongs to earth, and both巳 and 未 are also earth, so they enter the family, which is the image of family members. The丁 is myself. The丁 is forced upon by the巳 and the horse, so the丁 is added to the酉. It relies on the today's阴贵人 for protection. But the阴贵人 entering the house brings the破碎煞, and the house is actually broken by him. Moreover, the太阴 is riding on 未 and is added to the酉. The 未 is the self of the丁, so I am covered by him, and the shadow is unclear. The阴贵 is added on top of the阳贵, and the阳贵 is today's official ghost, which is also unclear. It starts from the阳贵, passes through the阴贵, and the final transmission still returns to my own self, which again causes the day branch to be broken (a conflict with the day branch is considered breaking). Therefore, the stove is ruined. The original position of巳 also sees the卯 riding on Tian Kong, which definitely leads to the door being split and damaged.

王有一弟，少年與人為子，己酉年其父死，弟乘服未滿歸宗，六月入狀，爭分家財。王托鄉紳徐通判料理，竟為徐所騙用，仍舊分給與弟，將中門拆斷作兩處。廚灶皆壞。此事戊申年何故不發？至己酉年四月方發耶。蓋戊申陽年雖六陰全而不能舉，己酉年故發也。己酉年十月分定，仍是徐通判調停，酉貴作破碎加亥故也。

Wang Jieyuan had a younger brother who was adopted by another family at a young age. In the year Jiyou, their father died, and the younger brother took advantage of the fact that his mourning period was not yet complete to return to his original family. In June, he filed a lawsuit to claim his share of the family property. Wang Jieyuan asked the local magistrate Xu Tongpan to handle the matter, but was instead deceived by Xu, who used the family's wealth. The property was still divided between the brothers, and the main gate was broken down to separate the house into two parts, with the kitchen and stove also destroyed. Why did this incident not occur in the year Wushen, but only in the fourth month of the year Jiyou? Because Wushen is a yang year, and although all six yin elements are present, it could not be activated. It only occurred in the year Jiyou. In the tenth month of the year Jiyou, the property was divided again, and Xu Tongpan still mediated between them, because the nobleman associated with the metal element of You carries a broken calamity that affects the water element of Hai.

同年月日時，邵氏丁巳生，五十二歲，占家宅，同得此課。（口鑑）

The same example of Wang Jieyuan's divination for his entire life was again used, this time with the same戊申 year, 正月, 丁亥 day, and 寅 hour, with no change in the year, month, day, or hour. This time, however, the divination was for Shao's case, who was born in Dingsi year, aged fifty-two, and asked about the household. The same divination chart was obtained. Although the person and the matter being asked were different, the divine elements used changed accordingly, resulting in a completely different interpretation. In the previous case, it was about a relative from another family contesting the family property, while in this case, it concerned a woman's illness, the household, servants, and disputes. This example is taken from the "Kou Jian."

虎常 空卯辰巳午玄 龍寅 未陰 陰貴空常 財乙酉貴 陳丑 申后 未酉卯巳 子空未陰 六子亥戌酉貴 酉亥巳丁 兄癸巳常 朱蛇

This chart is cast with the month general placed on the寅 (Yin) hour. The heaven plate is two positions behind the earth plate. The heavenly generals riding on the twelve earthly branches in sequence are: Zi (mouse) rides Liu He (Six Harmonies), Chou (ox) rides Gou Chen (Hook Star, written as "Chen" in the chart), Yin (tiger) rides Qing Long (Azure Dragon), Mao (rabbit) rides Tian Kong (Heavenly Void), Chen (dragon) rides Bai Hu (White Tiger), Si (snake) rides Tai Chang (Great Constancy), Wu (horse) rides Xuan Wu (Black Tortoise), Wei (goat) rides Tai Yin (Great Yin), Shen (monkey) rides Tian Hou (Heavenly Empress), You (rooster) rides Gui Ren (Nobleman), Xu (dog) rides Teng Snake, and Hai (pig) rides Zhu Que (Vermilion Bird). The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Ding (Ding) lodging in Wei (goat), with the branch巳 (snake) on Wei, which rides Tai Chang; the second lesson has the branch卯 (rabbit) on巳, which rides Tian Kong; the third lesson has the day branch Hai (pig) with the branch酉 (rooster) on Hai, which rides Gui Ren; the fourth lesson has the branch未 (goat) on酉, which rides Tai Yin. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is酉 (rooster), with the hidden stem Yi You (Yi You), riding Gui Ren, representing wife and wealth in the day stem Ding fire; the middle transmission is未 (goat), which is in the empty position of the Jiashen (Jia Shen) ten-day cycle, riding Tai Yin, representing son and daughter; the final transmission is巳 (snake), with the hidden stem Gui Si (Gui Si), riding Tai Chang, representing brother and sister. The three transmissions酉 (rooster), 未 (goat), and巳 (snake) each retreat one position and are separated by one branch, forming the pattern of retreat in the intermediate transmission.

邵彥和曰：此課名彈射，一主婦人患血氣，二主門戶不寧，三主婢妾出走，四主家主患口齒之疾，此課可改門戶，不然則口舌立至矣。至五月十五日，己丑皆應。

Shao Yanhe said: The pattern of this lesson is called "Spring Shooting." From this we can determine four things: first, the wife in the family will suffer from a blood condition; second, the household will not be peaceful; third, the female servants and concubines will run away; fourth, the head of the family will suffer from mouth and tooth illness. The remedy is to change the entrance of the house, otherwise, disputes and words will come immediately. On the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month, which is Jichou, all four things will come true. Analyzing the divination board, the卯 is originally the god of the door and gate, but now it is riding on Tian Kong, which governs loss and waste, hence the household is not peaceful; Tai Yin usually governs servants and concubines, but now it is on the position of Wei, which is in the旬空, so when a person is in the empty position, they will leave, hence the servants and concubines will run away; Zhu Que governs disputes and documents, and it is now riding on the亥, which is the day branch, hence there will be illness of the mouth and teeth and disputes. The so-called changing the entrance means to avoid the卯 position where Tian Kong is located and open another door.