Divination on a Jiayin day for seeking wealth.

丙辰年八月甲寅日巳將亥時，某己巳生四十八歲占求財。　　　　口鑑　　方本占案

In the year of Bingchen, eighth lunar month, on the day of Jiayin, the Month General is Si (Taiyi), and the divination is cast at the hour of Hai. The person seeking the divination has a birth date of Jisi and is forty-eight years old this year. They are asking about matters related to seeking wealth. This case is found in both "Koujian" and "Fangben Zhan'an," and the interpretation is from Shao Yanhe.

龍空　陳亥子丑寅虎　六戌　卯常　虎蛇虎蛇　兄 甲寅 虎　朱酉　辰玄　寅申寅申　鬼 庚申 蛇　蛇申未午巳陰　申寅申甲　兄 甲寅 虎　貴後

The outer circle of the Heaven Plate, with the twelve Earthly Branches, each carries a Heavenly General: Wei carries 'Nobleman', Shen carries 'Teng Snake', You carries 'Vermilion Bird', Xu carries 'Liu He', Hai carries 'Gou Chen' (written as 'Chen'), Zi carries 'Azure Dragon', Chou carries 'Tian Kong', Yin carries 'White Tiger', Mao carries 'Tai Chang', Chen carries 'Black Tortoise', Si carries 'Tai Yin', and Wu carries 'Heavenly Empress'. The hour of Hai is night, and on a Jia day, the night Nobleman is at Wei. The Nobleman is located at the Earth Plate position Chou, and the generals proceed in order. The general Si is added to the hour of Hai. The Heaven Plate is six positions apart from the Earth Plate, with each branch opposing the other, forming a 'returning echo' situation. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, Jia's lodging palace is at Yin, with Yin having Shen, carrying Teng Snake; the second lesson, Shen has Yin, carrying White Tiger; the third lesson, the day branch Yin has Shen, carrying Teng Snake; the fourth lesson, Shen has Yin, carrying White Tiger. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Yin, with the hidden stem Jia, representing a brother, carrying White Tiger; the middle transmission is Shen, with the hidden stem Geng, representing an official ghost, carrying Teng Snake; the final transmission is Yin, with the hidden stem Jia, representing a brother, carrying White Tiger.

邵彥和曰：此乃反覆爭奪之財，甚薄。應在戊寅日得之。據課體本無財，蓋此人己巳乃是寅作德，又蛇制申金，行年財臨甲戌日得之也。此課又是論化氣，甲日己年，甲己化土也。

Shao Yanhe said: This is money that must be fought for repeatedly and is very thin. It should be obtained on the day of Wuyin. Looking at the lesson pattern, there is originally no wealth: both the first transmission and the final transmission are brothers in the branch of Yin, and brothers indicate competition and seizure of wealth. Therefore, it is possible to obtain it because the person's birth stem is Jisi, and Yin is considered as 'De' for Jisi, with the fire of Teng Snake suppressing the metal of Shen. In addition, the person's age in the year forty-eight falls on Chou, and the earth of Chou is the wife wealth of the wood of Jia. Therefore, the money is obtained on the day of Jiaxu. (The original text first says 'on the day of Wuyin' and later says 'on the day of Jiaxu', with two different day branches.) This lesson should also be considered in terms of transformed qi: the day stem is Jia, and the birth year is Ji. Jia and Ji combine to form earth, which is the wealth of Jia wood.

崇正辛巳年十二月十三甲寅日丑將午時，在陽武縣占省城。　　　　課經集

In the year of Xinsi (1641), the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen era, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, on the day of Jiayin, the Month General was Chou (a great auspicious sign), and the divination was cast at noon. The person seeking the divination was then in Yangwu County, Henan Province, and cast the divination to inquire about the safety of the provincial capital, Kaifeng. "Chongzheng" is another name for "Chongzhen," changed due to taboo avoidance. By the end of this year, the bandits were advancing toward Kaifeng for the second time. This entry comes from the "Ke Jing Ji," and the interpretation was provided by Guo Yuqing.

蛇貴后陰　子丑寅卯　玄勾玄勾　鬼 辛酉 勾　朱亥　辰玄　辰酉辰酉　財 丙辰 玄　合戌　巳常　酉寅酉甲　父 癸亥 朱　酉申未午　勾龍空虎

The outer circle of the Heaven Plate consists of the twelve Earthly Branches, each associated with a Heavenly General: Chou is associated with the Nobleman, Zi with Teng Snake, Hai with Vermilion Bird, Xu with Liu He, You with Gou Chen, Shen with Azure Dragon, Wei with Tian Kong, Wu with White Tiger, Si with Tai Chang, Chen with Black Tortoise, Mao with Tai Yin, and Yin with Heavenly Empress. The noon hour belongs to the day, and on a Jia day, the day's nobleman is Chou. Chou general is placed on the noon hour, and the Heaven Plate moves ahead seven positions relative to the Earth Plate. Therefore, the generals move in reverse order. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has Jia's lodging palace on Yin, with Yin having You, which is associated with Gou Chen; the second lesson has You having Chen, which is associated with Black Tortoise; the third lesson has the day's branch Yin with You, which is associated with Gou Chen; the fourth lesson has You with Chen, which is associated with Black Tortoise. The three transmissions: the first transmission is You, hidden dry branch Xin, representing official ghost, associated with Gou Chen; the middle transmission is Chen, hidden dry branch Bing, representing wife wealth, associated with Black Tortoise; the final transmission is Hai, hidden dry branch Gui, representing parents, associated with Vermilion Bird. The three branches You, Chen, and Hai seen in the lesson and transmission are exactly the branches that are self-punishing.

郭御青曰：滿盤自刑，酉以破碎作勾陳全傷干支，又發用，城池最忌，危至九分。幸生起末傳育干支，危中有救。酉臨艮地，東北受傷。次日，乙卯巳時，因雪再占，得子乙一課，即得白虎作墓發用，墓亦鑿城掘坑之象也，亦賴末傳亥水育干支自墓傳生，先迷後醒，亦危中有救。

Guo Yuqing said: The entire chart is full of self-punishment signs. You, carrying theInauspicious Sha of 'fragmentation', also rides on Gou Chen, and injures both the day stem Jia and the day branch Yin completely. Yet it is the initiating transmission god. The most dangerous thing in divining cities is precisely this. The danger has already reached nine parts. Fortunately, the transmissions can generate the final transmission, and the final transmission's亥 water returns to nourish the day stem and day branch, thus there is a rescue in danger. You is placed on the earth plate at the position of Yin, which belongs to the northeast direction, so the injured part is the northeast corner of the city. On the next day, on the Yimao day at the time of巳, because of snow, another divination was done, resulting in a chart where the day stem is covered by the god Zi, which is added by Yi. This is exactly White Tiger riding on the tomb god as the initiating transmission. Tomb also symbolizes digging into the city and making pits. Similarly, thanks to the final transmission's亥 water nourishing the stem and branch, life qi is revived from the tomb, which is first confused and then clear, also considered as a rescue in danger.

二課游都皆空，交甲子旬俱實。亥水救神反空，所以預斷賊二十三日至。占時賊在汴東百餘里，餘在河北陽武縣以占稿具稟各院臺，彼時，督師丁公聖林、撫臺高公鷺機、按臺任公汶水急呼餘進汴，餘即於二十三日早入城，午後而賊至城下，即攻城東北角。二十餘日晝夜不息，危至萬分，後克保全，此丁公同事所親見者。

In the two lessons, the "you du" both fell into kongwang; they would not be filled until the beginning of the jiazi shen. Even the saving deity, the water of hai, also fell into kongwang. Therefore, I predicted beforehand that the enemy troops would arrive on the twenty-third day. When the lesson was cast, the enemy troops were still over one hundred li east of kaifeng. I was in yangwu county, north of the yellow river, and submitted the divination paper and documents to the various officials. At that time, the commander-in-chief ding shenglin, the governor gao luji, and the inspector ren minshui urgently summoned me to kaifeng. I entered the city early on the twenty-third day, and that afternoon the enemy troops arrived at the city gates and immediately launched an attack on the northeast corner. For more than twenty days they continuously attacked day and night, creating an extremely critical situation. Eventually, the city was saved; these events were witnessed by ding and his colleagues.

辛巳年八月甲寅日壬申時，浙紹範玄同占袖內帨包中何物。 指南

In the year Xinsi, in the eighth lunar month, on the day Jiayin, at the hour Renshen, Fan Xuantong from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, came to seek a divination. He wanted to know what was wrapped inside the handkerchief case in his sleeve. This was a "shefu" divination, where the diviner is not told in advance what is concealed, but must deduce the actual object based on the Five Phases, forms, colors, and objects indicated in the divination chart. This case is recorded in "The Six壬 Guide."

朱六 蛇寅卯辰巳勾 虎陰虎陰 財 丑貴 貴丑 午龍 申亥申亥 父 癸亥陰 后子 未空 亥寅亥甲 父 癸亥陰 陰亥戌酉申虎 玄常

This is a lesson pattern diagram written out as a flat circle. The outer circle lists the twelve branches each accompanied by their respective Heavenly Generals:寅 is accompanied by Teng Snake, 卯 by Vermilion Bird, 辰 by Liu He, 巳 by Gou Chen, 午 by Azure Dragon, 未 by Tian Kong, 申 by White Tiger, 酉 by Tai Chang, 戌 by Black Tortoise, 亥 by Tai Yin, 子 by Heavenly Empress, and 丑 by Nobleman. Since it is the day of Jiayin and the time is Shen (申) in the daytime, the daytime Nobleman is used, and the Nobleman is located on 丑. The twelve Heavenly Generals are then arranged in sequence from there. The middle section shows the four lessons, counted from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Jia (with its lodging palace in寅) with亥, which is accompanied by Tai Yin; the second lesson has亥 with申, which is accompanied by White Tiger; the third lesson has the day branch寅 with亥, which is accompanied by Tai Yin; the fourth lesson has亥 with申, which is accompanied by White Tiger. Since the day stem and branch of Jiayin are both in寅, the four lessons only show two different entries, making it an "eight-special" lesson. The right section shows the three transmissions: the first transmission is丑, representing the wife's wealth, accompanied by Nobleman; the middle and final transmissions are both亥, which hide the stem of the ten-day cycle癸, representing the parents' wealth, accompanied by Tai Yin. In the Jiayin ten-day cycle, the stems Zi and Chou are empty, so the first transmission 丑 is not marked with its hidden stem.

陳公獻曰：剛日發用，兼日上神射之發用，丑為牛，其色黃兼黑，亥為雙義，必是黃黑二件；又為日貴，必貴重之物，乘天醫必能治病，其數四八。範大服，開筒視之，是石黃二塊，每塊約重四分七八釐。

Chen Gongxian said: Jia is a yang day, and the eight specialized divination lessons follow the example of counting three positions from the day stem in the order of the heavenly stems. Therefore, the initiating transmission is at Chou. Then, combining the heavenly stem at the day stem and Hai, we can determine the hidden object. Chou, in the twelve earthly branches, is the ox, which has a yellowish-black color. Hai also signifies a pair, indicating that the hidden object must be two items, one yellow and one black. Chou is also the nobleman for Jia day, indicating that the object is valuable. Chou also carries the Tianyi, meaning it can treat illness. Chou's number is eight, and Hai's number is four, so the weight is determined to be four and eight. Fan Xuantong was greatly impressed. He opened his sleeve and looked inside a small tube, and indeed found two pieces of stone yellow (realgar), each weighing about four and seven tenths parts.

戊申年六月甲寅日未將戌時王司法乙亥生三十四歲占前程。 口鑑、方本占案

In the year of Wushen, sixth lunar month, on the day of Jiayin, the month general is "Wei" (Xiaoji), placed on the hour of Xu to cast the divination. The person seeking the divination is Wang Si Fa, born in the year of Yihai, thirty-four years old this year, asking about his official career prospects. This case is recorded in both "Koujian" and Fang's "Zhan An."

陳六 龍寅卯辰巳朱 空丑 午蛇 后常后常 財 空丑 空 虎子 未貴 申亥申亥 父 癸亥 常 常亥戌酉申后 亥寅亥甲 父 癸亥 常 玄陰

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the twelve branches with their corresponding heavenly generals:寅 is occupied by the Azure Dragon, 卯 by Gou Chen, 辰 by Liu He, 巳 by Vermilion Bird, 午 by Teng Snake, 未 by Nobleman, 申 by Heavenly Empress, 酉 by Tai Yin, 戌 by Black Tortoise, 亥 by Tai Chang, 子 by White Tiger, and 丑 by Tian Kong. Since it is戌 hour, which is night, on a Jiayin day, the night nobleman is used, and the nobleman is located on 未. The twelve heavenly generals are thus arranged in reverse order. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, on the day stem Jiayin (with its lodging palace in寅), shows亥, which is occupied by Tai Chang; the second lesson, on亥, shows申, which is occupied by Heavenly Empress; the third lesson, on the day branch寅, shows亥, which is occupied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson, on亥, shows申, which is occupied by Heavenly Empress. Since the day stem and branch are both Jiayin, it remains an "Eight Special" lesson. The three transmissions: the first transmission is丑, representing the wife's wealth, occupied by Tian Kong. A "空" is marked before the character 丑, indicating it falls in the旬空 of the Jiayin cycle. The middle and final transmissions are both癸亥, representing the parents' wealth, occupied by Tai Chang.

邵彥和曰：亥是本命，加支干相生極好。只不合是旬末為閉口，主父母閉口，兼行年又在其上，而父母上見公婆，是父母見公婆也。空丑又乘天空作初傳，虛墓已動。更加辰為鍬鋤殺，當主十月亡母，次年正月亡父。本人須入學館，歷臺諫侍從，只不守土，至戊子年七十四或七十八死矣。王當年十月丁母憂，次年正月丁父憂，三十七得溫州法司，三十九得太常學錄，又遷司業正言，不曾守土。七十八卒。

Shao Yanhe said: The亥 (Xia) is the true birth year of Wang Jifa (he was born in the year of Yihai). The亥 is placed above the day stem and day branch, and it generates with the stem and branch, which is originally very favorable. However, the亥 is at the end of the Jiayin cycle, belonging to the "closed mouth" deity, which indicates one parent is silent, meaning there will be mourning. Moreover, his year of life also falls on亥, and there is again the deity of grandparents on top of the parents'爻, indicating the parents going to visit the grandparents (superiors), which is an omen of death. The丑 is in the旬空 and carries the Tian Kong, making it the first transmission, and the spirit of emptiness and storage has already begun. Furthermore, the辰 is the锹锄杀 (active earth killer), which indicates the burial of the earth, so this year's October will be the mother's death, and the next year's January will be the father's death. This person will later certainly start school, hold positions such as the platform advisor and attendant, which are types of officials who speak on behalf of the court, but will never be assigned to govern a local area. He will die in the year of Wuzi, either at seventy-four or seventy-eight years old. Later it turned out that Wang Jifa indeed mourned his mother in the tenth month of that year and his father in the first month of the next year. At thirty-seven he obtained a position in the Wenzhou legal office, at thirty-nine he became the Tai Chang Si Xuelu, then moved to the national university's official position and the position of Zhengyan, and throughout his life he never governed a local area. He died at seventy-eight.

此課旬末加旬首，父母加主父母亡，自身閉口，仕途不通。然既言七十四，又言七十八，何也？亥加寅，亥四寅七，乃七十四也。亥有四個，又添四數，七十八也。況甲與寅上兩個亥，故云。

This lesson involves the亥 (Hai) trigram added to the寅 (Yin) trigram at the beginning of the ten-day cycle. When the parents' trigram is thus added, it indicates the parents' death. The self-trigram also encounters a closed mouth, so the career path remains unsmooth. Since the number seventy-four is broken, it is also mentioned as seventy-eight. How do these two ages come about? The Hai trigram is added to the Yin trigram, with Hai corresponding to the number four and Yin to the number seven, combining to form seventy-four. The character Hai appears four times in the lesson, and adding another four gives seventy-eight. Moreover, there is a Hai trigram on both the day stem and the day branch, hence the two interpretations coexist.

又云，亥乃父母爻，作真閉口，作太常，陰神又見申金乘後，而與亥六害，無惑乎父母之亡也。初丑，土也；空上乘空，故終身不能守土。亥乃天門，又是長生學堂，中末都是，所以入學館也。

There is another view:亥 represents the parents' yao, which falls at the end of the ten-day period and becomes a true closed mouth. It also rides on Tai Chang, which signifies mourning for parents. Its yin spirit shows Shen metal riding on Tian Hou. Shen and亥 are exactly in mutual harm, so there is no need to doubt the death of the parents. The initial transmission is Chou, which originally belongs to earth, but it falls in the empty period and also rides on Tian Kong, empty on top of empty, so he cannot become a local official responsible for guarding the land.亥 is the position of the heavenly gate, also the place of growth for Jia wood and the location of the school of literature. The middle and final transmissions are all亥, so it is concluded that he can start school and rise through scholarly achievement.

建炎戊申年十月乙卯日卯將未時劉運干丁卯生四十二歲占前程。 方本占案、口鑑

In the year Wushen of the Jianyan era of Emperor Gaozong of the Song dynasty, on the Yimao day of the tenth month, the "Mao" (Taichong) was taken as the month general, and the class was started on the "Wei" hour. The person seeking the divination was Liu Yun Gan, an official in the transport bureau, born in the Dingmao year, aged forty-two that year, asking about his future prospects. This case is recorded in the Fang Ben's "Zhan An" and "Kou Jian."

朱六 蛇丑寅卯辰陳 貴子 巳龍 虎后常貴 財 己未 虎 后亥 午空 未亥申子 兄 乙卯 六 陰戌酉申未虎 亥卯子乙 父 癸亥 后 玄常

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the heavenly generals riding the earthly branches: Chou rides Teng Snake, Yin rides Vermilion Bird, Mao rides Liu He, Chen rides Gou Chen, Si rides Azure Dragon, Wu rides Tian Kong, Wei rides White Tiger, Shen rides Tai Chang, You rides Black Tortoise, Xu rides Tai Yin, Hai rides Heavenly Empress, and Zi rides Nobleman. Since the time is Wei hour, which belongs to the day, and the day is Yi, the day's nobleman is used, and the nobleman is on Zi. The heavenly generals are arranged in order from there. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Yi (with its lodging palace in Chen) has Zi, which rides Nobleman; the second lesson, Zi has Shen, which rides Tai Chang; the third lesson, the day branch Mao has Hai, which rides Heavenly Empress; the fourth lesson, Hai has Wei, which rides White Tiger. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Ji Wei, which is the wife wealth hexagram, riding White Tiger; the second transmission is Yi Mao, which is the brother hexagram, riding Liu He; the third transmission is Gui Hai, which is the parent hexagram, riding Heavenly Empress. Wei, Mao, and Hai form a triple harmony of wood. The wood is buried in Wei, strong in Mao, and born in Hai. The movement follows the path from burial to strength, then to birth. The day Yi is in the Ji Yin decade, with the empty position in Zi and Chou.

邵彥和曰：此課身坐貴人，又來生日，三傳又是木局，乙木生亥、旺卯、庫未，自墓傳旺，自旺傳出亥，必由窮途漸至榮顯至侍從。先喪妻害眷屬，而先納兄弟一子，後一小妻大有財物，壽近九十矣。錢此時為朝議郎，辛亥喪妻，乙卯喪子，繼兄子為子，庚申又娶妻，其時年五十四，妻三十九，有數萬貫錢來嫁，後直至吏部侍郎，八十七而終。

Shao Yanhe said: In this case, the day stem is seated upon a nobleman, and the nobleman turns back to nourish the day stem. The three transmissions form a wood pattern. The ethyl wood is born in亥, reaches its prosperity in卯, and is stored in未. The transmission starts from the storage, moves to the prosperity, and then proceeds to the birth in亥. This person will certainly rise from poverty to honor, eventually reaching the rank of attendant official. However, he will first lose his wife and suffer loss to his family, then adopt a son from his brother. Later, he will marry a younger wife who brings a great amount of wealth. He will live to nearly ninety years old. At that time, he held the position of court counselor (the text later refers to him as surnamed Qian, which conflicts with the title head "Liu Yun Gan," suggesting a possible error in transmission). In the year Xinhai, he lost his wife; in the year Yimao, he lost his son, and then adopted his brother's son as his heir. In the year Gengshen, he remarried at the age of fifty-four, with his wife being thirty-nine years old, and she brought with her tens of thousands of coins. Later, he rose to the position of deputy minister of the personnel department and died at the age of eighty-seven.

蓋乙卯皆本亥子並生，曲直又助，自墓傳生，一則有壽，二則自微至顯。末亥為天門，木局為持臺，故主侍郎也。此課本主父子同類作六合，是納兄弟之子，妻財空墓乘虎，主先喪偶，卯祿加未，末傳天后長生，歸於祿地，後妻乃未卯祿加之，是後妻財物旺也。又曰：天后是妻，歸卯地也。未財為前妻，乘白虎，陰神卯木克之，故喪也。天后為後妻，為長生而臨日祿，故後妻財物旺也。

The reasoning is as follows: Both Yi and Mao are generated by the water of Hai and Zi. The three transmissions form a curve and straight wood pattern to support, moving from the storage to the growth, which indicates longevity and rising from obscurity to prominence. The final transmission, Hai, is the position of the heavenly gate, and the wood pattern also signifies control over government offices, so it is predicted that he will attain the rank of Deputy Minister. This textbook shows the father and son being of the same type and occupying Liu He, which symbolizes the adoption of a brother's son as a son-in-law. The wife and wealth line is empty and buried, and it is occupied by the White Tiger, indicating the loss of the spouse first. Mao is the禄神 of Yi wood and is placed on Wei. The final transmission, Heavenly Empress, is the growth god and returns to the禄 position, so the later wife should be indicated by the禄 on Wei, meaning the later wife will have abundant wealth. Another interpretation is: Heavenly Empress represents the wife, returning to the position of Mao. Wei represents the previous wife, occupied by the White Tiger, and its hidden wood at Mao will attack it, indicating the loss of the wife. Heavenly Empress represents the later wife, occupying the growth position and being adjacent to the禄 of the day stem, so the later wife will have abundant wealth.

十一月乙卯日丑將巳時甲申命人占訟。 中黃經

On the Yimao day of the eleventh month, with 'Chou' (Daji) as the Month General, the class is started on the 'Si' hour. The person asking the question was born in the Jiashen year and is inquiring about a legal case. This case is taken from the Zhonghuang Jing.

朱六 蛇丑寅卯辰陳 貴子 巳龍 虎后常貴 財 己未 虎 后亥 午空 未亥申子 兄 乙卯 六 陰戌酉申未虎 亥卯子乙 父 癸亥 后 玄常

The lesson pattern is exactly the same as the previous case: the general at Chou is added to the time of Si, and the Heaven and Earth plates are exactly the same as those derived from the previous case where the general at Mao was added to the time of Wei. The outer circle of the twelve branches with their respective heavenly generals: Chou is accompanied by Teng Snake, Yin by Vermilion Bird, Mao by Liu He, Chen by Gou Chen, Si by Azure Dragon, Wu by Tian Kong, Wei by White Tiger, Shen by Tai Chang, You by Black Tortoise, Xu by Tai Yin, Hai by Heavenly Empress, and Zi by Nobleman. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the day stem Yi has Zi, which is accompanied by Nobleman; Zi has Shen, which is accompanied by Tai Chang; the day branch Mao has Hai, which is accompanied by Heavenly Empress; and Hai has Wei, which is accompanied by White Tiger. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Ji Wei, representing the wife's wealth hexagram accompanied by White Tiger; the middle transmission is Yi Mao, representing the brother's hexagram accompanied by Liu He; the final transmission is Gui Hai, representing the parent's hexagram accompanied by Heavenly Empress. The sequence Wei, Mao, Hai still forms the Triple Harmony of wood. The term 'Shen Ming' mentioned later refers to the person seeking divination being born in the year Ji Shen, with their destiny in Shen; the hexagram seen at the position of Shen is Chen, which is accompanied by Gou Chen, exactly the layer that needs to be addressed in the interpretation.

斷曰：初傳用起支陰，未乘白虎，似乎虎墓為用，可畏。喜三傳會木局助日。又未乃十一月解神，虎雖乘之而臨亥，主爪牙無用，不足畏也。更申命上雖是辰作勾陳，乙干自能制之，此辰即日干本位。辰遁建者庚，乙從化於庚，有妻從夫之義，夫戀妻之仁成仁義之風，此合之至篤者，不相賊而相成，所以為善。況三合木局行傳，乙得其助，勾成受制，白虎失勢，自墓傳歸長生，豈不美哉？

The interpretation says: The first transmission originates from the hidden spirit of the day branch, and the position of Wei is occupied by the White Tiger. This seems like the White Tiger and the burial deity are in control, which appears very ominous. Fortunately, the three transmissions form a wooden structure to support the day stem. Moreover, Wei is the relief deity for the eleventh month, so although the White Tiger is on Wei, it is located at the亥 position, meaning its claws and teeth have nowhere to be deployed, so there is no need to be afraid. As for the personal destiny on Shen, although there is Chen with Gou Chen, the Yi wood can naturally restrain the Chen earth. Moreover, this Chen is the original position of the day stem Yi, which is its lodging palace. The heavenly stem hidden in Chen is Geng, and Yi and Geng combine and transform, indicating a wife following her husband. The husband also shows affection for the wife, creating a spirit of benevolence and righteousness. This is the most intimate and harmonious combination, where neither harms the other but supports each other, thus becoming a fortunate event. Furthermore, the triple harmony of the wooden structure flows through the three transmissions, the Yi wood receives support, Gou Chen is restrained, the White Tiger loses its power, and it returns from the burial place to the place of growth. Is this not a very auspicious lesson?

皇祐元年有李都尉公主，年三十三歲忽於五月初間染患不安，至下旬，病危。醫官擬議，不敢下藥。於當月二十三日奉旨遣楚衍至李宅占課，立等回奏。當日乙卯得亥時，月將小吉加亥。 一針見血

In the first year of Emperor Renzong's Huangyou reign, the princess of Li General's family was thirty-three years old. On the fifth month, she suddenly fell ill and by the end of the month her condition became critical. The imperial physicians deliberated repeatedly and dared not administer medicine. On the 23rd day of that month, by imperial decree, Chu Yan was sent to Li's house to cast a divination, to wait on the spot for the report. That day was the Yimao day and the Hai hour. Using "Xiaoji" (Wei) as the Month General, it was placed on the Hai hour to cast the divination. This case is recorded in "Yizhen Jianxue."

龍空虎常 丑寅卯辰 后合貴勾 財 己未 后 勾子 巳玄 未亥申子 兄 乙卯 虎 合亥 午陰 亥卯子乙 父 癸亥 合 戌酉申未 朱蛇貴後

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the heavenly generals riding the earthly branches: Chou rides the Azure Dragon, Yin rides the Sky Void, Mao rides the White Tiger, Chen rides the Tai Chang, Si rides the Black Tortoise, Wu rides the Tai Yin, Wei rides the Heavenly Empress, Shen rides the Nobleman, You rides the Teng Snake, Xu rides the Vermilion Bird, Hai rides the Liu He, and Zi rides the Gou Chen. Since it is the亥 hour, which belongs to night, and the day is 乙, the night nobleman is used, with the nobleman located on Shen. The heavenly generals are then arranged in sequence from there. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, on the day stem 乙, shows Zi, which rides the Gou Chen; the second lesson, on Zi, shows Shen, which rides the Nobleman; the third lesson, on the day branch Mao, shows Hai, which rides the Liu He; the fourth lesson, on Hai, shows Wei, which rides the Heavenly Empress. The three transmissions: the first transmission, Jiwei, is the wife's wealth hexagram riding the Heavenly Empress; the middle transmission, Yimao, is the brother's hexagram riding the White Tiger; the final transmission, Guihai, is the father's hexagram riding the Liu He. The three transmissions still form the triple harmony of wood, with the three hexagrams being Wei, Mao, and Hai. However, since this lesson uses the night nobleman, the heavenly generals riding the hexagrams are entirely different from the previous two cases.

衍具奏云：公主所患，因食冷物，被白獸動至，驚風透入經絡，日中則發搐搦，入夜剛稍定。此病肝膽之下，隱伏不見。當於今夜子時，有神醫入夢，覺即吐逆至晚脈息應至，自後即安，乞今醫官預備調和之藥。果於當晚三更四點，公主夢一紫衣和尚，手執楊柳帶水灑身，驚覺汗流而吐，便覺漸安。上知甚悅，遂遣中使至李宅，令供病回依左奏答。公主雲重午日申時以來與都尉飲酒，吃冷粽子，之間有本宅白獅貓跳上桌子，觸倒酒器，即時便不快。上一見回奏因依，便令宣衍至便殿，診詢昨日之課，何故應驗如此？勅令敷奏。

Chu Yanyan submitted a detailed report stating that the princess's illness was caused by eating cold food and being startled by a white animal, which allowed a wind path to enter her meridians, resulting in convulsions during the day and some relief at night. The illness was located below the liver and gallbladder, hidden and not immediately visible. At the hour of the rat (midnight), a divine physician would appear in her dream, and upon waking she would vomit, and by evening her pulse would return to normal, ensuring her safety; the court physicians were therefore instructed to prepare harmonizing medicine in advance. That night at three to four o'clock, the princess indeed dreamed of a purple-robed monk holding a willow branch dipped in water, which he used to sprinkle on her body. Upon waking, she sweated profusely and vomited, and then felt gradually better. The emperor was pleased with this outcome and sent an inner attendant to the Li family to ask them to report the entire incident truthfully. The princess said that on the Dragon Boat Festival, after the hour of the horse, she had drunk with a military officer and eaten a cold zongzi, during which a white lion cat jumped onto the table, knocked over the wine vessel, and she had felt unwell at that time. Upon reviewing the detailed report, the emperor summoned Chu Yanyan to the private hall and asked him why the previous divination had predicted this outcome so accurately, ordering him to explain in detail.

議曰：昨日乙卯得亥時，月將小吉加亥，就作發用，上得天后，中傳太沖加未，白虎。終傳登明加卯，六合。此課正元首之課，白虎凶神不來剋日，則占病無憂。發用未，是木墓，加於亥上，亥是陰極之位，重於冷。又未中有丁，乙以丁為食神，故言曾食冷物。中傳太沖加未，得白虎乘卯木來制初傳未土，故有白獸驚恐。法以丑未為經絡，巳亥為氣管，故驚風透入經絡。課變曲直，木乘則風。發用月建為太陽，所以日中搐搦。又木屬肝膽，未為木墓，一為隱藏，故病在肝膽之下，隱伏不見。五月天醫在申，今加子上，行年是子，今得傳送乘之。申是木絕之地，法謂：木絕則魂貴天，遊行年之陰，上得天罡，為夢神，所以感夢。申是今日貴人，有天醫乘之，故有神醫入夢。日上有勾陳入水本主吐逆。臣供是實，謹奏。

Chu Yanyi proposed that on the previous day, which was the Yimao day, at the亥 hour, the Xiaoji at Wei was taken as the month general and placed on亥, and Wei became the first transmission, with the upper rider being the Heavenly Empress. The middle transmission was Taichong at Mao placed on Wei, with the White Tiger as its rider. The final transmission was Dengming at Hai placed on Mao, with Liu He as its rider. This divination is exactly the "Original Head" pattern. The White Tiger, aInauspicious Spirit, does not attack the day stem, so the illness is not serious. The first transmission, Wei, is theStorage of wood, placed on亥, which is the position of extreme yin energy, indicating severe cold. Within Wei there is also hidden Ding fire, and Yi wood takes Ding fire as its food god, which governs food, so it is concluded that she had eaten something cold. The middle transmission, Taichong at Mao, placed on Wei, has the White Tiger riding on Mao wood to restrain the first transmission's Wei earth, thus causing an incident involving a white animal. According to the method, using Chou and Wei as meridians, and Si and Hai as the air passages, it is said that the wind enters the meridians. The entire divination forms a curve and straight wood pattern, and strong wood energy indicates wind. The first transmission, Wei, is also the month builder and the position of the sun in May, so the illness occurs during the day. Wood corresponds to the liver and gallbladder, and Wei is the墓库 of wood, with墓 meaning concealment, so the illness is hidden beneath the liver and gallbladder, not easily detected. The Tianyi in May is at Shen, and now Shen is placed on Zi, which is the personal year of the princess, and also receives the transmission from Shen. Shen is the绝地 of wood, and in divination, when wood reaches its绝, its spirit returns to heaven. Looking at the personal year's hidden spirit, it is supported by the Tiangang at Chen, which is the dream spirit, so dreams can be experienced. Shen is also the nobleman of the day, with Tianyi riding on it, so the dream is of a divine physician. The day stem has Gou Chen falling into water, which naturally indicates vomiting. All the statements I have made are factual, and I respectfully submit them for your consideration.

七月乙卯日巳將午時占風來應候。 直指引三國志管輅傳

On the Yimao day of the seventh month, using 'Si' (Taiyi) as the Month General, the divination starts at the 'Wu' hour. The case concerns a sudden wind blowing and asks what event it should indicate. This case is found in "Liu Yin Zhi Zhi," which is a quotation from the "San Guo Zhi · Guan Lu Zhuan."

勾龍空虎 辰巳午未 蛇朱朱合 財 ◎丑 蛇 合卯 申常 丑寅寅卯 父 ◎子 貴 朱寅 酉玄 寅卯卯乙 父 癸亥 后 丑子亥戌 蛇貴后陰

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the heavenly generals riding the earthly branches: Chen rides Gou Chen, Si rides Qing Long, Wu rides Tian Kong, Wei rides Bai Hu, Shen rides Tai Chang, You rides Xuan Wu, Xu rides Tai Yin, Hai rides Tian Hou, Zi rides Gui Ren, Chou rides Teng Snake, Yin rides Zhu Qu, Mao rides Liu He. The time is wu (noon), which belongs to the day, and on the second day (Yi day), the day's nobleman is used, with the nobleman located on Zi. The heavenly generals are then arranged in sequence from there. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Yi (with its lodging palace in Chen) has Mao, which rides Liu He; the second lesson, Mao has Yin, which rides Zhu Qu; the third lesson, the day branch Mao has Yin, which rides Zhu Qu; the fourth lesson, Yin has Chou, which rides Teng Snake. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Chou, representing the wife's wealth, riding Teng Snake; the middle transmission is Zi, representing the parents' wealth, riding Gui Ren; the final transmission is Gui Hai, representing the parents' wealth, riding Tian Hou. Both Chou and Zi are marked with a '◎', indicating that on the day of Yi Mao, the Zi and Chou positions are empty in the Jiayin cycle. The three transmissions, Chou, Zi, and Hai, move backward in sequence, forming the image of 'retreating and consuming'.

輅在典農王宏直所，有飄風從申上來，占曰：日辰乙卯斗建申，申破寅，死喪之候也。時加午而風發，馬之候也。未在申為虎，虎為大人，父之候也。東方當有馬吏至，恐父哭子。明日膠東吏到，其子果亡。

Guan Lu was in the official office of Dian Nong Xiaowei Wang Hongzhi when a whirlwind came from the direction of Shen. He interpreted the situation saying: today's day branch is Yimao, the star ruler is in Shen, Shen conflicts with Yin, which is a sign of death and mourning; the wind arose at the hour of Wu, and Wu represents the horse, which is a sign related to horses; Wei falls on Shen and becomes the White Tiger, which signifies a superior person, a sign related to fathers. Taken together, there will be an official riding a horse coming from the east, and it is feared that the father will mourn his son. The next day, an official from Jiao Dong arrived, and indeed Wang Hongzhi's son had died.

按：此占，原屬風角，然有未在申為虎一言，則仍參之六壬矣。風從申來，故當觀申上之神將。

Cheng Shuxun notes: This divination method originally belongs to the "Fengjiao" technique, which involves predicting auspiciousness or misfortune by observing wind direction and wind sound. However, the phrase "if the wind is not in Shen, it is the tiger" still incorporates the concept of Heavenly Generals from the Six壬 system. Since the wind is coming from the direction of Shen, one should examine the deities and generals governing the position of Shen. The focus of the interpretation lies here.

戊申年十月乙卯日卯將辰時鄭子云乙亥生三十四歲占前程。 方本占案、口鑑

In the year of Wushen, in the tenth month, on the day of Yimao, the "Mao" (Taichong) is taken as the Month General, and the class is started on the "Chen" hour. The person seeking the divination is Zheng Ziyun, born in the year of Yihai, thirty-four years old this year, asking about his official career prospects. This case is found in the Fang Ben "Zhan An" and "Kou Jian."

勾龍空虎 辰巳午未 蛇朱朱合 財 ◎丑 蛇 合卯 申常 丑寅寅卯 父 ◎子 貴 朱寅 酉玄 寅卯卯乙 父 癸亥 后 丑子亥戌 蛇貴后陰

The lesson pattern is the same as the previous case—when the general is placed on the hour of辰 with the general of卯, and on the hour of午 with the general of巳, the heavenly and earthly plates are exactly the same. Outer circle: 辰 is multiplied by Gou Chen, 巳 by Azure Dragon, 午 by Tian Kong, 未 by White Tiger, 申 by Tai Chang, 酉 by Black Tortoise, 戌 by Tai Yin, 亥 by Heavenly Empress, 子 by Nobleman, 丑 by Teng Snake, 寅 by Vermilion Bird, 卯 by Liu He. The four lessons, read from right to left: the day stem 乙 has 卯 on it, which is multiplied by Liu He; 卯 has 寅 on it, which is multiplied by Vermilion Bird; the day branch 卯 has 寅 on it, which is multiplied by Vermilion Bird; 寅 has 丑 on it, which is multiplied by Teng Snake. The three transmissions: the first transmission is 丑, which is the wife wealth hexagram multiplied by Teng Snake and is in the empty旬; the middle transmission is 子, which is the parents hexagram multiplied by Nobleman and is also in the empty旬; the final transmission is Guihai, which is the parents hexagram multiplied by Heavenly Empress. The禄 of 乙 wood is on 卯, and 卯 is both on the day stem and the day branch, which is the foundation for the following statements.

邵彥和曰：此課主來年再舉，亥年及第高甲，迤邐在朝，更不外任，直至八座位了，卻貶降終不得地，無正宅而居。鄭子云二十九歲發解，三十五又發解，三十七登第，初任臨安教授，歷太學秘書郎司業、工刑二部，皆京官，因與秦檜一言不合而罷。

Shao Yanhe said: This lesson indicates that he will have to take the imperial examination again next year, and will achieve success in the year of Hai. He will rank high in the list. Afterwards, he will serve in the court continuously without being assigned to an outer post, and will eventually reach the position of the Eight Ministers, which is equivalent to the level of the Minister of Works. However, he will eventually be demoted and will never obtain an official residence. Later, Zheng Ziyun passed the provincial examination at the age of twenty-nine, was promoted again at thirty-five, and achieved the imperial examination success at thirty-seven. He first served as a professor in Lin'an Prefecture, then successively held positions such as the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, the Vice Minister of the Imperial Academy, and officials in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice, all of which were central government posts. Later, he was dismissed due to a disagreement with Qin Hui over a single phrase.

蓋乙祿在卯，迤邐歸亥長生之地，自亥至卯，一帶生旺，地支相連，祿神作太陽，朱雀作儀神，中末若不空，則五府之課，今既迤邐入近天門，故在朝八座也。子為紫微宮，亥為遠穹宮，亦主八座，退入空亡，主晚年謫降矣。

The basis for the deduction is that the禄神 of 乙 wood is in 卯, and it proceeds backwards to 亥, which is the long life position. From 亥 to 卯, the entire area is full of life and prosperity, and the earthly branches are connected continuously. The禄神 is exactly where the sun god is located, and the Vermilion Bird serves as the ceremonial attendant. If the middle transmission and final transmission do not fall into Kongwang, this would be a noble pattern of the Five Officials. Now, as it proceeds backwards to a position near the heavenly gate, it indicates that he will hold an official position of eight seats in the court. 子 is the Purple Micro Palace, and 亥 is the distant celestial palace, both of which indicate positions of eight seats. Unfortunately, it has retreated into Kongwang, so it indicates that he will suffer a demotion in his later years.

己巳年辰月乙卯日酉將未時在三義閣棹面忽響裂占應何事。 郭氏占案

In the year Jisi, third month, on the day Yimao, using the hour You (from the term Congkui) as the Month General, the divination was started with the hour Wei. At that time, a person was in a hall called Sanyi, and suddenly a sound was heard on the table, which then cracked open. The person consulted about this strange omen and what it might signify. This case is recorded in Guo's "Divination Cases."

龍勾合朱 未申酉戌 龍虎勾空 鬼 庚申 勾 空午 亥蛇 未巳申午 財 壬戌 朱 虎巳 子貴 巳卯午乙 父 ◎子 貴 辰卯寅丑 常玄陰后

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the heavenly generals riding the twelve branches: Wei rides the Azure Dragon, Shen rides Gou Chen, You rides Liu He, Xu rides Vermilion Bird, Hai rides Teng Snake, Zi rides Nobleman, Chou rides Heavenly Empress, Yin rides Tai Yin, Mao rides Black Tortoise, Chen rides Tai Chang, Si rides White Tiger, Wu rides Tian Kong. The time of Wei hour belongs to the day, and on an ethereal day (Yi), the day's nobleman is used, with the nobleman located on Zi. The heavenly generals are then arranged in reverse order from there. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Yi (with its lodging palace in Chen) with Wu, which rides Tian Kong; the second lesson has Wu with Shen, which rides Gou Chen; the third lesson has the day branch Mao with Si, which rides White Tiger; the fourth lesson has Si with Wei, which rides Azure Dragon. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Geng Shen, representing the official ghost hexagram, riding Gou Chen; the second transmission is Ren Xu, representing the wife's wealth hexagram, riding Vermilion Bird; the third transmission is Zi, representing the parents' hexagram, riding Nobleman, with 「◎」 indicating that Zi falls in the empty position of the Jiayin decade.

王牧夫曰：初德末貴，不是凶咎。當主有官人過，恐有火徵，少頃，左衛街南失火，運司出署救火，已驗。蓋申為官為風憲與支作合，主門外見也。干支皆火神，干乘火鬼，故主火。次日，僧人斗打，亦以申為僧，末見子與支成無禮刑，三傳知三事，已應二事。亦當測之，中傳火墓，支干皆火，亦主火也，初傳劫殺，事主迅速。

Wang Mufu said: The first transmission shows the monthly virtue, and the final transmission shows the nobleman. This sound breaking is not a凶咎, but indicates that an official is passing by, and it is feared that there may also be a fire. A while later, a fire broke out on the south side of the Left Guard Street, and the transport office sent out officials to put out the fire, which was fulfilled. The reasoning is: Shen governs officials and the position of inspection, and Shen combines with the day branch, so the prediction was made outside the door. The day stem and day branch both belong to the fire god, and the day stem is also occupied by the fire ghost, so it indicates fire. The next day there was a fight between monks, which also took Shen as the monk; the final transmission Zi forms an improper punishment with the day branch Mao. The three transmissions can foresee three things, but now two have been fulfilled, the remaining one should also be predicted in the same way. The middle transmission Xu is the storage of fire, and the dry and branch both belong to fire, which also indicates fire; the first transmission Shen is a劫杀, indicating that the matter comes suddenly.

正月乙卯日亥將申時占捕捉。 直指

In the first lunar month on the Yimao day, using 'Hai' (Dengming) as the Month General, the calculation starts at the Shen hour. The divination is about whether the thief can be caught. This case is from the "Liu Ren Zhi Zhi."

勾合朱蛇 申酉戌亥 合空朱龍 鬼 辛酉 合 龍未 子貴 酉午戌未 父 ◎子 貴 空午 丑后 午卯未乙 兄 乙卯 玄 巳辰卯寅 虎常玄陰

The flattened lesson pattern diagram. The outer circle shows the heavenly generals associated with the twelve branches: Shen (Hour of the Monkey) rides Gou Chen, You (Hour of the Rooster) rides Liu He, Xu (Hour of the Dog) rides Vermilion Bird, Hai (Hour of the Pig) rides Teng Snake, Zi (Hour of the Rat) rides Nobleman, Chou (Hour of the Ox) rides Heavenly Empress, Yin (Hour of the Tiger) rides Tai Yin, Mao (Hour of the Rabbit) rides Black Tortoise, Chen (Hour of the Dragon) rides Tai Chang, Si (Hour of the Snake) rides White Tiger, Wu (Hour of the Horse) rides Tian Kong, and Wei (Hour of the Goat) rides Azure Dragon. At Shen hour, it still belongs to the daytime, and on an Yi day, the daytime nobleman is used. The nobleman is located on Zi, and the heavenly generals are arranged in reverse order. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, on the day stem Yi (with its lodging palace in Chen), shows Wu, which rides Azure Dragon; the second lesson, on Wu shows Xu, which rides Vermilion Bird; the third lesson, on the day branch Mao shows Wu, which rides Tian Kong; the fourth lesson, on Wu shows You, which rides Liu He. The three transmissions: the first transmission is Xin You, representing the official ghost爻, riding Liu He; the middle transmission is Zi, representing the parent爻, riding Nobleman, marked with 「◎」indicating an empty period; the final transmission is Yi Mao, representing the brother爻, riding Black Tortoise. Black Tortoise is the god of thieves, and its presence on the final transmission's Mao indicates the focus for determining the location of thieves in this lesson.

邵彥和曰：卯為玄武，上見午。賊自正東轉正南。卯六午九，此去五十四里。卯主樹木墳塋，稈上天空主藏窯穴中，中傳子克午，初傳酉克卯，必主擒獲。遇酉子日，即其期也。果驗。

Shao Yanhe said: The卯 (Mao) is occupied by the Black Tortoise, and the upper god of卯 is午 (Wu), so the thief is moving from Due East to Due South. The number of卯 is six, and the number of午 is nine. Six multiplied by nine equals fifty-four, so the distance is fifty-four li. The卯 governs trees and graves, and since there is also the Tian Kong above it, it indicates that he is hiding in a cave or earth pit. The middle transmission子 (Zi) water comes to overcome午 (Wu) fire, and the first transmission酉 (You) metal comes to overcome卯 (Mao) wood, so the thief will surely be captured. The time of the event will be on the day of酉 or子. Later, this prediction was indeed fulfilled.