On Xinchou day, Liu Zhongzhen asked for a divination regarding his elder brother's promotion (referring to the south).

崇正二月戊寅二月辛丑日癸巳時，東省劉太史諱正宗者相召索占。指南

In the Wuyin year of the Chongzhen era (originally written as "Chongzheng," changed due to taboo), on the Xinchou day of the second month, at the Guisi hour, someone from Shandong named Liu Taishi (whose name was Zhongzhen, "huì" indicates it is not appropriate to use his name directly, "Taishi" is a respectful title for officials in the Hanlin Academy) sent a messenger to ask Chen Gongxian to cast a divination. This example comes from the "Liu Ren Zhi Nan." The month general for the second month is Xu (Hekui), with Xu added to the Guisi hour, and this is the same as the previous two lessons, all belonging to the same system.

龍空 陳戌亥子丑虎 六酉 寅常 龍貴朱玄 財 癸卯 玄 朱申 卯玄 亥午申卯 兄 丙申 朱 蛇未午巳辰陰 午丑卯辛 父 辛丑 虎 貴後

The lesson remains as Wu added Si: the Heaven Plate Wu is added to the Earth Plate Si, with the following combinations: Zi added Wu, Chou added Wu, Yin added You, Mao added Xu, Chen added Hai, Si added Xu, Wu added Yin, Wei added Mao, Shen added Chen, You added Si, Xu added Wu, Hai added You. The Twelve Heavenly Generals proceed in order, with Gou Chen riding Wu, Qing Long riding Hai, Tian Kong riding Zi, Bai Hu riding Chou, Tai Chang riding Yin, Xuan Wu riding Mao, Tai Yin riding Chen, Tian Hou riding Si, Gui Ren riding Wu, Teng Snake riding Wei, Zhu Que riding Shen, and Liu He riding You. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem Xin (lodging in Wu) with Mao on it, the second lesson has Mao with Shen on it, the third lesson has the Day Branch Chou with Wu on it, and the fourth lesson has Wu with Hai on it. The deities above the Four Lessons are in order: Xuan Wu, Zhu Que, Gui Ren, and Qing Long. The Three Transmissions: the first transmission is Mao riding Xuan Wu, with the hidden stem Ji, representing wife and wealth; the middle transmission is Shen riding Zhu Que, with the hidden stem Bing, representing brothers; the final transmission is Chou riding Bai Hu, with the hidden stem Xin, representing parents. In this lesson, the deity on the Day Stem, Mao, is the last stem of the ten, and the deity on the Day Branch, Wu, is the first stem of the ten, forming the pattern of 'a full ten' again.

陳公獻曰：太史所占定是一外官，曾經降罰者。因日生青龍，又上克下故也。曰：家兄任太平知府，為錢糧降罰，看有礙遷升否。曰：支首干尾，格合周遍，何礙升遷。當在何時？余曰：青龍離支六位，初傳月建催官，中傳天馬，傳送為驛郵，為兵馬，為直符，七月內必升吳分兵憲。後果升嘉湖驛傳兵憲。支為任所，丑應吳越揚州，故斷此也。祿臨辰上，亦是東南之徵。

Chen Gongxian first determined the meaning of the question: The inquiry from Tai Shi must be about an official serving outside the capital, and one who has previously been demoted. Because the day stem generates the Azure Dragon, which represents official rank, and the divination shows an upper element overcoming a lower one. Liu Tai Shi said: My elder brother is currently serving as the magistrate of Pingtai, but he was demoted for failing to account for grain and money. He wants to know whether this will hinder his promotion. Chen Gongxian said: The heavenly stem on the day branch is the beginning of the ten-day period, and the heavenly stem on the day stem is the end of the ten-day period. This forms the pattern of "a complete ten-day cycle," meaning that he will be recalled again, so there is no hindrance to his promotion. Liu Tai Shi asked: When will this happen? The answer was: The Azure Dragon is six positions away from the day branch, so take the number six; the first transmission is the second month's month builder, which is the god of promoting officials; the middle transmission is the Heavenly Horse, the god of the Heavenly Horse is also called "Chuansong," which governs postal services, military forces, and also the direct commander. Therefore, he will certainly be promoted to the position of military supervisor in the region corresponding to the seventh month, which is the area of Wu. Later, he was indeed promoted to the positions of postal and military supervisor in Jiaxing and Huzhou. The day branch represents the place of appointment, and the branch "Chou" corresponds to the area of Wu and Yue as well as Yangzhou. Therefore, the divination was accurate. The禄 of Xin metal is in You, and You is currently located on the earth plate at Chen. The position of Chen is in the southeast, which is also a sign that the promotion will take place in the southeast direction.

四月辛丑日卯將申時鄧姓人占市側造客店。一針見血

On the Xinchou day of the fourth month, with the卯将 (Taichong) placed on the申 hour, a man surnamed Deng came to consult: he wanted to build an inn next to a market and asked whether it would be possible. This example is from "Yizhen Jianxue." According to the original text, the proper month general for the fourth month should be申 (Chuansong), but the text mistakenly indicates卯将. The month general does not match the month. The lesson arrangement shows the Heaven Plate卯 added to the Earth Plate申. If changed to the申 general added to the丑 hour, it would be the same lesson.

空虎常玄 子丑寅卯 玄朱空后 財 癸卯 玄 龍亥 辰陰 卯申子巳 父 戊戌 勾 勾戌 巳后 申丑巳辛 鬼 ◎巳 后 酉申未午 合朱蛇貴

Left block of the Heaven and Earth plates:卯 (Mao) is added to 申 (Shen). Each branch on the Heaven plate falls seven positions ahead on the Earth plate: the Heaven branch Zi is added to the Earth branch Si, Chou to Wu, Yin to Wei, Mao to Shen, Chen to You, Si to Xu, Wu to Hai, Wei to Zi, Shen to Chou, You to Yin, Xu to Mao, Hai to Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals follow the order of the Heaven branches: Tian Kong (Sky Void) is on Zi, Bai Hu (White Tiger) on Chou, Tai Chang (Grand Music) on Yin, Xuan Wu (Black Tortoise) on Mao, Tai Yin (Great Yin) on Chen, Tian Hou (Heavenly Empress) on Si, Guiren (Nobleman) on Wu, Teng Snake on Wei, Zhu Que (Vermilion Bird) on Shen, Liu He (Six Harmonies) on You, Gou Chen (Hook Star) on Xu, and Qing Long (Azure Dragon) on Hai. The twelve generals are arranged in order. Middle block of the four lessons, read from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Xin (Xinchou) with the branch Si (Si) in its lodging palace; the second lesson has Si with the branch Zi; the third lesson has the day branch Chou with the branch Shen; the fourth lesson has Shen with the branch Mao. The generals riding on the deities above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Tian Hou (Heavenly Empress) on Si, Tian Kong (Sky Void) on Zi, Zhu Que (Vermilion Bird) on Shen, and Xuan Wu (Black Tortoise) on Mao. Right block of the three transmissions: the first transmission is Mao, with the hidden stem Gui, riding on Xuan Wu, representing wife and wealth; the middle transmission is Xu, with the hidden stem Wu, riding on Gou Chen, representing parents; the final transmission is Si, riding on Tian Hou, representing official ghosts. The character Si has a circle around it, indicating the sign of Kongwang (void). On the Xin Chou day, which belongs to the Jiawu (Jia Wu) decade, the void in this decade is on Chen and Si.

劉日新曰：爾欲市側造店屋，奈此處有祖墓，如何造得？不上一年必致具訟。吃棒坐獄，出獄而死。蓋支為店業，丑為辛金之墓，巳亦為店業而加戌墓之上，故知此處有祖墓也。支上白虎作朱雀，中傳勾陳，故知具訟。財作玄武必主破財，白虎作朱雀加於丑墓，中傳戌作勾陳，戊為牢獄，故必坐獄。戌能生日，故不死於獄中。末傳巳火克干，四月正旺，故知出獄而死。鄧某不聽，後果遭訟被押，押久致病，保出而卒。

Liu Rixin interpreted the divination as follows: You want to build a shop near the market, but the place beneath has an ancestral tomb of someone else, so you cannot build. Within a year, you will certainly get into legal trouble, be beaten, imprisoned, and after release, you will die. The reasoning is this: the day branch represents the shop business, and the branch Chou is the tomb of the metal element Xin. The day stem's heavenly stem Si also represents the shop business, and Si is placed on the tomb god Xu, so it is known that there is an ancestral tomb there. The heavenly stem on the day branch is accompanied by the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird, and the middle transmission is Gou Chen, which together with the Vermilion Bird indicates disputes, so it is known that legal trouble will come. The wife and wealth are accompanied by the Black Tortoise, which indicates financial loss. The White Tiger and Vermilion Bird are placed on the tomb Chou, and the middle transmission Xu is accompanied by Gou Chen, which is the god of prison, so imprisonment is certain. The earth Xu can generate the day stem Xin metal, so he will not die in prison. The final transmission Si fire is strong and will overcome the day stem, and in April, fire is at its peak, so it is predicted that he will die after being released from prison. Deng did not listen to the advice, and later indeed got into legal trouble, was imprisoned, became ill due to long imprisonment, was released, and then died.

辛丑日　將　時占訟。

On Xinchou day, someone came to seek divination regarding legal matters. The original text leaves a blank before the character 「将」 and before the character 「时」, and the original manuscript is missing the month general and the time of divination. According to the lesson format, the heavenly stems all fall one position behind the earthly branches, belonging to the Zi adding Chou section.

朱蛇貴后 辰巳午未 虎空陰玄 子 庚子 空 合卯 申陰 亥子申酉 子 己亥 虎 勾寅 酉玄 子丑酉辛 父 戊戌 常 丑子亥戌 龍空虎常

Left block: The Heaven and Earth plates are arranged so that each Heaven branch is placed on the next Earth branch: Heaven branch Chen is placed on Earth branch Si, Si on Wu, Wu on Wei, Wei on Shen, Shen on You, You on Xu, Xu on Hai, Hai on Zi, Zi on Chou, Chou on Yin, Yin on Mao, Mao on Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals follow the Heaven branch sequence: Vermilion Bird rides Chen, Teng Snake rides Si, Nobleman rides Wu, Heavenly Empress rides Wei, Tai Yin rides Shen, Black Tortoise rides You, Tai Chang rides Xu, White Tiger rides Hai, Tian Kong rides Zi, Azure Dragon rides Chou, Gou Chen rides Yin, Liu He rides Mao. The Nobleman rides Wu, which is placed on the Yin position of the Earth branch Wei, so the twelve generals move in reverse order. Middle block: The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem Xin (with its lodging palace in Xu) on You, the second lesson has You on Shen, the third lesson has the Day Branch Chou on Zi, and the fourth lesson has Zi on Hai. The generals riding the heavenly spirits above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Black Tortoise (You), Tai Yin (Shen), Tian Kong (Zi), and White Tiger (Hai). Right block: The three transmissions are: the first transmission is Zi, with the hidden stem Geng riding Tian Kong, where Xin metal generates water, representing descendants; the middle transmission is Hai, with the hidden stem Ji riding White Tiger, also representing descendants; the final transmission is Xu, with the hidden stem Wu riding Tai Chang, where earth generates Xin metal, representing parents.

斷曰：辛丑日子加丑為用，上見天空，即戌也。子為丑之財，上下夾克，為爭財之象也。三傳傳歸於辛，辛上見酉，辛祿所居，所以得財。辛以火為鬼，子亥解之，丑所畏木日，上有酉金解之，三傳日辰相就而傳退，所以言得財而息也。

The interpretation states: On Xinchou day, the Heaven Plate Zi is placed on the Day Branch Chou and serves as the first transmission. Zi water is riding on Tiankong, and Tiankong's original position is Xu. Zi water is the wealth of Chou earth, and Chou earth controls Zi water. The upper and lower positions are enclosing and controlling each other, forming the image of competing for wealth. The three transmissions finally return to the day stem Xin metal. The upper god on the day stem is You, which is the禄 position of Xin metal. Therefore, wealth is ultimately obtained. Xin metal takes fire as its official ghost, and the Zi water and Hai water in the three transmissions remove the fire ghost. Chou earth fears wood to control it, but there is also You metal on the day stem, which can control wood, thus removing the threat. The three transmissions are close to the day stem and day branch, and the sequence of transmissions moves from Zi to Hai and then to Xu, which is a retreating pattern. Therefore, wealth is obtained and the matter is resolved.

己丑二月辛丑日己亥時孫石渠占生育吉凶。指南

In the year Jichou, second lunar month, day Xinchou, hour Jihai, Sun Shique consulted about the auspiciousness of childbirth. This example is from the "Six Rats Guide." In the second lunar month, the month general is Xu (Hekui). Xu is added to the hour Hai. The branches on the heaven plate fall on the earth plate branches shifted one position backward, and this is the same as the previous lesson, belonging to the same layout. However, the hour Hai is a night hour, so the heavenly nobleman is changed to the night nobleman, and the arrangement of the heavenly generals is accordingly different.

六勾 朱辰巳午未青 玄陰空虎 子 庚子 陰 蛇卯 申空 亥子申酉 子 己亥 玄 貴寅 酉虎 子丑酉辛 父 戊戌 常 后丑子亥戌常 陰玄

Left block: Heaven and Earth plates. The Heaven plate branches are placed on the Earth plate branches one position later: Heaven plate Chen is placed on Earth plate Si, Si on Wu, Wu on Wei, Wei on Shen, Shen on You, You on Xu, Xu on Hai, Hai on Zi, Zi on Chou, Chou on Yin, Yin on Mao, Mao on Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals follow the Heaven plate branches: Vermilion Bird is on Chen, Liu He on Si, Gou Chen on Wu, Azure Dragon on Wei, Tian Kong on Shen, Bai Hu on You, Tai Chang on Xu, Xuan Wu on Hai, Tai Yin on Zi, Tian Hou on Chou, Nobleman on Yin, Teng Snake on Mao. On a辛 day at亥 hour, which is night divination, the Tianyi Nobleman uses the night nobleman at Yin. Yin is placed on the Earth plate Mao, a yang position, so the twelve generals proceed in order. Middle block: Four Lessons from right to left: First lesson, the day stem 辛 (lodging palace Xu) has You; second lesson, You has Shen; third lesson, the day branch Chou has Zi; fourth lesson, Zi has Hai. The generals riding on the deities above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Bai Hu (You), Tian Kong (Shen), Tai Yin (Zi), Xuan Wu (Hai). Right block: Three transmissions: First transmission is Zi, hidden stem is Geng, riding Tai Yin, which is a son; middle transmission is Hai, hidden stem is Ji, riding Xuan Wu, which is also a son; final transmission is Xu, hidden stem is Wu, riding Tai Chang, which is a parent.

斷曰；占產難生，子母皆亡。友人曰：一手先出矣，據課子必難保。予曰；不然，先母生子時，先一晚手出，次早腳出，母子無恙。此課河魁渡亥被阻隔，天獄無沖，其子何由而出？日干上虎來遁鬼，支上子乘游魂；天后象母，受寅貴劫煞制克，是以子母不保。未幾，子未出母已死矣。

The interpretation says: This child will have a difficult birth, and both mother and child will not survive. A companion nearby says: The child has already stretched out one hand, according to the divination, the child is certainly doomed. I say: That is not the correct way to look at it. When the mother gave birth, on the first night she first stretched out her hand, and on the next morning she first stretched out her foot, mother and child were both safe and sound. The key point of this divination is: Hekui (Xu) needs to cross the Hai position but is blocked, and the heavenly prison deity is not opened, so from where can the child come out? The day stem is occupied by the White Tiger, and the hidden stem is a ghost; the day branch's Zi is occupied by the wandering soul deity; the Heavenly Empress represents the mother, but is restrained by the Jiesha from the寅 position brought by the Nobleman. Therefore, both mother and child cannot be saved. Soon after, before the child was born, the mother died first.

庚辰年七月十六辛丑日午將巳時衢州王四官人犯事求占。方本占案 一針見血

In the year Gengchen, on the sixteenth day of the seventh month, at the time of Xinchou, the official Wang Si from Quzhou came to seek divination because he had committed a wrongdoing. This case is recorded in the "Fang Ben Zhan An" and "Yi Zhen Jian Xue." Although the seventh month has already entered the beginning of the autumn season, it has not yet reached the beginning of the heat, the month general is still using the noon general from the sixth month. The heaven plate branches are all placed one position ahead of the earth plate branches.

貴后陰玄 午未申酉 合勾空虎 財 壬寅 勾 蛇巳 戌常 卯寅子亥 財 癸卯 合 朱辰 亥虎 寅丑亥辛 父 ◎辰 朱 卯寅丑子 合勾龍空

Left block of Heaven and Earth plates: Wu adds to Si, each branch of the Heaven plate is added to the previous branch of the Earth plate: Heaven plate Wu adds to Earth plate Si, Wei adds to Wu, Shen adds to Wei, You adds to Shen, Xu adds to You, Hai adds to Xu, Zi adds to Hai, Chou adds to Zi, Yin adds to Chou, Mao adds to Yin, Chen adds to Mao, Si adds to Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged according to the Heaven plate branches: Nobleman rides Wu, Heavenly Empress rides Wei, Tai Yin rides Shen, Xuan Wu rides You, Tai Chang rides Xu, Bai Hu rides Hai, Tian Kong rides Zi, Qing Long rides Chou, Gou Chen rides Yin, Liu He rides Mao, Zhu Que rides Chen, Teng Snake rides Si. On the day of Xin with the hour of Si, which is a daytime divination, the nobleman is at Wu, Wu is added to the Earth plate Si, which is a yin position, so the twelve generals move in reverse order. Middle block of four lessons from right to left: first lesson, the day stem Xin (lodging palace Xu) has Hai, second lesson, Hai has Zi, third lesson, the day branch Chou has Yin, fourth lesson, Yin has Mao. The generals riding on the heavenly spirits above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Bai Hu (Hai), Tian Kong (Zi), Gou Chen (Yin), Liu He (Mao). Right block of three transmissions: first transmission Yin, hidden stem Ren, riding Gou Chen, Xin metal overcomes Yin wood, representing wife and wealth; middle transmission Mao, hidden stem Gui, riding Liu He, also representing wife and wealth; final transmission Chen, riding Zhu Que, representing parents, the character Chen has a circle indicating Kongwang - on the day of Xin Chou, which belongs to the Jiawu unit, the empty position of this unit is at Chen and Si.

邵彥和曰：此課必有恩赦，是陰人明年辛巳正月內有災，合上即位又生太子，要有赦了。果十月十五日聞聖后還政放赦，至明年正月末旬，太皇后昇天也。

Shao Yanhe interpreted the divination: this reading certainly indicates a royal pardon, and a female elder relative will suffer misfortune in the month of Xinsi in the following year. This coincides with the ascension of a new emperor and the birth of a crown prince, so there will be a major pardon. Later, on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month, news was heard of the太后 returning power to the emperor and issuing a pardon decree. By the following year's middle of the first lunar month, the empress dowager passed away.

午加巳，巳上九乾純陽，陽極於午，午陰。今位午是太陽臨乾上九純陽之位，又作貴人正當天心。在純陽上九乾多用事，雖是居上九極處，然傳內三貴人並見，亥作虎加辛日也。亥是明年正月太陽用午作貴人加巳，是今日之德，又是辰。始於寅。辛丑日會明年辛巳年，用午太陽加巳又見亥作白虎加辛也。亥者，陰氣之盡。明年辛巳歲正月太陽亥上當天心，故辛巳年正月上升，此陰陽歲會例。

The basis for this inference is that the hour of Wu is placed upon Si. The direction of Si corresponds to the upper ninth line of the Qian hexagram, which represents pure yang. Yang energy reaches its peak at Wu, and after Wu comes yin. Now, the hour of Wu is the sun (month general) positioned on the upper ninth line of Qian, which is a place of pure yang, and it is accompanied by the heavenly master (tianyi guiren). This is exactly the position of the heavenly heart. The matter occurs on the pure yang upper ninth line of Qian. Although it is already at the peak of yang about to decline, within the three transmissions there are three appearances of noblemen, and the day stem Xin has Hai riding the white tiger. Hai is precisely where the sun will be in the next year's first month. Today, the sun is at Wu, riding the nobleman and placed on Si, which is today's virtue spirit, or the energy of Chen, originating from Yin. The day Xin Chou coincides with the year Xin Si in the next year. Today, the sun at Wu is placed on Si, and Hai riding the white tiger is placed on Xin day. Hai is where yin energy reaches its end. In the next year's first month of Xin Si, the sun will be at Hai, exactly at the heavenly heart, so the empress dowager will ascend to heaven in the first month of Xin Si. This is an example of "yin and yang annual convergence."

崇正丁丑八月壬寅日癸卯時，浣中劉退齋太史索占：汝看此是何等人？指南

In the tenth year of the Chongzhen era (1637), on the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, at the hour of Gui Mao, Huanzhong's Liu Tuizhai, a scholar-official of the Hanlin Academy, came to consult. He asked, "What kind of person is this?" This example is taken from the "Six壬 Guide." Although August has already entered autumn, the autumn equinox has not yet arrived, so the month general is still the Si general (Taiyi) from July. The Si is placed on the Mao hour. The branches on the heaven plate are all two positions ahead of those on the earth plate.

六勾 朱未申酉戌龍 蛇后陰常 鬼 辰 后 蛇午 亥空 午辰卯丑 財 甲午 蛇 貴巳 子虎 辰寅丑壬 印 丙申 六 后辰卯寅丑常 陰玄

Left block of the Heaven and Earth plates:巳 is added to卯, the Heaven Plate branches are placed on the Earth Plate branches two positions ahead. The Heaven Plate branches added to the Earth Plate branches are: 未 added to巳, 申 added to午, 酉 added to未, 戌 added to申, 亥 added to酉, 子 added to戌, 丑 added to亥, 寅 added to子, 卯 added to丑, 辰 added to寅, 巳 added to卯, 午 added to辰. The Twelve Heavenly Generals follow the order of the Heaven Plate branches: Vermilion Bird is on未, Liu He on申, Gou Chen on酉, Azure Dragon on戌, Tian Kong on亥, Bai Hu on子, Tai Chang on丑, Xuan Wu on寅, Tai Yin on卯, Tian Hou on辰, Guiren on巳, Teng Snake on午. On a Ren day, the night Guiren is used, Guiren is on巳, and巳 is added to the Earth Plate卯 which is a yang position, so the Twelve Generals proceed in order. Middle block of the Four Lessons, from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem Ren (with its lodging palace in亥) on丑, the second lesson has丑 on卯, the third lesson has the Day Branch寅 on辰, the fourth lesson has辰 on午. The generals riding on the deities above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Tai Chang (丑), Tai Yin (卯), Tian Hou (辰), Teng Snake (午). Right block of the Three Transmissions: the first transmission is辰, riding Tian Hou, earth controls water, which is official ghost; the position of辰 is not noted with a hidden stem, because on the day of Renyin, it belongs to the Jiawu decade, and辰 and巳 are the empty positions of this decade; the middle transmission is午, hidden stem is Jia, riding Teng Snake, which is wife wealth; the final transmission is申, hidden stem is Bing, riding Liu He, metal generates water, which is official seal (parents).

陳公獻曰：餘玩之良久，此近君陰貴人也，太歲常官臨日，陰見夜貴，太陰又居歲位，必近君之陰貴人也。曰：「此公主也。然有何事？曷一決之。」曰：此必請封蔭子之事。蓋末傳皇詔長生，六合為孩兒，是以知之。倘旨意不允。余曰：傳將六陽登天，必事達天廷至尊之前。但嫌初中空亡，必須兩次方許封蔭。果如其占。

Chen Gongxian said: I have pondered this divination for a long time, and the question concerns a female nobleman close to the emperor. The Tai Su of the Dingchou year is Chou, and Chou is occupied by Tai Chang on the day stem; this divination also takes the night nobleman, and Tai Yin is exactly on the Tai Su position of Chou. All these signs indicate that the question is about a female nobleman close to the emperor. Liu Taishi said: This is a princess. What is she asking about? Please decide. Chen Gongxian said: It must be about requesting a posthumous title and granting privileges to her descendants. Because the final transmission, Shen, is both the god of imperial edict and the place of growth for Ren water, and theLiu He in the final transmission takes the image of a child, so this is how it is interpreted. Liu Taishi asked again: What if the imperial decree is not approved? Chen Gongxian said: The three transmissions, Chen, Wu, and Shen, are all yang branches, rising step by step, indicating the image of six yang ascending to heaven. The matter will certainly reach the emperor's presence. However, the initial and middle transmissions fall on Kongwang (the empty position). Since the day is Renyin, belonging to the Jiawu cycle, the cycle's empty positions are Chen and Si, it will take two attempts before the grant of privilege is approved. Later, it indeed turned out as he predicted.

崇珔乙亥年四月壬寅日申將午進再占產期（先得卯時占，遇見干上辰）。郭氏占案

In the year Yihai (the eighth year of the Chongzhen era, 1635), on the day Renyin of the fourth lunar month, the hour of Shen (Chuansong) was placed on the hour of Wu. A second divination was made to determine the date of childbirth—previously, a divination had been made at the hour of Mao, resulting in the Day Stem being seen on Chén. This example is from the "Guo Shi Zhan An." When Shen is placed on Wu, the branches of the Heaven Plate fall two positions ahead of the Earth Plate, forming the same situation as the previous lesson.

六勾 朱未申酉戌龍 蛇后陰常 鬼 辰 后 蛇午 亥空 午辰卯丑 財 甲午 蛇 貴巳 子虎 辰寅丑壬 印 丙申 六 后辰卯寅丑常 陰玄

The current divination pattern is identical to the previous one. The Heaven Plate is not added to the Earth Plate; the combinations are:巳 added to 未, 申 added to 午, 酉 added to 未, 戌 added to 申, 亥 added to 酉, 子 added to 戌, 丑 added to 亥, 寅 added to 子, 卯 added to 丑, 辰 added to 寅, 巳 added to 卯, 午 added to 辰. The Twelve Heavenly Generals proceed in order: Vermilion Bird rides 未, Liu He rides 申, Gou Chen rides 酉, Azure Dragon rides 戌, Tian Kong rides 亥, Bai Hu rides 子, Tai Chang rides 丑, Xuan Wu rides 寅, Tai Yin rides 卯, Tian Hou rides 辰, Guiren rides 巳, Teng Snake rides 午. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem 壬 (Lodging Palace 亥) with 丑, the second lesson has 丑 with 卯, the third lesson has the Day Branch 寅 with 辰, the fourth lesson has 辰 with 午; the generals riding the upper deities are in order Tai Chang, Tai Yin, Tian Hou, Teng Snake. The Three Transmissions: the first transmission is 辰 riding Tian Hou, which is an official ghost, falling into the empty position of this ten-day cycle, so it is not noted with a hidden stem; the middle transmission is 午, with hidden stem 甲, riding Teng Snake, which is wife wealth; the final transmission is 申, with hidden stem 丙, riding Liu He, which is official seal.

郭御青曰：前嫌人宅乘墓，此即自墓傳生。兩課相解，前課初實中末空，此課初中空末實。至甲辰旬俱不空矣。當在丙午日生。以月將臨干作六合，小兒之象；又壬水胎處也。先乙巳日飲於同袍親姻張貞明家餘預達明日，遇餘賀生子。張貞明猶駭異不信。至第二日丙午寅時果得男。凡行人期候最難，亦有決不准者，此其驗之奇中者耳。

Guo Yuqing said: The previous lesson was concerned with both person and house riding theTomb Spirit, while this lesson moves fromTomb Spirit toGrowth, and the two lessons exactly counteract each other. In the previous lesson, the first transmission was active while the middle and final transmissions were empty; in this lesson, the first and middle transmissions are empty while the final transmission is active. When it reaches the Jiachen decade, none of them will be empty. The child should be born on Bingwu day. Because the month general is on the day stem's path and rides theLiu He, which is the image of a child; Wu is also where the壬water is conceived. Previously on Yisi day, I was drinking at the home of my colleague and relative Zhang Zhenming, and I told him in advance that the child would be born the next day, and he would come to congratulate me. At that time, Zhang Zhenming was surprised and did not believe me. On the next day, Bingwu day, at the hour of Yin, a boy was indeed born. In general, predicting the arrival of a traveler or the birth of a child is very difficult to be accurate, and sometimes the prediction does not match at all. This time, however, the prediction was exceptionally accurate.

崇正巳年十二月初一壬寅日丑將酉時在許州占可居否。郭氏占案

In the year of the fourth month of the Chongzhen era (the original text says "Chongzheng fourth month," the heavenly stem of the year is missing), on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, on the day of Renyin, with the month general Chou (big good) added to the hour of You, a divination was performed in Xu State to determine whether one could stay there. This example comes from the "Guo's Divination Cases." The month general for the twelfth lunar month is indeed Chou. Chou added to You, the branches of the heaven plate fall on the earth plate branches four positions ahead.

空虎常玄 酉戌亥子 虎合勾貴 鬼 乙未 勾 龍申 丑陰 戌午未卯 兄 己亥 常 勾未 寅后 午寅卯壬 子 癸卯 貴 午巳辰卯 合朱蛇貴

Left block: Heaven and Earth plates: Chou added to You. The branches of the Heaven plate are added to the Earth plate branches four positions ahead. The Heaven plate You is added to the Earth plate Si, Xu added to Wu, Hai added to Wei, Zi added to Shen, Chou added to You, Yin added to Xu, Mao added to Hai, Chen added to Zi, Si added to Chou, Wu added to Yin, Wei added to Mao, Shen added to Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged according to the Heaven plate branches: Tian Kong on You, Bai Hu on Xu, Tai Chang on Hai, Xuan Wu on Zi, Tai Yin on Chou, Tian Hou on Yin, Gui Ren on Mao, Teng Snake on Chen, Zhu Que on Si, Liu He on Wu, Gou Chen on Wei, Qing Long on Shen. The Gui Ren, which is on Mao, falls on the Yang position of the Earth plate Hai, so the twelve generals proceed in order. Middle block: four lessons from right to left: first lesson, the Day Stem Ren (Lodging Palace Hai) has Mao; second lesson, Mao has Wei; third lesson, the Day Branch Yin has Wu; fourth lesson, Wu has Xu. The generals riding on the deities of the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Gui Ren (Mao), Gou Chen (Wei), Liu He (Wu), Bai Hu (Xu). Right block: three transmissions: first transmission Wei, hidden stem Yi, riding on Gou Chen, Earth controls Water, as official ghost; middle transmission Hai, hidden stem Ji, riding on Tai Chang, same as Ren, as brother; final transmission Mao, hidden stem Gui, riding on Gui Ren, Water generates Wood, as son. The three transmissions Wei, Hai, and Mao form the Wood triad Hai-Mao-Wei.

郭御青曰：此課干支上皆逢死氣。畢法云：人宅皆死各衰羸，正合此句。遂同督師於次日癸卯北迴汴城。越日，賊至許而城破矣。

Guo Yuqing said: In this lesson, both the day stem and day branch are afflicted by death qi. The "Bi Fa Fu" states "Ren zhai jie si ge chai lei" - both people and the dwelling are marked by death qi, and both are in a state of severe decline, which exactly matches this situation, indicating that it is not suitable to stay in Xu State. The next day, on the Guimao day, he followed the commander north to return to Biancheng. After one day, the bandits attacked Xu State, and the city fell.

乾隆己巳年午建壬寅日申將辰時庚午命六十歲占流年。牧夫占驗

In the year Jisi of the Qianlong era, during the month of Wu (the month of Wu is the month of the horse), on the day of Renyin, with the hour of Chen, the general Shen (Chuansong) was placed on Chen hour. A person born in the year Gengwu, aged sixty, came to consult about the current year's flow year. This example is from "The Divination Verification of the Herdsman." Shen added to Chen, the branches on the Heaven Plate fell four positions ahead on the Earth Plate, and it was the same as the previous lesson, belonging to the same structure.

空虎常玄 酉戌亥子 虎合勾貴 鬼 乙未 勾 龍申 丑陰 戌午未卯 兄 己亥 常 勾未 寅后 午寅卯壬 子 癸卯 貴 午巳辰卯 合朱蛇貴

Left block: Heaven and Earth plates. The Heaven plate branches are placed four positions ahead on the Earth plate. The Heaven plate酉 is placed on the Earth plate巳, 戌 on 午, 亥 on 未, 子 on 申, 丑 on 酉, 寅 on 戌, 卯 on 亥, 辰 on 子, 巳 on 丑, 午 on 寅, 未 on 卯, 申 on 辰. The twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged according to the Heaven plate branches: Tian Kong on 酉, Bai Hu on 戌, Tai Chang on 亥, Xuan Wu on 子, Tai Yin on 丑, Tian Hou on 寅, Gui Ren on 卯, Teng Snake on 辰, Zhu Que on 巳, Liu He on 午, Gou Chen on 未, Qing Long on 申. The position of Gui Ren on 卯 falls on the Earth plate position 亥, which is a Yang position, and the twelve generals are arranged in order. Middle block: the four lessons are arranged from right to left. The first lesson has the day stem Ren (in the lodging palace Hai) with 卯. The second lesson has 卯 with 未. The third lesson has the day branch 寅 with 午. The fourth lesson has 午 with 戌. The generals associated with the deities on the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Gui Ren (卯), Gou Chen (未), Liu He (午), and Bai Hu (戌). Right block: the three transmissions. The first transmission is 未, with the hidden stem Yi, riding on Gou Chen, representing official ghost. The second transmission is 亥, with the hidden stem Ji, riding on Tai Chang, representing brother. The third transmission is 卯, with the hidden stem Gui, riding on Gui Ren, representing son. The three transmissions 未, 亥, and 卯 form the triple harmony of Hai-Mao-Wei, creating a Wood trinity.

王牧夫曰：此課主多了，木局子孫旺故也。凡三合之局氣聚最好，但以年命推測又有不好處在行年，行年在己巳上酉用木局而年見從革與用相沖，卯酉主門戶，恐有乘亂事也，須慎之。支馬為家宅，旺火脫用傳之氣，恐有狂惑之人在宅生亂也。七月可畏，申上子，乃刑卯之月也。後果於七月門中有殺傷事。此譚式中，方知年命為要耳，若以干支三傳視之，木火相生旺相，安能知之？凡占流年，當以年為緊切也，存此以俟高明。

Wang Mufu said: At first glance, this divination seems favorable because the three transmissions form a wood trinity, and the descendants are all prosperous and strong. Generally, when three branches form a trinity, the energy converges in one place, which is the best situation. However, when considering the year and the native's birth year, there are negative aspects. The problem lies in the year of the person's movement. The year of movement falls on Si, and Si has You. The divination uses the trinity of wood, but the year has the metal 'Cong Ge' image of Shen and You, which conflicts with the wood trinity used. The branches of Mao and You represent the family's entrance and exit, so there is a fear of disturbances and disturbances within the family, which needs to be cautious. The驿马 on the day's branch represents the family residence, and the strong fire drains the useful god and the energy of the three transmissions. There is a fear of a reckless and misleading person causing trouble within the family. July is the most dangerous, because Shen has Zi, and Zi is the month that harms Mao. Later, indeed, there was an incident of killing and injury within the family in July. Talking about this case, one realizes that the year and birth year are most important. If only looking at the dry branches, the wood and fire mutually generate and are all prosperous and strong, how could one predict it? When divining the current year, the sovereign year and the year of movement are most important. Let me record this case for the benefit of those with higher knowledge.

愚按：此斷語甚多牽強附會而未得要領。六十歲行年在丑，丑上見巳，吉凶當從巳推測。何得以巳上之酉言其卯酉相沖，主門戶乘亂事也？支上旺火脫用傳之氣與宅何干？何得言有狂惑之人在宅生亂也？七月可畏亦是事後之言。子刑卯與宅又何干也？據餘看此課，人宅皆死便是不祥，何況支上午火乘旺相氣而脫支之氣？陰神更見白虎死氣作鬼，安得不凶乎？辰時未發用，皆剋日為天網課，亦主刑傷，卯木雖能破網無奈卯巳休囚而辰未皆相氣也。此餘一得之愚，俟高明裁定。

The compiler Cheng Shuxun notes: This passage has many forced interpretations and fails to grasp the essentials. At the age of sixty, the year stem should be Chou. Chou has Si, so the fortune should be judged from Si. How can one use the酉 on Si to say that the卯 and酉 are in opposition, leading to disturbances in the family? The prosperous fire on the day branch that drains the useful god and the three transmissions have nothing to do with the family. How can one say there is a mad person causing chaos in the house? Saying that July is fearful is just an afterthought. The刑 of Zi on卯 has nothing to do with the family. In my opinion, both the person and the house are encountering death qi, which itself is ominous. Moreover, the prosperous fire on the day branch drains the original qi of the day branch. The hidden spirit of the day branch also sees the White Tiger with death qi as the official ghost. How can it not be ominous? The class was cast at the辰 hour, with the initial transmission being the Wei. The three transmissions all attack the day stem, which is a "heavenly net class" and indicates injury. Although卯 wood can break the heavenly net, it is powerless since both卯 and巳 are weak, while辰 and Wei are in the phase of prosperity and cannot break through. This is my shallow opinion, awaiting judgment from more enlightened scholars.

建炎戊申年十一月壬寅日丑將申時任三翁庚午生三十九歲占家宅。口鑑 方本占案

In the second year of the Jianyan era of the Southern Song dynasty, Wushen (1128), on the 11th lunar month, Renyin day, with the month general Chou (big auspicious) placed on Shen hour, Ren San翁, born in Wushen year, aged thirty-nine, came to divinate his family dwelling. This case is recorded in the "Liu Ren Kou Jian" and "Fang Ben Zhan An." The month general for the 11th lunar month is Chou. Chou added to Shen, the branches on the heaven plate fall five positions ahead on the earth plate.

空虎 龍戌亥子丑常 陳酉 寅玄 虎朱陳後 兄 庚子 虎 六申 卯陰 子未酉辰 財 空巳 貴 朱未午巳辰后 未寅辰壬 鬼 戊戌 龍 蛇貴

Left block of Heaven and Earth plates: Chou added to Shen, the Heaven plate branches are placed on the Earth plate branches five positions ahead—Heaven plate Xu added to Earth plate Si, Hai added to Wu, Zi added to Wei, Chou added to Shen, Yin added to You, Mao added to Xu, Chen added to Hai, Si added to Zi, Wu added to Chou, Wei added to Yin, Shen added to Mao, You added to Chen. The twelve Heavenly Generals follow the Heaven plate branches: Qinglong rides Xu, Tiankong rides Hai, Baihu rides Zi, Taichang rides Chou, Xuanwu rides Yin, Taiyin rides Mao, Tianhou rides Chen, Guiren rides Si, Tengshe rides Wu, Zhuque rides Wei, Liuhuo rides Shen, Gouchen rides You; the Guiren riding Si falls on the Earth plate Zi, a Yang position, and the twelve generals proceed in order. Middle block of four lessons from right to left: first lesson, the day stem Ren (lodging in Hai) has Chen, second lesson, Chen has You, third lesson, the day branch Yin has Wei, fourth lesson, Wei has Zi; the deities on the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Tianhou (Chen), Gouchen (You), Zhuque (Wei), Baihu (Zi). Right block of three transmissions: first transmission Zi, hidden stem Geng, riding Baihu, same type as Ren, as brother; second transmission Si, marked as 'Kong Si', riding Guiren, as wife and wealth—on the Renyin day, which belongs to the Jiawu decade, Chen and Si are the empty positions of this decade; third transmission Xu, hidden stem Wu, riding Qinglong, earth controls Ren water, as official and ghost.

邵彥和曰：此課占宅，而身宅居墓無氣，因婢妾相爭，遂出其婢，而後再歸，卻與宅又合。又常被子息及兄弟作擾，又門戶上口舌不足，只喜末空亡，又是絕鄉，下稍口舌擾亂俱絕無矣。何以知婢再歸？

Shao Yanhe interpreted this divination: this reading concerns the family residence. Both the person and the dwelling fall under theTomb Spirit (grave spirit) and lack life qi. This indicates that there will be disputes among the servants, leading to the expulsion of a servant girl, who later returns. Upon her return, she becomes harmonious with the family residence. However, there will be constant disturbances from children and brothers, and the household will always have disputes and quarrels, lacking peace. Fortunately, the later part of the reading falls into the Kongwang (void) (in this reading, the middle transmission, which is the巳, is the Kongwang of the Jiawu decade). The巳 is also the绝乡 (decline place) of the壬 water, so eventually, all the disputes and quarrels will be completely resolved. How do we know the servant girl will return?

蓋天盤酉之陰神，卻乃寅加酉，又是宅也。兼酉加辰與辰合，天將勾陳夾住，勾陳為牙人，故主辰日其婢再還也。又辰為日上神故也。大凡隔七八局，三傳回環，只是發用與宅六害，故事多阻。巳既絕地，故至甲辰乙巳日自絕也。果一一如占。

Because the hidden spirit of You is connected to Yin, it is exactly that Yin is placed on You. Yin represents the residence. Moreover, You is placed on Chen and combines with Chen, and both ends are enclosed by Gou Chen, which is the intermediary. Therefore, the servant girl will return again on the day of Chen. Furthermore, Chen is exactly the heavenly stem of the day. Generally, when a divination is formed by moving through seven or eight positions and the three transmissions cycle back, it is because the initiating spirit is in the sixth harmful relationship with the residence, causing many obstacles. Since Si is the terminal point for Ren water, by the days of Jiachen and Yisi, the entanglement naturally ceases. Later, it indeed happened exactly as predicted.

細參此課占家宅斷法，日辰逢墓便作凶推，則知邵伯達庚寅日干上丑之課是斷遷移法非斷家宅法矣。人皆草草一例，視之何以得有益乎？

Carefully examine this lesson on divining the condition of a family home: if the day stem and day branch encounter theTomb Spirit (mù shén, tomb deity), it is considered an ominous judgment. From this we can see that the lesson on the day Gengyin, where the day stem is Chou, uses the method of divining migration rather than the method of divining the family home. Everyone hastily treats them as one case, how can reading lead to any benefit?

乙亥年四月壬寅日申將卯時占產男女。郭氏占案

In the year Yihai, fourth lunar month, day Renyin, with the hour Shen (Chuansong) added to the卯 (Mao) hour, the divination concerns whether a male or female child will be born. This example is from the "Guo Family Divination Cases." Shen added to Mao, the branches on the Heaven Plate fall five positions ahead on the Earth Plate, and it is the same as the previous lesson, belonging to the same formation.

空虎 龍戌亥子丑常 陳酉 寅玄 虎朱陳後 兄 庚子 虎 六申 卯陰 子未酉辰 財 空巳 貴 朱未午巳辰后 未寅辰壬 鬼 戊戌 龍 蛇貴

The current divination pattern is identical to the previous one: the Heaven Plate is戌 added to the Earth Plate巳,亥 added to午,子 added to未,丑 added to申,寅 added to酉,卯 added to戌,辰 added to亥,巳 added to子,午 added to丑,未 added to寅,申 added to卯,酉 added to辰. The Twelve Heavenly Generals proceed in order: the Azure Dragon rides戌, the Sky Void rides亥, the White Tiger rides子, the Tai Chang rides丑, the Black Tortoise rides寅, the Tai Yin rides卯, the Heavenly Empress rides辰, the Nobleman rides巳, the Teng Snake rides午, the Vermilion Bird rides未, the Liu He rides申, and the Gou Chen rides酉. The Four Lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the Day Stem壬 (in the Lodging Palace亥) with辰, the second lesson has辰 with酉, the third lesson has the Day Branch寅 with未, and the fourth lesson has未 with子. The generals ridden by the upper spirits are in order: Heavenly Empress, Gou Chen, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger. The Three Transmissions: the first transmission is子, with the hidden stem庚, riding the White Tiger, representing a brother; the middle transmission is巳, falling into Kongwang, riding the Nobleman, representing a wife's wealth; the final transmission is戌, with the hidden stem戊, riding the Azure Dragon, representing an official ghost.

郭御青曰：子字發用，即取為男，不必別求。雖中末空，至二十五日甲辰旬，則不空矣。課名三奇與壬申年己丑日辰巳一課占得子，亦名三奇相合，但嫌人宅乘墓，誰知後課又相應也？

Guo Yuqing said: The first transmission initiates with the Zi branch, which belongs to the Yang category, so it is taken as indicating a male fetus, without needing to look for other evidence. Although the latter two transmissions fall into Kongwang, by the 25th day when it enters the Jiachen shen, it is no longer empty. This divination is called "Three Marvels," and it is similar to the case of a boy predicted in the divination on the Renshen year, Jichou day, and Si hour, which is also called "Three Marvels in Harmony." It is only regrettable that both the person and the house are under the influence of theTomb Spirit (mound spirit). Who would have thought that the previous divination also came true in the same way.

己酉年十月壬寅日寅將申時水四哥占求財。口鑑 方本占案

In the year Jiyou, tenth month, day Renyin, with the month general Yinyin (Gongcao) placed on Shen hour, a man named Shui, the fourth brother, came to consult about seeking wealth. This case is recorded in the "Six Rats Oral Mirror" and "Fang Ben Divination Cases." In the tenth month, the month general is Shen. Shen is placed on Shen hour, with the heavenly stems and branches falling six positions ahead on the earth plate. The heavenly plate and earth plate are in constant opposition, forming a "returning echo" pattern.

虎常 空亥子丑寅玄 龍戌 卯陰 玄六空貴 子 壬寅 玄 勾酉 辰后 寅申亥巳 父 丙申 六 六申未午巳貴 申寅巳壬 子 壬寅 玄 朱蛇

Left block: Heaven and Earth plates. The Heaven plate branches are placed on the Earth plate branches six positions ahead. The Heaven plate亥 is placed on the Earth plate巳, 子 on 午, 丑 on 未, 寅 on 申, 卯 on 酉, 辰 on 戌, 巳 on 亥, 午 on 子, 未 on 丑, 申 on 寅, 酉 on 卯, 戌 on 辰. Each branch is in opposition, forming a reverse repetition. The twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged according to the Heaven plate branches: Tian Kong is on 亥, Bai Hu on 子, Tai Chang on 丑, Xuan Wu on 寅, Tai Yin on 卯, Tian Hou on 辰, Gui Ren on 巳, Teng Snake on 午, Zhu Que on 未, Liu He on 申, Gou Chen on 酉, Qing Long on 戌. The twelve generals are arranged in order. Middle block: the four lessons are arranged from right to left. The first lesson is on the day stem Ren (lodging in亥) with巳, the second lesson is on巳 with亥, the third lesson is on the day branch寅 with申, the fourth lesson is on申 with寅. The generals on the heavenly spirits above the four lessons, starting from the first lesson, are Gui Ren (巳), Tian Kong (亥), Liu He (申), Xuan Wu (寅). Right block: the three transmissions. The first transmission is寅, hidden stem Ren, riding Xuan Wu, with Ren water generating wood, representing children. The middle transmission is申, hidden stem Bing, riding Liu He, with metal generating Ren water, representing parents. The final transmission is again寅, hidden stem Ren, riding Xuan Wu, representing children. The three transmissions in a reverse repetition lesson repeat the first and last transmissions.

邵彥和曰：主先討他還本，今再重討利。是如此否？水曰：然。先生曰：壬水絕於巳，巳財絕了。又見申長生，是還本後重討也。但討得此財，下稍必被他擾害，實成不足。四年外必見是非。後癸丑年果爭息錢下獄，得赦免罪。丑年者，惹動丑上朱雀鬼故也。

Shao Yanhe interpreted: You have already recovered your principal before, now you are trying to collect the interest again. Is that correct? The man surnamed Shui answered: Exactly. The master said: The壬 water is in absolute decline in巳, the巳 wealth on the day stem has already declined; in the divination chart, there is also申, which is the long life of壬 water, so it is recovering the principal and then pursuing the interest again. However, this money, although recovered, will eventually be disturbed by the other party, and the actual gain will be insufficient. Four years later, there will certainly be disputes. Later, in the year of Guichou, he indeed got into legal trouble over the interest money and was imprisoned, but was eventually pardoned. The prediction of the year of丑 is because he provoked the official ghost on the earth plate at丑, which is the天 plate未, 未 earth controls壬 water as a ghost, and 未 also carries the Vermilion Bird, which signifies disputes and legal matters.