Liu Ren Duan An (六壬斷案) · Volume 6

91）韓省干乙亥生，三十四歲，占赴任及歲中事。己酉元旦庚辰日子將亥時。（申酉空亡，酉戌落空），蒿矢，進茹，麗明。己酉元旦尚未交春，仍作戊申年占。 貴后 蛇午未申酉陰 朱巳 戌玄 蛇 朱 玄 陰 官 壬午 蛇 初 六辰 亥常 午 巳 戌 酉 父 癸未 貴 中 陳卯寅丑子虎 巳 辰 酉 庚 兄 空申 后 末（空亡） 龍空

Example 91: Han Xinggan was born in the year Yi Hai. At the age of thirty-four, he sought divination regarding taking office and events of that year. The time was on the first day of the first month of the year Ji You, on the day Geng Chen. The divination was cast using the month of Zi with the general placed on the hour Hai. Since the beginning of the year had not yet reached the beginning of spring, it was still considered the year Wu Shen for divination. The day Geng Chen belongs to the Xiu of Jia Xu, with the empty branch falling on Shen and You. The branches You and Xu on the Heaven Plate are in the empty position. The name of the lesson has three: "Hao Shi", "Jin Ru", "Li Ming" (attached to the image of brightness). The Heaven Plate was arranged with the general Zi placed on the hour Hai. The nobleman rode on Wei, below it Teng Snake rode on Wu, Zhu Que rode on Si, Liu He rode on Chen, Gou Chen rode on Mao, Qing Long rode on Yin, Tian Kong rode on Chou, Bai Hu rode on Zi, Tai Chang rode on Hai, Xuan Wu rode on Xu, Tai Yin rode on You, and Tian Hou rode on Shen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Geng is in the Shen palace, with You above it, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson, You has Xu above it, riding Xuan Wu; the third lesson, the day branch Chen has Si above it, riding Zhu Que; the fourth lesson, Si has Wu above it, riding Teng Snake. The three transmissions are Wu, Wei, Shen: the first transmission Ren Wu is the official star, riding Teng Snake; the middle transmission Gui Wei is the parent爻, riding the nobleman; the final transmission Shen falls in the empty branch, as the brother爻, riding Tian Hou.

邵先生曰：支干夾定三傳，更三四課及初傳俱是鬼，有官人慾赴任，為催官符，上任必在三月盡四月初。奈何末祿卻空亡，上任不久，必主尊堂服動，子又病。蓋日辰夾定，凡事皆緊，只不合夾鬼與空亡耳。韓乃運使之子，授得鹽倉，果於三月文字來催，四月赴任，韓記先生言不去，六月十七丁母憂，二月子大病。

Master Zhao said: The day stem and day branch enclose the three transmissions in between, and the third and fourth lessons together with the first transmission are all ghostly signs. When a person in official position is about to take office, this is called "cui guanfu" (prompting the official symbol), and taking office will certainly happen in the end of March or beginning of April. Unfortunately, the禄神 (favorable deity) in the final transmission falls into kongwang (void), so taking office will not last long, and there will certainly be mourning for the mother from the superior family, and the son will also fall ill. The day and the hour enclose the three transmissions, which usually indicates matters being urgent and powerful, but it is not supposed to enclose ghostly signs and void. Han Xinggan, the son of a transport commissioner, was assigned a post at the salt warehouse; indeed, there was an official document urging him in March, and he was supposed to take office in April. Han Xinggan remembered Master Zhao's words and did not go, and on June 17th he mourned his mother, and in February his son fell seriously ill.

先生析曰；《玉成歌》曰“日鬼加臨辰兩位，門中官病兩相侵”，占赴任人，卻名催官符，只不合日辰夾住，又空亡臨身，太陰乘之，所以喪母。干支乘天羅地網，主丁憂。庚以子為子息，又加子息亥上，為虎所逼，幸不刑傷，所以不死只病也。大凡日辰夾定有鬼，鬼應有空，空應雙，有則俱應矣。

Master Zhao explained that the "Jucheng Ge" says, "The day ghost joins the辰 position, the gate and official illness both attack." If this is used to divinate for someone taking office, it is called "Cui Guanfu." However, it is not appropriate for the day and辰 to be enclosing, and there is also Kongwang at the body position with Tai Yin riding over it, so the mother dies. The day stem and day branch are under the heaven net and earth net, indicating mourning for a parent. The庚 metal takes the Zi water as offspring, and the offspring is added on the Hai position, being forced by the White Tiger; fortunately, there is no injury, so it is only illness, not death. Generally, if the day and辰 enclose and there is a ghost in between, the ghost will come to pass; if the enclosed is Kongwang, then Kongwang will come to pass; if both are present, both will come to pass.

92）伊知縣丙寅生四十四歲占赴任及前程，己酉年六月癸亥日未將亥時。（子丑空亡，申酉落空），渉害，曲直，勵德。六月十六日占。 蛇貴 朱丑寅卯辰后 六子 巳陰 貴 常 陰 空 鬼 己未 常 初（暗鬼） 陳亥 午玄 卯 未 巳 酉 子 乙卯 貴 中 龍戌酉申未常 未 亥 酉 癸 兄 癸亥 陳 末 空虎

Example 92: A county magistrate named Yi was born in the year Bingyin. He is 44 years old and is consulting about taking office and his future. The time is on the day Guihai of the year Jiyou, sixth month, sixteenth day. The class is set with the month general Wei added to the亥 hour. The day Guihai belongs to theJiayin cycle, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The branches Shen and You on the heaven plate are located in the empty positions. The lesson has three names: "涉害" (multiple mutual controls, taking the one with the deepest harm as the main factor), "曲直" (the three transmissions form a wood trinity with Hai, Mao, and Wei), and "励德" (encouraging virtue). The heaven plate is set with the general Wei added to the亥 hour. The nobleman is on Mao, with Teng Snake on寅, Vermilion Bird on丑, Liu He on子, Gou Chen on亥, Azure Dragon on戌, Tian Kong on酉, Bai Hu on申, Tai Chang on未, Tai Yin on巳, Tian Hou on辰. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Gui, which is in the Chou palace, with You above it, riding Tian Kong; the second lesson is You, with巳 above it, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Hai, with未 above it, riding Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is未, with卯 above it, riding the nobleman. The three transmissions are未,卯, and亥: the first transmission is Jiwei, representing the official ghost, riding Tai Chang, which is a hidden ghost; the middle transmission is Yimao, representing the son's爻, riding the nobleman; the final transmission is Guihai, representing the brother's爻, riding Gou Chen.

邵先生曰：公既貪女色，又貪男色，若能調攝，可以赴任。若不節慾，必入泉鄉。近日飲酒不得，漸欲嘔吐，伊曰：果然。先生曰：此乃醉飽之後，鬱氣積聚，五臟走作，故嘔逆也。子息加太陽，公子清貴過於公。伊曰：得子強我尤妙，但我壽若何？先生曰：壽盡於今年八月，因公避妻並母，在灶後與婢行淫，灶君申奏於天，遂折公壽矣。伊大驚泣曰：為之奈何？何以懺悔否？先生曰：須是露天謝罪，如此七夜方可少延也。伊遂每夜拜天謝過，不入寢室，八月初一夢神告知曰：汝知過修德，增壽一紀。伊後竟不仕，至庚申年八月十六日而歿。有三子，長早喪，次子戊辰科及第，少子甲戌科及第。

Master Shao said: You are both fond of women and men; if you can control yourself and take care of your health, you can still go to take office. If you do not restrain your desires, you will certainly go to the underworld. Recently, you have already been unable to drink alcohol, and gradually you have begun to vomit. Master Yi said: Indeed so. The master said: This is due to the stagnation of qi after overeating and drinking, causing the five internal organs to be disordered, hence the regurgitation and vomiting. The son's line is added upon the sun, so your son will have a higher status and dignity in the future. Master Yi said: It is better if my son surpasses me. However, what about my lifespan? The master said: Your lifespan will end this year in August. Because you avoided your wife and mother, and committed lustful acts with a servant girl behind the stove, the god of the stove reported this to heaven, thus shortening your life. Master Yi was greatly alarmed and cried, asking: What can be done? Can we repent? The master said: You must repent openly in the open air, for seven nights, and only then can you slightly prolong your life. Master Yi then prayed to heaven every night, without entering his bedroom. On the first night of August, he dreamed that a divine person told him: You have recognized your mistake and cultivated virtue, so your lifespan is extended by a generation. Master Yi eventually did not take office, and died on the sixteenth day of August in the year Gengshen. He had three sons: the eldest died young, the second passed the imperial examination in the Wu Chen examination, and the youngest passed the Jia Xu examination.

先生析曰；蓋癸上見酉作天空，干支皆敗於酉，陰陽俱敗，故主女色男色。酉為色故也。癸見酉為酒，天空主吐逆，故漸不納酒。此課六陰俱備，且癸亥為六甲極日，癸亥俱敗於酉，死於卯，那更水日又得木局。陰中逢脫，自然暗消。內既空虛，外徒形體。巳為丁神而臨行年，又作太陰，巳為灶，太陰為陰私，酉為婢，是於灶間行淫，以致酉來敗損。況又是破碎，破碎者，色與酒病俱發也。水日木局，故主子位，太陽發傳，又子爻加太陽之上，故顯。 愛圅析曰：巳為日德，故改過修德，而可延年也。

Shao Master explained that the day stem Gui has its upper god on You and is combined with Tian Kong. The day stem and day branch are both weakened on You, with both yin and yang sides being damaged, so it indicates a desire for both female and male attractions. You naturally represents color, and Gui meeting You also represents wine. Tian Kong indicates vomiting, so the person gradually loses the ability to drink alcohol. This divination has all six yin elements, and since Gui Hai is the last day of the sixty jiazi, Gui and Hai both are weakened on You and die on Mao. Moreover, since it is a water day and forms a wood structure, within the yin energy there is a loss of vitality, so the original energy naturally declines. Inside it is already empty, and outside there is only a shell left. Si is the "Ding god" and is directly on the current year, combined with Tai Yin. Si represents a kitchen, Tai Yin represents private matters, You represents a servant girl, so together they indicate immorality in the kitchen, leading to damage on You. Moreover, You also carries the "broken pieces" evil star. Once broken pieces move, both the illness from drinking and the illness from lust occur. Since it is a water day and forms a wood structure, it indicates the position of descendants. The sun god initiates the transmission, and the descendant element is placed on top of the sun god, so the son becomes prominent. Cheng Aitu explained that Si is also the day virtue of Gui day, so he reforms his virtue and can prolong his life.

93）童巡檢丁卯生四十三歲占前程，己酉年八月丁未日午將子時。（寅卯空亡，申酉落空），反吟，八專，井欄射，勵德。 六陳 朱亥子丑寅龍 蛇戌 卯空 陰 陳 陰 陳 兄 乙巳 常 初 貴酉 辰虎 未 丑 未 丑 子 癸丑 陳 中（暗鬼） 后申未午巳常 丑 未 丑 丁 子 癸丑 陳 末（暗鬼） 陰玄

Example 93: A young official named Tong Xunjian was born in the year Dingmao, and is now 43 years old. He consulted the divination about his future career. The time was in the year Jiyou, eighth lunar month, day Dingwei. The divination was cast using the month general Wu added to the Zi hour. The general and the hour are in opposition, thus forming the 'Reverse Chant' pattern. The day Dingwei belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty palace falling on Yin and Mao. The branches Shen and You on the Heaven Plate fall in the empty palace. There are also the names of the lesson 'Eight Specials' (the day stem Ding is lodged in the Wei palace, and the day branch Wei is in the same place, thus only two lessons are formed), 'Well Shaft Shooting' and 'Rewarding Virtue'. The Heaven Plate is set with Wu as the general added to the Zi hour. The nobleman is riding You, with Teng Snake riding Xu, Vermilion Bird riding Hai, Liu He riding Zi, Gou Chen riding Chou, Azure Dragon riding Yin, Tian Kong riding Mao, Bai Hu riding Chen, Tai Chang riding Si, Xuan Wu riding Wu, Tai Yin riding Wei, and Tian Hou riding Shen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ding lodged in the Wei palace, with Chou on top, riding Gou Chen; the second lesson is Chou with Wei on top, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Wei with Chou on top, riding Gou Chen; the fourth lesson is Chou with Wei on top, riding Tai Yin. The three transmissions are Si, Chou, Chou: the first transmission is Yi Si, a brother's yao riding Tai Chang; the middle transmission is Jiuchou, a son's yao riding Gou Chen, secretly accompanied by a ghost; the final transmission is again Jiuchou, a son's yao riding Gou Chen, again secretly accompanied by a ghost.

邵先生曰：一火生四土，行年雖有木，又不得地，如何救我？次第須有舊事牽絆。初驛馬動，便見起程，不是六十里，即一百二十里，後來降官壞任之憂，不是一件，定是二件。若止一件，必有大災，只願壽永也。是大幸不可別圖遷擢也。重重丑土作勾，豈是一件可了？童十月起程，過信州，果一百餘里，驀見追回，究前任不了事，遂不赴任，被拘四個月，得赦回家，方欲再去，被差保正。及分析了，又被侄兒爭分，留連半年，竟失此任。又過母墳，被山人誑開穴犯地道，次年六月遂死。 蓋火生四土四勾，豈不脫氣？丑為舊事，又為今日子孫勾，主後必被諸事脫耗財物也。

Shao Master said: A single Ding fire needs to generate four layers of earth, even though there is wood on the year pillar, it does not have favorable conditions, how can it save me? According to the order, first there must be an old case to entangle. The first transmission of the post-horse is activated, and it seems that one is about to start the journey, the distance is either sixty li or one hundred and twenty li; afterwards, there will be worries of demotion and loss of position, and not just one, definitely two. If there is only one, then it is certain to bring great calamity, only hoping to preserve life and longevity; if one can achieve this, it is already a great fortune, and one should not seek promotion again. The heavy layers of Chou earth are all riding on Gou Chen, so where is there a single matter that can be concluded? Tong the town inspector started his journey in October, passed through Xinxian, indeed traveled over one hundred li, but suddenly was chased back, investigated for an unfinished case from the previous position, thus failed to take office and was detained for four months, then released upon pardon. Just as he was about to go again, he was assigned as a guardian official; after this assignment was completed, he was disputed by his nephew over the division of family property, delaying for half a year, and finally lost the official position. He also passed through his mother's tomb, was deceived by a fortune teller to open the grave, disturbing the underground passage, and died in June of the following year. A single fire generating four layers of earth and four layers of Gou Chen, how can it not exhaust vital energy? Chou represents old matters, and it is also the day pillar's grandson element riding on Gou Chen, so it indicates that there will certainly be various matters consuming wealth afterwards.

94）應汝言癸巳生二十九歲占前程，己酉年丁未日卯將寅時。（寅卯空亡，卯辰落空），重審，進茹。 朱蛇 六午未申酉貴 陳巳 戌后 貴 蛇 貴 蛇 財 丙申 蛇 初 龍辰 亥陰 酉 申 酉 申 財 丁酉 貴 中（丁神） 空卯寅丑子玄 申 未 申 丁 子 戊戌 后 末 虎常

Example 94: According to your statement, you were born in the year Guisi, and are now twenty-nine years old, seeking divination about your future. The time is Dingwei day in Jihou year. The month is卯, and the lesson is cast with the month general added to the寅 hour. Dingwei day belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on寅 and卯. The heaven plate has the branches卯 and辰 falling in the empty position. The lesson has two names: "Chong Shen" (lower thief upper, taking the use) and "Jin Ru" (three transmissions of Shen-You-Xu in order). The heaven plate is set with卯 as the general added to the寅 hour. The nobleman rides酉, below it is Teng Snake riding申, Vermilion Bird riding未, Liu He riding午, Gou Chen riding巳, Azure Dragon riding辰, Tian Kong riding卯, White Tiger riding寅, Tai Chang riding丑, Black Tortoise riding子, Tai Yin riding亥, and Heavenly Empress riding戌. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ding, which is in the未 palace, with申 above it, riding Teng Snake; the second lesson is申, with酉 above it, riding the nobleman; the third lesson is the day branch未, with申 above it, riding Teng Snake; the fourth lesson is申, with酉 above it, riding the nobleman. The three transmissions are申,酉,戌: the first transmission is Bingshen, which is the wife's wealth, riding Teng Snake; the middle transmission is Dingyou, which is also the wife's wealth, riding the nobleman, and is also the Ding god; the final transmission is Wuxu, which is the son's wealth, riding Heavenly Empress.

邵先生曰：若問功名難許，問財即富家矣。身宅初傳皆財，中傳上下皆財，財多宜以財營運，必因妻財起家。須把穩不可狂圖，下稍主婢僕上耗費。蓋末傳是火庫，非財庫，丁以金為財，若是金庫財收住。今見火庫反熔壞財矣。蛇主非橫，所以自婢僕生出事來。因此破財，不意而死。 汝言此時尚未有妻，次年成親，頗有嫁資，遂得此營運，十餘年成富翁，四十二典錢，四十七八愈厚，五十一歲癸酉年因婢僕通姦，汝言責之，僕縊死，被告首，入官費用，財產一空，得罰贖而歸，甲戌年死。

Shao Master said: If you ask about official rank and fame, it is hard to promise success; but if you ask about wealth, you will become rich. The position of the body, the position of the house, and the first transmission are all about wealth. The middle transmission and its upper and lower parts are also about wealth. With so much wealth, you should use money to operate and manage businesses. You will certainly start with the wealth from your wife's family. However, you must be cautious and not be reckless in your plans. In the later years, the loss of wealth will mainly come from servants and attendants. This is because the final transmission is戌, which is a fire warehouse rather than a treasure warehouse. The fire is the source of wealth, and metal is the wealth. If it were a metal warehouse, the wealth could be kept. But now it is a fire warehouse, which melts away the wealth. The Teng Snake indicates unexpected misfortune, so the matter arises from servants and attendants, leading to financial loss and even unexpected death. You said at that time you had not yet married. The next year you married, and your wife's dowry was very generous, giving you the capital to start a business. After more than ten years, you became a wealthy man. At the age of forty-two, you opened a pawnshop and lent money. By the age of forty-seven or forty-eight, your business became even more prosperous. In the year of Guiyou, at the age of fifty-one, due to a servant and attendant committing adultery, you punished them. The servant committed suicide by hanging, and the family was reported by others, leading to a lawsuit that cost a lot of money. All the property was lost, and finally, you paid a fine to redeem yourself and returned home. You died in the year of Jiaxu.

95）姜子安壬申年三十八歲己酉年己酉日卯將子時。（寅卯空亡，巳午落空），蒿矢，斬關。 后陰 貴申酉戌亥玄 蛇未 子常 龍 常 虎 陰 官 空卯 龍 初（空亡） 朱午 丑虎 卯 子 丑 戌 父 丙午 朱 中（落空） 六巳辰卯寅空 子 酉 戌 己 子 己酉 后 末 陳龍

Example 95: Jiang Zi'an was born in the year of Renshen and is thirty-eight years old. The time is in the year and day of Jiyou. The class is started with the month general of卯 (Mao) added to the Zi hour. The day Jiyou belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on Yin and Mao. The Heaven Plate's Si and Wu branches are in the empty positions. The lesson names are two: "Hao Shi" (a remote attack, with the power like an arrow of reed grass, empty and not solid) and "Zhan Guan" (cutting the gate). The Heaven Plate is arranged with the general of Mao added to the Zi hour. The nobleman is on Shen, with Teng Snake on Wei, Vermilion Bird on Wu, Liu He on Si, Gou Chen on Chen, Azure Dragon on Mao, Tian Kong on Yin, Bai Hu on Chou, Tai Chang on Zi, Xuan Wu on Hai, Tai Yin on Xu, and Tian Hou on You. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji in the Wei palace, with Wu on top, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson is Wu with Chou on top, riding Bai Hu; the third lesson is the day branch You with Zi on top, riding Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is Zi with Mao on top, riding Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are Mao, Wu, and You: the first transmission is Mao, which falls in the empty position, representing the official star, riding Azure Dragon; the middle transmission is Bingwu, representing the parent's yao, riding Vermilion Bird, also falling in the empty position; the final transmission is Jiyou, representing the child's yao, riding Tian Hou.

邵先生曰：吾丈闇昧，亦不永遠。惟令郎好，與老陰人可享此。今則福謝災生，身宮不明，何望顯達？須管一有福之子，喪則君不祿矣。況初中空亡，惟末撞在日之後，作敗神，主酒色傷身夭壽，三年半期，恐難過也。姜子安好奇異，聞言哂而不信。至壬子年一子果死，其子溫厚。姜氏悲愴，日夜追思，相繼而亡。果三年半也。

Master Zhao said: Your fortune is obscure and unclear, and your lifespan will not be long. However, your son is fortunate, and he along with the elder female relative in the family can enjoy this blessing. Now, the good fortune has ended and calamities have arisen; the position of the body is unclear, so what can you expect for success? You will certainly lose a son who is blessed. Once that child is gone, you will also lose your official position. Moreover, the first and middle transmissions both fall into Kongwang, while the final transmission meets the day stem, which is considered a bad omen, indicating harm from wine and women leading to a shortened life. The time limit is about three and a half years, and it is likely you will not survive that long. Jiang Zian has always been curious and fond of strange things; upon hearing these words, he merely laughed coldly and did not believe them. By the year Renzi, a son indeed died—this child was kind and gentle. The Jiang family was deeply grieved, and Jiang Zian mourned day and night, eventually passing away himself, and the events indeed occurred within three and a half years.

先生析曰；蓋己酉日見支前之太陰，是闇昧也。宅上子作常，己以子為財，財來此敗，太常己未土，亦隨此敗。初上見卯，土死於卯，卯又空亡，是空亡死也。初中即空，只在末酉，又在日後。 愛圅析曰：日干之後也。己日在未，申為前，而午為後，酉加午，故曰在日後也。夫太常到酉上敗，是進敗也。酉在日後，是退敗也。太陰即酉，又來日上敗我，進亦敗，退亦敗，現在亦敗，豈得不死？壬子年子上卯宅自子引入本宮，己土至彼敗且死，人寧不亡歟？

Shao Master explained that on the day of Jiyou, the Tai Yin is found in the position before the day branch, which indicates a dark and obscure situation. The Zi (water) in the dwelling position is riding on Tai Chang (earth), meaning that the Ji earth (Jiyou) takes Zi water as its wealth, but the wealth arrives here at a place of decline. Tai Chang itself belongs to Jiwei earth, and it also suffers decline. The upper god of the first transmission is卯 (mǎo), which is the death place for earth, and mǎo also meets Kongwang (void), thus it is both void and dead. Since the first and middle transmissions are both void, the only reliance is on the final transmission of You (metal), but You falls after the day stem, which is unfavorable. Cheng Aitu explained that the term "after the day" refers to the day stem. Ji day is lodged in Wei, with Shen as the front and Wu as the back. You is placed on Wu, so it is said to be after the day. Tai Chang arriving at You suffers decline, which is called "advancing decline"; You also falls after the day, which is called "retreating decline." Tai Yin is You, which also arrives on the head of the day stem to cause decline: advancing is decline, retreating is decline, and currently it is decline, how can one not die? By the year Renzi, the卯 (mǎo) in the dwelling position is introduced from the Zi position into its own palace, and Ji earth arrives there, suffering both decline and death; how can a person not perish?

96）童知丞乙亥生三十五歲占在任吉凶，己酉年十一月己卯日寅將丑時。（申酉空亡，酉戌落空），重審，進茹，斬關。 蛇貴 朱午未申酉后 六巳 戌陰 六 陳 后 貴 兄 庚辰 陳 初 陳辰 亥玄 巳 辰 酉 申 父 辛巳 六 中 龍卯寅丑子常 辰 卯 申 己 父 壬午 朱 末 空虎

Example 96: Tong Zhi Cheng was born in the year Yihai, is thirty-five years old, and is divining the fortune and misfortune while in office. The time is Jiyou year, eleventh lunar month, Ji Mao day. The divination is started with the month of Yin as the general, added to the time of Chou. Ji Miao day belongs to the Jiaxu decade, with the empty positions falling on Shen and You. The Heaven Plate has the branches You and Xu falling in the empty position. The names of the lesson are three: "Chong Shen" (Re-examination), "Jin Ru" (Advancing and Eating), and "Zhan Guan" (Cutting the Gate). The Heaven Plate is arranged with the general of Yin added to the time of Chou. The nobleman is riding on Shen, below it Teng Snake rides on Wei, Zhu Que on Wu, Liu He on Si, Gou Chen on Chen, Qing Long on Mao, Tian Kong on Yin, Bai Hu on Chou, Tai Chang on Zi, Xuan Wu on Hai, Tai Yin on Xu, and Tian Hou on You. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is placed in the Wei palace, with Shen on top, riding the nobleman—Shen is the place of birth for Ji earth; the second lesson is Shen with You on top, riding Tian Hou; the third lesson is the day branch Mao with Chen on top, riding Gou Chen; the fourth lesson is Chen with Si on top, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Chen, Si, and Wu: the first transmission is Geng Chen, which is the brother's yao, riding Gou Chen; the middle transmission is Xin Si, which is the parent's yao, riding Liu He; the final transmission is Ren Wu, which is also the parent's yao, riding Zhu Que.

邵先生曰：此課因禍成福，本路除一監司，合主迴避，迴避中卻有好處，終久此貴人不歷此任，而我已加除了。童曰：何等貴人？曰：必提刑與知丞是親，來此得請職，因得周旋文字改官。初六害，勾亦辰，所以滯許多時；中驛馬乘龍，飛騰豹變；末祿在馬上，主坑冶干官之屬也。巳午為爐，六合為模範，乘馬不定，往來東南。次日妻父除提刑，遂迴避，得提點坑冶司鑄錢，即受職而提刑罷官而去。庚戌年又差諸路鹽司，辛亥改官。

Shao said: This lesson is turning misfortune into good fortune. There is a new supervisor appointed along this route, and by regulation you must avoid the post; however, avoiding it brings benefits, for the nobleman in question did not complete his term, and you have already received a new appointment. Tong Zhi Chen asked: What kind of nobleman is it? The master said: It must be the inspector, and he is related to you; if you go to him and request a position, you can obtain an official appointment with a single official document. The first transmission is afflicted by the six harms, and Gou Chen also falls on the hour of Chen, so there will be a long delay; the middle transmission is the post-horse riding a dragon, indicating swift change like a leopard changing its fur; the final transmission has the禄神 (favorable god of official rank) falling on the post-horse, indicating a position in the pit and metal office. The hours of Si and Wu symbolize a furnace, and Liu He symbolizes a mold, further riding the post-horse and being unstable, so moving around the southeast area. The next day his father-in-law was indeed appointed as the inspector, and Tong Zhi Chen withdrew, receiving the post of inspector of the pit and metal office for casting coins; just after taking office, that inspector was dismissed. In the year Gengxu, he was sent to various salt offices, and in the year Xinhai, he was promoted.

先生析曰；蓋日上貴人長生，乃尊長屬。乘空亡是前妻父也。不久罷去，亦空亡也。行年丑作虎，丑乃丁神，虎乘丁是極動。又虎為道路神，宅見辰作勾六害，是久滯也。中馬巳，丑合起，其勢必動。午祿神，又臨馬上，其職不停。巳為爐冶，午為雀並之，故文書職事在爐冶中。日上貴人長生，故得此周旋文字改官，必竟空亡脫氣，所以此任合當迴避。

Shao Master explained that the day stem is riding on a nobleman and is in the growth position, so the matter relates to a relative of the superior generation; this position also meets kongwang, which refers to the father of the former wife. He soon resigned and left, precisely because of the kongwang. The year pillar is in chou and rides on the white tiger, and chou is also the 'ding god'; the white tiger riding on the ding god indicates extreme movement. The white tiger is also the god of the road; the dwelling position has chen riding on gou chen and accompanied by the sixth harm, so there is prolonged stagnation and difficulty in movement. The middle transmission's si is the post-horse, which is activated by chou, so its momentum is definitely moving. Wu is the禄神, and it is also located on the post-horse, so the official duties never stop. Si is taken as the image of a furnace and foundry, and wu is also accompanied by the vermilion bird, so official documents and duties are all related to the furnace and foundry casting coins route. The nobleman on the day stem is in the growth position, so he can change his official position through official documents and requests; however, ultimately due to kongwang and losing vitality, this position should be avoided.

97）趙主簿丙子生三十四歲占前程，己酉年辛亥日卯將巳時。（寅卯空亡，子丑落空），元首，間傳，顧祖。 朱蛇 六卯辰巳午貴 陳寅 未后 后 玄 貴 陰 鬼 丙午 貴 初（暗鬼） 龍丑 申陰 未 酉 午 申 父 甲辰 朱 中 空子亥戌酉玄 酉 亥 申 辛 財 空寅 陳 末（空亡） 虎常

Example 97: Zhao Zhu Bao was born in the year Bingzi, and is thirty-four years old. He consulted about his future. The time was Jiyou year, Xinhai day, with the month of卯 as the general, and the lesson was cast on the time of巳. Xinhai day belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on寅 and卯. The name of the lesson has three parts: "Yuan Shou" (the first of auspicious lessons, where the upper overcomes the lower and is used), "Jian Chuan" (three transmissions,午,辰,寅, each separated and retreating), and "Gu Zu" (looking back to the ancestors). The Heaven Plate is set with卯 as the general added to the time of巳. The Nobleman rides午, below it, Teng Snake rides巳, Zhu Que rides辰, Liu He rides卯, Gou Chen rides寅, Qing Long rides丑, Tian Kong rides子, Bai Hu rides亥, Tai Chang rides戌, Xuan Wu rides酉, Tai Yin rides申, and Tian Hou rides未. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem辛, located in the戌 palace, with申 above it, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson is申 with午 above it, riding the Nobleman; the third lesson is the day branch亥 with酉 above it, riding Xuan Wu; the fourth lesson is酉 with未 above it, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are午,辰,寅: the first transmission isBingwu, which is the official ghost爻, riding the Nobleman, indicating a hidden ghost; the middle transmission isJiachen, which is the parent爻, riding Zhu Que; the final transmission is寅, which falls in the empty position of the decade, indicating the wife's wealth爻, riding Gou Chen.

邵先生曰：主簿美差不能赴，自是岳廟，兩次二任岳廟，後雖授美差，不得赴而丁憂，服滿更授差遣，下稍喪妻，以妾為主，貪酒中風而死。庚戌年當赴任，因新任運使是姑丈，遂迴避就岳廟，二任既滿，受烏江丞，丁父母憂，服滿授壽昌令，諸賓作賀，醉後不幸中風而死。

Master Zhao said: The official, although appointed to a good post, could not take up the position, and was only assigned to serve as a temple official at the mountain shrine, and he served two consecutive terms there. Later, although he was appointed to a good post, he did not take up the position before encountering a mourning period due to the death of a relative; after completing the mourning period, he was again assigned a post. In his later years, he lost his wife, and his concubine took charge of the household; due to his fondness for alcohol, he suffered a stroke and died. In the year Gengxu, he was supposed to take up his post, but because the new supervisor was his maternal uncle, he was required to avoid the post by regulation, so he was assigned to the mountain shrine instead. After completing two terms, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Wuxi County; soon after, he had to observe mourning for his parents, and after completing the mourning period, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Shouchang County. Guests all came to congratulate him, but he died of a stroke after drinking heavily.

先生析曰；蓋初傳日貴，傳歸夜貴，自治事終反不治事。日上申作太陰，申為神佛，太陰管陰私，寅為廟，艮為山嶽，自日歸夜，自然監廟，又是顧祖，何能赴任？自宅上一帶引去，直至東南而止潭州岳廟，正在東南上也。一味投絕，又自日傳夜，所以如此。

Master Zhao explained that the first transmission is occupied by the day nobleman, but by the end it turns into the night nobleman. Originally representing an official who handles affairs, it ultimately becomes an idle position. The day stem's Shen is occupied by Tai Yin: Shen represents deities and Buddhas, and Tai Yin specializes in private matters. Yin represents a temple, and the Gen hexagram signifies mountains. Moving from day to night naturally implies overseeing temples; moreover, the name of the divination is "Looking Back to Ancestors," with the three transmissions looking back to ancestral energy, so how could he take office? Following the direction from the dwelling position, it leads all the way to the southeast and stops there—the temple in Tanzhou Mountain is located to the southeast. The three transmissions all lead to a dead end, and the transmission shifts from day nobleman to night nobleman, hence the outcome is as such.

98）陳殿院占謫官衢州甲申秋壬辰日巳將子時。（午未空亡，亥子落空），重審，亂首。 陳六 龍戌亥子丑朱 空酉 寅蛇 蛇 空 空 后 子 庚寅 蛇 初 虎申 卯貴 寅 酉 酉 辰 鬼 空未 常 中（空亡） 常未午巳辰后 酉 辰 辰 壬 兄 戊子 六 末（落空）（暗鬼） 玄陰

Example 98: Chen Dianyuan consulted a divination concerning his demotion to Quzhou. The time was in the year Jiashen, autumn, on the day Renchen. The class was cast with the month general Si added to the Zi hour. The day Renchen belonged to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The Heaven Plate's Zi and Hai branches fell in the empty positions. The lesson names are two: "Re-examination" and "Disorder of the First". The Heaven Plate was set with the general Si added to the Zi hour. The nobleman rode Mao, below it the Teng Snake rode Yin, the Vermilion Bird rode Chou, the Liu He rode Zi, the Gou Chen rode Hai, the Azure Dragon rode Xu, the Tian Kong rode You, the Bai Hu rode Shen, the Tai Chang rode Wei, the Xuan Wu rode Wu, the Tai Yin rode Si, and the Heavenly Empress rode Chen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Ren is in the Hai palace, above it is Chen, riding the Heavenly Empress; the second lesson, Chen has above it You, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson, the day branch Chen has above it You, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson, You has above it Yin, riding Teng Snake. The three transmissions are Yin, Wei, and Zi: the first transmission, Geng Yin, is the son爻, riding Teng Snake; the middle transmission, Wei, falls in the empty position, is the official ghost爻, riding Tai Chang; the final transmission, Wu Zi, is the brother爻, riding Liu He, which falls in the empty position and also secretly carries the ghost.

邵先生曰：寅作蛇加酉為用，蛇入雞穴而破腸，未加寅為中傳，是鬼宿入鬼門，子加未作末傳乘六合，是勢害也。那又辰加壬作天后，刑勝德，此課三不吉。內有天后乘喜為恩神，雖帶恩動而過多，加官不起，後謫官編官柳州而死。經曰：魁罡若向日辰遊，貶出天涯地角頭，此之謂也。

Shao Master said: The tiger (寅) takes the Teng Snake and places it on the rooster (酉) as the initiating transmission, which is like the Teng Snake entering the chicken coop and being pecked in the abdomen; the earth dog (未) is placed on the tiger (寅) as the middle transmission, which is like the ghost mansion entering the ghost gate; the rat (子) is placed on the earth dog (未) as the final transmission and takes the Liu He, which is like a harmful situation. Moreover, the dragon (辰) is placed on the壬 and takes the Heavenly Empress, with the criminal punishment overpowering the virtue; this lesson has three inauspicious aspects. Although there is the Heavenly Empress riding the joyful god to form an auspicious deity, the brought-in virtue is active but excessive, and thus cannot support the official position. Later he was indeed exiled and sent to Liuzhou where he died. The classic says, "If the魁罡 moves towards the day branch, he will be exiled to the farthest corners of the earth," which describes exactly this situation.

99）李大夫占憂銀網事，鞏罷官，己丑年十二月甲子日子將戌時。（戌亥空亡，子丑落空），重審，不備，斬關，狡童，登三天。 后陰 貴未申酉戌玄 蛇午 亥常 六 龍 蛇 六 財 戊辰 六 初 朱巳 子虎 辰 寅 午 辰 子 庚午 蛇 中 六辰卯寅丑空 寅 子 辰 甲 癸 壬申 后 末 勾龍

Ninety-Ninth Example: Li Doctor cast a divination for Li's worry about the silver net case and Gong's dismissal from office. The time was the Jichou year, twelfth lunar month, Jiazi day. The lesson was cast using the Zi month general placed on the戌 hour. The Jiazi day belongs to the Jiazi decade, with the empty position falling on Xu and Hai. The Heaven Plate's Zi and Chou branches are in the empty position. The lesson has five names: "Re-examination," "Incompleteness" (four lessons incomplete), "Cutting the Gate," "Cunning Boy," and "Ascending to Heaven." The Heaven Plate was set with Zi general placed on the Xu hour. The Nobleman rode Wei, below it Teng Snake rode Wu, Vermilion Bird rode Si, Liu He rode Chen, Gou Chen rode Mao, Azure Dragon rode Yin, Tian Kong rode Chou, White Tiger rode Zi, Tai Chang rode Hai, Tai Yin rode You, Tian Hou rode Shen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Jia is located in the Yin palace, above it is Chen, riding Liu He; the second lesson, Chen above has Wu, riding Teng Snake; the third lesson, the day branch Zi has Yin, riding Azure Dragon; the fourth lesson, Yin above has Chen, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Chen, Wu, and Shen: the first transmission Wu Chen is the wife and wealth爻, riding Liu He; the middle transmission Geng Wu is the son and grandson爻, riding Teng Snake; the final transmission Ren Shen rides Tian Hou. In the six relations column, the original text says "Gui," which should be a mistake for "Ghost." Jia wood meets Shen metal, which is the official and ghost爻.

邵先生曰：登三天主有撓，中午作蛇，五月末沖替可知。末申作後，六月初有赦。寅作龍入宅，明年三月必轉官。果然寅年正月朝廷差兩浙提刑，三月轉官，五月末沖替，六月赦。蓋明年者，歲上發用也。五月替者，蛇入中傳也。六月赦者，太陽交午，申為午作天后也。寅作龍入宅，寅為天吏，故主升轉。 愛圅析曰：以上兩課恐非邵公斷案，存考。

Shao said: "The lesson of 'ascending three heavens' indicates there will be disturbances. The middle transmission has the hour of Wu riding the Teng Snake, indicating that by the end of May someone will replace him. The final transmission has the hour of Shen riding the Heavenly Empress, indicating there will be a pardon in June. The hour of Yin riding the Azure Dragon enters the dwelling position, indicating he will certainly be promoted in March of next year. Later it turned out that in the year of Yin, in January the court appointed him as the inspector of two Zhe regions, in March he was promoted, in the end of May he was replaced, and in June he was pardoned. The term 'next year' is because the initiating transmission is on the heavenly stem. The reason for the replacement in May is because the Teng Snake is in the middle transmission. The reason for the pardon in June is because the sun moves to the position of Wu, and Shen is the Heavenly Empress of Wu. Yin riding the Azure Dragon entering the dwelling position, and Yin is also the Heavenly Official, so it indicates promotion and transfer of office." Cheng Aitu analyzed that the above two lessons may not be Shao's actual judgment, and it is temporarily doubtful and needs further verification.

100）姜伯達丁卯生四十三歲占前程，己酉年六月初六日癸丑日未將寅時。（寅卯空亡，未申落空），重審課，此課與葉助教占宅課相同，然彼是亥將午時，故邵公之斷語不同。今將宋本改正，程氏愛圅識。 陳六 龍戌亥子丑朱 空酉 寅蛇 陳 玄 陳 玄 財 丙午 玄 初 虎申 卯貴 亥 午 亥 午 兄 辛亥 陳 中 常未午巳辰后 午 丑 午 癸 官 甲辰 后 末 玄陰

Example 100: Jiang Bo Da was born in the year Ding Mao. He is 43 years old and is consulting about his future. The time is on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the year Ji You, which is the day Gui Chou. The divination is started with the month general Wei added to the time of Yin hour. The day Gui Chou belongs to the Ji Chen decade, with the empty positions falling on Yin and Mao. The Heaven Plate has the branches Wei and Shen falling in the empty positions. The name of the lesson is "Re-examination." The compiler Cheng Aitu notes that this lesson is the same as the previous one where Ye Assistant consulted about his house, but that lesson used the general Hai at the time of Wu hour, so Zhao Gong's interpretation was different. Now it is corrected according to the Song edition. The Heaven Plate is arranged with the general Wei added to the Yin hour. The nobleman is riding the卯, with the Teng Snake riding the寅, the Vermilion Bird riding the丑, the Liu He riding the子, the Gou Chen riding the亥, the Azure Dragon riding the戌, the Tian Kong riding the酉, the White Tiger riding the申, the Tai Chang riding the未, the Black Tortoise riding the午, and the Heavenly Empress riding the巳. The four lessons, arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Gui, which is in the Chou palace, with Wu above it, riding the Black Tortoise; the second lesson is Wu with Hai above it, riding the Gou Chen; the third lesson is the day branch Chou with Wu above it, riding the Black Tortoise; the fourth lesson is Wu with Hai above it, riding the Gou Chen. The three transmissions are Wu, Hai, and Chen: the first transmission is Bing Wu, which is the wife wealth hexagram, riding the Black Tortoise; the middle transmission is Xin Hai, which is the brother hexagram, riding the Gou Chen; the final transmission is Ji Chen, which is the official star hexagram, riding the Heavenly Empress.

邵先生曰：吾子平生有三苦：一為屋苦，二為妻苦，三為心所苦。初午被癸克，婦人常患心血不寧；中亥為同類，臨屋上，主官訟爭產；愛圅析曰：勾陳主爭也。此惟夜貴則乘勾，若作亥將午時，則用晝貴，亥乃乘天空，何從而斷其官訟爭屋乎？末墓作天后，主女人血氣之災。自身隨傳入墓，必是公姑干亥山之墳內，有泥水侵棺，走獸入內為穴，所以前程不通。九年心病，又四年遭同族爭產，又五年死。若不動移，必然喪身也。

Master Zhao said: You will suffer from three kinds of hardship in your life: first, the hardship of the house, second, the hardship of your wife, and third, the hardship of heart disease. The first transmission, which is the hour of Wu, is overcome by癸 water, indicating that the wife often suffers from heart unrest. The middle transmission, which is the hour of Hai, is of the same type as the day stem and is located above the house, indicating disputes over property and lawsuits. (Cheng Aitu explained that Gou Chen mainly governs disputes. This can only be resolved by using the night nobleman at the hour of Hai; if the lesson is cast starting from the hour of Wu, the day nobleman is used, and the hour of Hai would be occupied by Tian Kong, so how can disputes over property be predicted?) The final transmission enters the tomb and is occupied by the Heavenly Empress, indicating diseases related to blood and qi in women. Since the self also enters the tomb together with the three transmissions, it must be that the grandparents are buried in a grave located in the direction of Gann and Hai. The coffin has been soaked by mud and water, and wild animals have made a nest inside, so the future is blocked. The first nine years are marked by heart disease, followed by four years of disputes over property with the same clan, and then five years of death. If the grave is not moved, death is certain.

伯達乃士人，占課之時，殊不為意，其後宅宇摧損，拆而再造畢，遂心氣發作，日夜呻吟，財物耗散，妻亦心血不安，此九年午所管也。第十年兄弟日夜爭吵，或塞東廁，或開西庫，又爭三處店房，遂致興訟，此四年亥所管也。末辰卻管五年，二年女人血病死，三年自身大病，遂移公婆之墳，啟攢視之，泥土淤塞，除泥改喪，後乃安寧。 先生析曰；蓋午受癸克，走回本家，又受亥克，雖虎賁之勇，亦不能當，所以見諸般不利。午為目、為屋、為妻，故皆不安也。

Jiang Boda was a scholar who did not take divination seriously. Later, his house was damaged and he had to rebuild it. After the reconstruction, he fell ill with a heart condition, suffering day and night, losing money, and his wife also became anxious and restless. This was governed by the first transmission, Wu, which lasted nine years. In the tenth year, there were constant quarrels among his brothers. At times they blocked the eastern toilet, at other times they opened the western storehouse, and they also disputed over three shops, eventually leading to a lawsuit. This was governed by the middle transmission, Hai, which lasted four years. The final transmission, Chen, governed the last five years: in the second year, a woman in the family died of a blood illness; in the third year, he himself fell seriously ill, and they had to relocate his parents-in-law's graves. When they opened the ancestral tomb, they found the soil was blocked. After clearing the mud and re-burial, things finally became peaceful. Shao Master explained: Wu was overcome by癸 water, returning to its own family, and then further overcome by Hai water. Even with the strength of a brave warrior, it could not withstand these forces, hence all affairs were unfavorable. In this divination, Wu governs the eyes, the house, and the wife, so all three were disturbed.

101）馮幹辦丁卯年八月十七日辰時生，占前程，民政局酉年正月甲午日子將午時。（辰巳空亡，戌亥落空），反吟，無依，渉害，元胎。 蛇貴 朱亥子丑寅后 六戌 卯陰 虎 蛇 后 龍 兄 壬寅 后 初 陳酉 辰玄 午 子 寅 申 鬼 丙申 龍 中 龍申未午巳常 子 午 申 甲 兄 壬寅 后 末 空虎

Example 101: Feng Ganban was born on the morning of the 17th day of the eighth lunar month in the Dingmao year, and came to consult about his future. The time of the consultation was on the first day of the first lunar month in the Jiayou year (the original text "municipal bureau in the酉 year" is a miswriting for "Jiayou year"). The class was cast with the Zi month general added to the Wu time. The hour and the time are in opposition, thus forming "reverse chant." The day of the consultation, Jiawu day, belongs to the Jiawu decade, with the empty branch falling on Chen and Si. The Wu and Hai branches of the Heaven Plate are located in the empty position. There are also the names of the class "no support," "involvement and harm," and "original embryo." The Heaven Plate is set with the Zi general added to the Wu time. The nobleman is on the Chou, with Teng Snake on Zi, Vermilion Bird on Hai, Liu He on Xu, Gou Chen on You, Azure Dragon on Shen, Tian Kong on Wei, Bai Hu on Wu, Tai Chang on Si, Xuan Wu on Chen, Tai Yin on Mao, and Tian Hou on Yin. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is in the Yin palace, with Shen on top, riding the Azure Dragon; the second lesson is Shen with Yin on top, riding the Tian Hou; the third lesson is the day branch Wu with Zi on top, riding the Teng Snake; the fourth lesson is Zi with Wu on top, riding the Bai Hu. The three transmissions are Yin, Shen, and Yin: the first transmission is Renyin, which is the brother's yao riding the Tian Hou; the second transmission is Bingshen, which is the official ghost's yao riding the Azure Dragon; the third transmission is again Renyin, the brother's yao riding the Tian Hou, beginning and ending in a cycle, exactly matching the image of reverse chant.

邵先生曰：此課德絕祿喪，婦人主家，干支盡傷，病符臨身，不久主癱瘓風疾之憂，生氣作蛇入宅，主生男子，見此子後，其病便生，須是珍重，不可貪色也。甲寅年尤甚，其宅十八年變為溪溝也。馮受轉運司幹辦公事，有三年缺，上任一歲中風，自後癱瘓更不動，止因壬子得子，賀喜過飲，遂成風疾，解任歸日，食自費兩千餘，雖臥病不起，其食自倍。至甲子歲大水，宅為水所沖損壞，果作溪溝矣。

Master Zhao said: In this case, the deity of virtue has been cut off and the deity of official rank has been lost, so household affairs will be managed by the wife; both the day stem and day branch are injured, and the deity of illness is present at the body position, so there is soon worry of paralysis and illness. The life qi enters the house position with the Teng Snake, mainly giving birth to a son; after seeing this son, the illness comes along, so one must take care of oneself and not indulge in lust. In the year of Jiayin, the illness is especially severe, and the house will become a stream after eighteen years. Feng Ganban was assigned to serve in the transfer office for three years; after one year in office, he suffered a stroke and became paralyzed and unable to move. The cause was precisely that in the year of Renzi, he had a son and celebrated excessively by drinking too much, thus causing the illness. On the day he left his post, just the cost of food and drink alone exceeded two thousand; although he was bedridden, his appetite doubled. In the year of Jiazi, a great flood occurred, and the house was destroyed by the water, indeed turning into a stream.

102）鄧十八官人乙酉年二月十二日亥時生，占漕試，己酉年四月初一戊申日酉將丑時。（寅卯空亡，戌亥落空），潤下，斬關。 虎常 空丑寅卯辰玄 龍子 巳陰 龍 玄 朱 空 財 壬子 龍 初 陳亥 午后 子 辰 酉 丑 子 戊申 蛇 中 六戌酉申未貴 辰 申 丑 戊 兄 甲辰 玄 末（暗鬼） 朱蛇

Example 102: Deng Shiqi was born on the twelfth day of the second lunar month in the year Yiyou, at the hour of Hai. He came to seek divination for the imperial examination. The time of the divination was on the first day of the fourth lunar month in the year Jiyou, on the day of Wu Shen. The month general was You, placed on the hour of Chou to cast the divination. The day Wu Shen belonged to the Jiachen decade, with the empty branches falling on Yin and Mao. The branches of the Heaven Plate, Xu and Hai, fell on the empty positions. The names of the divination were two: "Runxia" (three transmissions of Shen, Zi, and Chen forming a water trinity) and "Zhangguan." The Heaven Plate was set with the You general added to the hour of Chou. The nobleman rode on Wei, below which Teng Snake rode on Shen, Zhuque on You, Liuhe on Xu, Gouchen on Hai, Qinglong on Zi, Tiankong on Chou, Baihu on Yin, Taichang on Mao, Xuanwu on Chen, Taiyin on Si, and Tianhou on Wu. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Wu was placed in the Si palace, with Chou above it, riding Tiankong; the second lesson, Chou had You above it, riding Zhuque; the third lesson, the day branch Shen had Chen above it, riding Xuanwu; the fourth lesson, Chen had Zi above it, riding Qinglong. The three transmissions were Zi, Shen, and Chen: the first transmission, Renzi, was the wife's wealth yao, riding Qinglong; the middle transmission, Wu Shen, was the son's yao, riding Teng Snake; the final transmission, Jiachen, was the brother's yao, riding Xuanwu, with a hidden ghost.

邵先生曰：土日得財局，須是用財為之卻吉。漕司正是申子辰水局也。既以漕司為財，須費己財為佳。身上是晝貴作天空，主簾幕貴人，馳聲於我，我遂得功名也。宅作元武，是本局作賊，須三換名字，及換卷子，並令人代之，此所以不正中也。甲辰旬十日，皆是魁星，此乃為魁首也。但不知何以有，即日東方江邊魚鹽之職也。鄧宅雖是積世武官，大有錢穀，申子辰正是漕司之局。戊用水為財，所費不可言。知有關節，又聞有易卷之說，不知何如也。末傳歸宅是辰，卻是甲辰旬之魁首也。作本經魁，次年雖省試不中，卻試了弓馬。得明州象山縣稅務。 先生析曰；蓋戊土以辰為庫。辰土生於申，乃真庫也。凡墓與庫二名而同體，何以分別？蓋生處為庫，殆囚為墓。今辰生於辰，實真庫，天罡為魚鹽之物，故鹽務兼煎鹽，故實大驗也。

Shao said: When the day is of earth, one gains a wealth pattern, but it is necessary to spend money to make it auspicious. The route of the granary office corresponds to the water pattern of Shen-Zi-Chen. Since the granary office is regarded as wealth, one should be willing to spend one's own money. In terms of the body position, it is daytime nobleman riding the sky void, indicating that a nobleman within the examination hall will promote one's reputation, thus leading to official rank. In terms of the residence position, it is riding the black tortoise, meaning there is a thief in the pattern, so one needs to change names three times, change the exam papers, and have someone take the exam instead - this is called not following the proper path. The ten days of Jiachen are all under the constellation of the leader of the first place, so one can achieve the top position. However, it is unknown why this is so. At present, there is a job related to fish and salt in the eastern river area. The Deng family, although several generations of military officials, has a lot of money and grain, and Shen-Zi-Chen is exactly the pattern of the granary office. Wu earth takes water as wealth, and the amount of expenditure is hard to describe. It is heard that there is a way to connect, and also that there is a matter of changing the exam papers, but it is unknown how it will turn out. The final transmission returns to the residence position as Chen, which is exactly the top of the Jiachen ten-day period, so he became the top of the classics. In the second year of the provincial examination, although he did not pass, he passed the archery and horse riding, and obtained a position in the tax office of Xiangshan County in Mingzhou. Shao explained: Wu earth takes Chen as its warehouse, and Chen earth is born in Shen, which is the true warehouse. Generally, 'mound' and 'warehouse' are two names for the same entity, how to distinguish them? The place of birth and prosperity is called the warehouse, while the place of decline and captivity is called the mound. Now Chen is born in Chen, which is indeed the true warehouse; Chen is also called Tiangang, which governs fish and salt, so he obtained a position in the salt office and the production of salt, which is very accurate.

103）劉干運丙寅生四十四歲占前程，己酉年六月戊申日未將寅時。（寅卯空亡，未申落空），元首，斬關。 陳龍 六戌亥子丑空 朱酉 寅虎 后 空 常 六 鬼 空卯 常 初（空亡） 蛇申 卯常 午 丑 卯 戌 子 戊申 蛇 中（落空） 貴未午巳辰玄 丑 申 戌 戊 兄 癸丑 空 末 后陰

Example 103: Liu Gan Yun was born in the year Bingyin, and is 44 years old. He seeks divination about his future. The time is Jiyou year, sixth lunar month, Wushen day. The class is started with the month general Wu added to the寅 hour. The day Wushen belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on寅 and卯. The heaven plate's branches Wei and Shen fall on the empty positions. The lesson names are two: "Original Head" and "Cutting the Gate". The heaven plate is set with the general Wei added to the寅 hour. The nobleman rides Wei, below it Teng Snake rides Shen, Vermilion Bird rides You, Liu He rides Xu, Gou Chen rides Hai, Azure Dragon rides Zi, Tian Kong rides Chou, Bai Hu rides Yin, Tai Chang rides Mao, Tai Yin rides Chen, Tian Hou rides Si. The four lessons from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Wu is in the Si palace, above it is Xu, riding Liu He; the second lesson, Xu has Mao above it, riding Tai Chang; the third lesson, the day branch Shen has Chou above it, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson, Chou has Wu above it, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are Mao, Shen, and Chou: the first transmission Mao falls on the empty position, as the official ghost爻, riding Tai Chang; the middle transmission Wushen is the son爻, riding Teng Snake, also falling on the empty position; the final transmission Guichou is the brother爻, riding Tian Kong.

邵先生曰：此課無造化，戊以卯為官星，甲辰旬空亡也。戊以申為長生學堂，入在空亡，只有末傳是丑，丑又來刑日上戌，且作天空，晝貴人空耗，是貴而無位也。晚年孤獨，只與奴婢過殘生，俱不見妻子續。後果然。

Master Zhao said: This lesson has no fortune to speak of. The Wu earth takes the卯 as its official star, but the卯 falls into Kongwang in the Jiachen ten-day cycle. The Wu earth also takes the申 as its growth and school position, but the申 also falls into Kongwang. The only remaining is the final transmission, the Chou. However, the Chou harms the day stem's Xu, and it is also riding on Tian Kong. The daytime nobleman is wasted away in vain, which is called having noble atmosphere but no real position. Therefore, in his later years he will be lonely, only able to spend his remaining days with servants and attendants, and he will not be able to rely on his wife and children. Later events indeed proved this to be true.

104）何三公丙午生六十三歲占終身，戊申年六月丙寅日未將寅時。（戌亥空亡，卯辰落空），比用，乘軒，鑄印，察微。 朱六 蛇戌亥子丑陳 貴酉 寅龍 六 陰 空 蛇 鬼 甲子 六 初 后申 卯空 子 未 卯 戌 兄 己巳 常 中 陰未午巳辰虎 未 寅 戌 丙 子 空戌 蛇 末（空亡） 玄常

Case 104: He San Gong was born in the year Bingwu, and is now 63 years old, seeking divination about his entire life. The time is in the year Wushen, sixth month, day Bingyin. The month is Wu, and the lesson is cast with the hour of Yin. The day Bingyin belongs to the Jiazi decade, with the empty positions falling on Xu and Hai. The branches of the Heaven Plate, Mao and Chen, are in the empty positions. The lesson has four names: "Comparison and Use" (both lessons are attacking, and the one that harmonizes with the day stem is taken as the use), "Multiplying the Carriage," "Casting the Seal," and "Observing the Subtle." The Heaven Plate is set with the general of Wu added to the hour of Yin. The nobleman is on You, with Teng Snake on Xu, Vermilion Bird on Hai, Liu He on Zi, Gou Chen on Chou, Azure Dragon on Yin, Tian Kong on Mao, Bai Hu on Chen, Tai Chang on Si, Tai Yin on Wu, Tian Hou on Shen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Bing, which is in the Si palace, with Wu on top, riding Teng Snake; the second lesson has Wu with Mao on top, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson has the day branch Yin with Wu on top, riding Tai Yin; the fourth lesson has Wu with Zi on top, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Zi, Si, and Wu: the first transmission is Jiazi, which is the official ghost, riding Liu He; the second transmission is Jisi, which is the brother, riding Tai Chang; the third transmission is Wu, which is the son, riding Teng Snake, and falls in the empty position of the decade.

邵先生曰：干支帶墓，第四課見子鬼發動，卻又傳歸日上，六月死神在戌作蛇，主有伏尸，帶迷惑殺，殃及於人，因宅中皆是舊墓，前後俱有尸骸，鬼入四課，在內之鬼也。傳出日上，漸次侵害於人也。主不出八年，癆病來纏，當死五人，中傳雖有生氣，受克化為鬼，是以不利。戌年戌月難以救也。何三公宅內原是舊冢，聞先生之言，乃掘之，共掘得十四穴，皆無主之墓。庚戌年九月未日，何公不祿，七年之中，果喪五人。

Master Zhao said: The day stem and day branch both carry the burial qi. The fourth lesson has the water ghost爻 rising and transmitting back to the day stem. The death deity in June is in戌 and rides the Teng Snake, indicating there are hidden corpses in the house, along with a confusing evil spirit, which will affect the living. This is because the house is built on old graves, with corpses buried all around. The ghost爻 entering the fourth lesson indicates ghosts within the house; when it transmits to the day stem, it will gradually harm the family members. It is predicted that within eight years, there will be tuberculosis cases, and five people will die. Although the middle transmission has life qi, it is overcome and transformed into ghost qi, thus being unfavorable; by the year and month of戌, it will be difficult to save. The house of He San Gong originally had old graves. After listening to the master's words, he went to dig them up, and found fourteen graves, all unclaimed. On the day of Wei in September of the Gengxu year, He Gong died; within seven years, indeed five people died.

105）袁知鎮癸酉命三十六歲占終身，戊申年十一月戊戌日丑將卯時。（辰巳空亡，寅卯落空），重審，勵德，極陰。 六陳 朱卯辰巳午龍 蛇寅 未空 龍 虎 貴 雀 兄 辛丑 貴 初 貴丑 申虎 午 申 丑 卯 財 己亥 陰 中 后子亥戌酉常 申 戌 卯 戊 子 丁酉 常 末（丁神） 陰玄

Example 105: Yuan Zhi Zhen asked about his destiny in the year Guiyou, at the age of thirty-six. The time was in the year Wushen, the eleventh month, on the day Wuxu. The divination was cast using the month general Chou added to the卯 hour. The day Wuxu belongs to the Jiawu decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The branches Yin and Mao on the Heaven Plate are located in the empty positions. The name of the lesson has three parts: "Chong Shen" (Re-examination), "Li De" (Cultivating Virtue), and "Ji Yin" (Extreme Yin) (the three transmissions, Chou, Hai, and You, move in reverse order into the extreme Yin position). The Heaven Plate was set with the general Chou added to the卯 hour. The nobleman is riding Chou, below which Teng Snake rides Yin, Zhu Que rides Mao, Liu He rides Chen, Gou Chen rides Si, Qing Long rides Wu, Tian Kong rides Wei, Bai Hu rides Shen, Tai Chang rides You, Xuan Wu rides Xu, Tai Yin rides Hai, and Tian Hou rides Zi. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Wu, which is located in the Si palace, with Mao above it, riding Zhu Que; the second lesson is Mao with Chou above it, riding the nobleman; the third lesson is the day branch Xu with Shen above it, riding Bai Hu; the fourth lesson is Shen with Wu above it, riding Qing Long. The three transmissions are Chou, Hai, and You: the first transmission, Xin Chou, is the brother's yao riding the nobleman; the middle transmission, Ji Hai, is the wife's wealth yao riding Tai Yin; the final transmission, Ding You, is the son's yao riding Tai Chang, and it is also the "Ding God."

邵先生曰：此極陰課，戊土死於卯，敗於酉，初傳貴人，享父之福；中傳臨官加丑，亦秉父之財。丑為父母類神，貴人加之更的，故曰享父之福。末傳酉為日敗，又是本命，而加於亥，主自身自敗壞矣。中水末酉，必因酒色也。又乘陰常，丑土歸西北而傾，必因酒色而成癆病。亥四酉六，主四十六歲亡。後又因有服尊長為主，凡事盡決於他。蓋以宅上見申，戊土生於申，故為有服尊長也。後俱應。 先生析曰；占身命及醫與病，丑將卯時以本命上下斷死數。

Shao Master said: This is a very yin situation. Wu earth dies in卯 and fails in酉; the first transmission is riding on the nobleman, indicating enjoying the blessings from the father's generation; the middle transmission is in the official position and placed on丑, also indicating receiving money from the father's generation. 丑 is originally a class god related to parents, and with the nobleman added, it is even more certain, so it is said to enjoy the father's blessings. The final transmission is酉, which is the failing place of the day stem, and also his own birth star, placed on亥, indicating self destruction. The middle transmission belongs to water, and the final transmission is酉, so it is certainly due to wine and women; also riding on Tai Yin and Tai Chang, with丑 earth leaning towards the northwest, so it is certainly due to wine and women leading to consumption. The number of亥 is four, and the number of酉 is six, so it is certain that he will die at the age of forty-six. Later there will be another respected elder in the family taking charge, and all matters will be decided by him - this is because the house position shows申, and Wu earth is born in申, so it should be on a respected elder with mourning clothes. Later it all came true. Shao Master explained: Whenever divining about the body, life, and medical diseases, if the course is started with丑 adding to卯, then look at the gods above and below the birth star to determine the number of the death.

106）王解元辛丑年九月二十八日辰時生，六十八歲戊申年正月丁亥日子將寅時，（午未空亡，辰巳落空），彈射，間傳，占終身。 虎常 空卯辰巳午玄 龍寅 未陰 陰 貴 空 常 財 乙酉 貴 初 陳丑 申后 未 酉 卯 巳 子 空未 陰 中（空亡） 六子亥戌酉貴 酉 亥 巳 丁 兄 癸巳 常 末（落空）（暗鬼） 朱蛇

Example 106: Wang Jieyuan was born on the third hour of the ninth month in the year Xinchou. At the age of sixty-eight, he consulted about his entire life. The time of consultation was on the day Dinghai of the year Wushen in the first month. The divination was started with the month of Zi and the hour of Yin. The day Dinghai belongs to the Jiashen cycle, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches Chen and Si on the Heaven Plate fall into the empty positions. The names of the lesson are two: "Shooting" and "Intermediate Transmission" (the three transmissions, You, Wei, and Si, are separated and retreat). The Heaven Plate is set with the general of Zi added to the hour of Yin. The Nobleman is on You, with Teng Snake on Xu, Vermilion Bird on Hai, Liu He on Zi, Gou Chen on Chou, Azure Dragon on Yin, Tian Kong on Mao, White Tiger on Chen, Tai Chang on Si, Black Tortoise on Wu, Tai Yin on Wei, and Heavenly Empress on Shen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Ding is in Wei, with Si above it, riding Tai Chang; the second lesson, Si has Mao above it, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson, the day branch Hai has You above it, riding Nobleman—Hai is the Heaven Gate, which is exactly "Nobleman enters the Heaven Gate"; the fourth lesson, You has Wei above it, riding Tai Yin. The three transmissions are You, Wei, and Si: the first transmission, Yi You, is the wife's wealth, riding Nobleman; the second transmission, Wei, falls into the empty position, being the son's wealth, riding Tai Yin; the third transmission, Gui Si, is the brother's wealth, riding Tai Chang, which falls into the empty position and secretly carries a ghost.

邵先生曰：主外人有服入分，覆蓋被他所撓，我入不明之地，而受太陰之抑，酉作貴登天門，乃夜貴用事。又是不明。酉即太陰，太陰即酉，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。七十歲必死也。

Shao Master said: This divination indicates that a person from another family, who is related by marriage, will interfere in the division of property, causing disturbance in family affairs. I myself have fallen into an obscure place and am oppressed by Tai Yin. The酉 (You) is accompanied by the Nobleman and enters the Heaven Gate, and the one in charge is the Night Nobleman, which is also an indication of obscurity. The酉 (You) is the original position of Tai Yin, and Tai Yin is precisely located on酉 (You), thus mutual concealment occurs, eventually leading to the loss of reason. The year of the divination meets Tai Yin, indicating that the family will suffer from division and damage; and considering that the position of the person, the position of the house, the Three Transmissions, and the year all fall under the influence of Yin spirits, it is indeed an unfavorable year. Death is certain by the age of seventy.

先生析曰；何以見外人有服入？宅主破碎，作事乘馬故也。太常己未土入本家，乃家人也。丁，我也。丁被巳乘馬逼身，而未遂加酉，托於今日陰貴人用事，陰貴人入宅，卻又作破碎，反為他破，未作太陰入酉，是為他所蔽，陰翳不明也。托用事貴人，卻臨陽貴人上，為今日鬼又不明也。又自陽貴人上發傳，終歷陰貴人，末又歸我身上，依舊支破，當主爐灶敗壞。巳之本家，又見卯作天空，主門戶分破。王有一弟少年與人了，次年父死，乘服未滿歸宗。六月入狀爭分，托鄉中徐通判料理，盡為徐所用。然後復分與他，門戶中門折斷，作兩處廚灶皆壞。此事戊申何故不發，至己酉四月方發耶？蓋戊申陽年雖六陰全而不能舉，己酉陰年故發也。

Shao Master explained that one can tell there is someone from another family who has entered because the master of the dwelling position has committed the broken pieces calamity, and is also riding the post-horse. The Tai Chang belongs to Jiwei earth, entering the family, meaning it is a family member. Ding is the questioner himself. Ding is forced upon by the post-horse from Si, and Wei follows immediately and rests upon You, seeking protection from the night nobleman. The night nobleman enters the dwelling position, but it also commits the broken pieces, thus being broken by it. Wei rides Tai Yin and falls into You, meaning it is covered by it, with heavy shadows and unclear. The nobleman relied upon also rests upon the day nobleman, becoming the ghost of today, also unclear. The three transmissions start from the day nobleman, pass through the night nobleman, and the final transmission returns to myself, still breaking the day branch, so the stove is ruined. On the native branch of Si, there is also Mao riding Tian Kong, indicating the door is split. Wang Jieyuan had a younger brother who was adopted by another family when he was young. The next year his father died, and the younger brother, before completing his mourning period, returned to his original family. In June he filed a lawsuit to divide the property, and entrusted the local Xu Tongpan to handle it, but Xu took all the advantage. After that, he still gave a share to the younger brother. The middle door of the house broke, and both kitchens were destroyed. Why did this happen in the year of Wushen but not until the year of Jiyou in April? Because Wushen is a yang year, even though all six yin are present, it could not be activated. Jiyou is a yin year, so it happened.

107）邵木匠乙丑年六月六日未時生，四十四歲占本身。戊申十一月一日壬子日卯將丑時。（寅卯空亡，辰巳落空），重審，勵德，間傳，六儀，佚女，登三天。 龍空 陳未申酉戌虎 六午 亥常 蛇 后 貴 陰 鬼 甲辰 蛇 初（落空） 朱巳 子玄 辰 寅 卯 丑 財 丙午 六 中 蛇辰卯寅丑陰 寅 子 丑 壬 父 戊申 龍 末（暗鬼） 貴後

Example 107: Zhao Mujiang was born on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the year Yi Chou, at the hour of Wei. He is forty-four years old and is divining about himself. The time of divination is on the first day of the eleventh lunar month in the year Wu Shen, on the day Ren Zi. The month is卯, and the lesson is cast with the month general added to the hour of Chou. The day Ren Zi belongs to the Jiachen cycle, with the empty positions falling on Yin and Mao. The names of the lessons are six: "Re-examination," "Upholding Virtue," "Intermediate Transmission," (three transmissions: Chen, Wu, Shen, progressing in order), "Six Instruments," "Lost Woman," and "Ascending to Heaven." The Heaven Plate is set with the month general卯 added to the hour of Chou. The nobleman is riding on卯, below it is Teng Snake riding on Chen, Vermilion Bird on Si, Liu He on Wu, Gou Chen on Wei, Azure Dragon on Shen, Tian Kong on You, White Tiger on Xu, Tai Chang on Hai, Black Tortoise on Zi, Tai Yin on Chou, and Heavenly Empress on Yin. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ren, located in the亥 palace, with Chou above it, riding on Tai Yin; the second lesson is Chou with卯 above it, riding on the nobleman; the third lesson is the day branch Zi with寅 above it, riding on Heavenly Empress; the fourth lesson is寅 with辰 above it, riding on Teng Snake. The three transmissions are Chen, Wu, and Shen: the first transmission is Jia Chen, representing the official ghost, riding on Teng Snake and falling in an empty position; the second transmission is Bing Wu, representing the wife's wealth, riding on Liu He; the third transmission is Wu Shen, representing the parents, riding on Azure Dragon, and secretly accompanied by the ghost. Shen is also the position of growth for Ren water.

邵先生曰：登三天本是至高至危之象，今細微中出入人，卻能顯煥又富貴也。蓋身宅皆居西北極地，迤邐出東南來，將來必做富人。中傳見財，末長生，有財有壽，長生入財位，子先死，孫送終矣。長生能害子孫故也。邵仁占課時，四十四歲正窘，與人工作，後七年與城山寺造殿，從此興旺。六十左右，家典錢，連喪三子。丙寅喪一子，辛未癸酉又喪二字，是時六十九矣。後七孫送終，壽七十七，充保正，至甲午年死。 先生析曰；蓋壬子皆西北方，至幽至陰之地，轉出東南旺方，宅上有寅，寅為子息空初亡，辰為鬼，又臨寅地，中午為財，末申為長生，故有財有壽，而難為子息也。邵公蓋取中午為孫。

Shao said: "Going up to the three heavens" originally represents a situation that is both the highest and the most dangerous. Now this person was born in humble circumstances, yet he is able to become prominent and wealthy. Because his position and the position of his home are located in the northwest, which is the most yin and secluded place, and they gradually move towards the southeast, he will certainly become rich. The middle transmission shows wealth, and the final transmission indicates long life, so he has both wealth and longevity. However, the long life is in the position of wealth, so his son will die first, and finally his grandson will be the one to see him off. The god of long life can actually harm his descendants. When Shao the carpenter (named Ren) divined the course, he was forty-four years old, in a difficult situation, working for others. Seven years later, he built a large hall for Chengshan Temple, and from then on, his fortune flourished. Around the age of sixty, his family opened a pawnshop and lent money, but he lost three sons: one died in the year Bingyin, and two others died in the years Xinwei and Guiyou. At that time, he was already sixty-nine. Later, he was seen off by his grandson and lived to be seventy-seven, serving as a local official, and died in the year Jiawu. Shao analyzed that the Yin and the Zi both belong to the northwest, which is the most secluded and yin place. Now they are turning towards the southeast, which is the flourishing direction. The position of the home has the寅, which is the god of descendants but falls into an empty position and initially dies. The Chen is the ghost, and it is located on the ground of the寅. The middle transmission's Wu is wealth, and the final transmission's Shen is long life, so he has both wealth and longevity, but the difficulty lies in descendants. Shao probably took the middle transmission's Wu as representing the grandson.

108）傅清卿壬申年三十八歲占平生，己酉年丁亥日辰將丑時。（午未空亡，酉戌落空），昂星，斬關，炎上。 貴后 蛇申酉戌亥陰 朱未 子玄 陳 虎 常 后 兄 空午 六 初（空亡） 六午 丑常 巳 寅 丑 戌 子 丙戌 后 中（落空） 陳巳辰卯寅虎 寅 亥 戌 丁 父 庚寅 虎 末 龍空 邵先生曰：自有隨身庫，何必求財？傅曰：隨身庫所主何也？曰：只利書會，此隨身庫，餘不利。蓋父母在鬼鄉，又作虎，才討生涯，便生不足。初祿加卯又空，不獨不利，終身亦只書會為活耳。

Example 108: Fu Qingqing was born in the year of Renshen, and is thirty-eight years old. He consulted about his life circumstances. The time was in the year of Jiyou, on the day of Dinghai, with the month of Chen as the general, and the course was set with the general added to the hour of Chou. The day of Dinghai belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches of You and Xu on the heaven plate are in the empty positions. The names of the course are three: "Ang Star," "Cutting the Gate," and "Inflaming Upward" (the three transmissions of Yin, Wu, and Xu form a fire trinity). The heaven plate is arranged with the general of Chen added to the hour of Chou. The nobleman is riding You, with Teng Snake riding Shen, Vermilion Bird riding Wei, Liu He riding Wu, Gou Chen riding Si, Azure Dragon riding Chen, Tian Kong riding Mao, White Tiger riding Yin, Tai Chang riding Chou, Black Tortoise riding Zi, Tai Yin riding Hai, and Heavenly Empress riding Xu. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ding, which is in the Wei palace, with Xu above it, riding Heavenly Empress; the second lesson is Xu with Chou above it, riding Tai Chang; the third lesson is the day branch Hai with Yin above it, riding White Tiger; the fourth lesson is Yin with Si above it, riding Gou Chen. The three transmissions are Wu, Xu, and Yin: the first transmission is Wu, which is in the empty position, representing a brother's yao, riding Liu He; the second transmission is Bing Xu as the son's yao, riding Heavenly Empress, also in the empty position; the third transmission is Geng Yin as the parent's yao, riding White Tiger. Master Shao said: You have a personal treasure with you, why do you need to seek wealth? Fu Qingqing asked: What is the personal treasure? The master said: It is only beneficial to make a living in bookshops, which is called the personal treasure, and nothing else is beneficial. Because the parent's yao is in the ghost's territory and rides White Tiger, you will find it difficult to make a living once you start. The first transmission's禄神 is on Mao and also meets the empty position, which is not beneficial in the present and for the rest of your life you can only live by bookshops.

109）葉七秀才丁卯生四十二歲占平生，戊申年十二月辛卯日丑將寅時。（午未空亡，巳午落空），重審，天獄，勵德。 六陳 朱辰巳午未龍 蛇卯 申空 后 貴 空 虎 父 己丑 后 初 貴寅 酉虎 丑 寅 申 酉 子 戊子 陰 中 后丑子亥戌常 寅 卯 酉 辛 子 丁亥 武 末（丁神）（暗鬼） 陰玄

Example 109: Ye Qi the scholar was born in the year Dingmao. At the age of forty-two, he came to consult about his life. The time was in the year Wushen, twelfth lunar month, on the day Xinmao. The class was cast with the month general Chou added to the寅 hour. The day Xinmao belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The heaven plate's branches Si and Wu fall in the empty positions. The lesson names are three: "Re-examination", "Heavenly Prison", and "Moral Cultivation". The heaven plate is set with the general Chou added to the寅 hour. The nobleman rides on寅, with the Teng Snake on卯, the Vermilion Bird on辰, the Liu He on巳, the Gou Chen on午, the Azure Dragon on未, the Tian Kong on申, the White Tiger on酉, the Tai Chang on戌, the Black Tortoise on亥, and the Tai Yin on子, and the Heavenly Empress on丑. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Xin, which is in the戌 palace, with酉 on top, riding the White Tiger; the second lesson is酉 with申 on top, riding the Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch卯 with寅 on top, riding the Nobleman; the fourth lesson is寅 with丑 on top, riding the Heavenly Empress. The three transmissions are丑, 子, and 亥: the first transmission is Jiuchou, representing the parents' yao, riding the Heavenly Empress; the middle transmission is Wuzi, representing the children's yao, riding the Tai Yin; the final transmission is Dinghai, also representing the children's yao, riding the Black Tortoise, and is also the "Ding god" with a hidden ghost.

邵先生曰：你堂上所葬，乃丑加寅，艮山地也。水便陡瀉自西北上出去，庚上有一石山，其形甚丑，必主人要錢而死。你因妻起家妻財作貴之故，不是六年是七年喪妻，自此退耗。一則男女債，二乃子不成器，三有水壞田，九年大退，十三年當患氣而卒。葉母艮山坤向丑上乘天后，故主乎母，水從脅下流去西北，庚上有一山，生來皆是怪石。壬子年妻弟來家相訪因要錢入城，中途腹痛而死。甲寅年喪妻，年內賣產嫁女，長子賭錢好色，卯年大水，溪邊田盡壞。丙辰十一月疝氣而亡。

Shao Master said: The grave of your father and mother is located on the Chou branch, with the mountain ridge belonging to the Gen mountain; the water flows suddenly from the northwest direction, and there is a stone mountain on the Geng direction, which has an ugly shape, and this will certainly result in someone dying for the sake of money. You have built your family fortune through your wife - this is because the wife's wealth line is riding on the nobleman; either in six or seven years you will lose your wife, and from then on your family will decline. First, there is a debt involving a man and a woman, second, the son is not capable, third, the land is ruined by water; in the ninth year there will be a great retreat, and in the thirteenth year he will die from a disease of the air. The mother's grave of Ye Scholar is also Gen mountain facing Kun direction, with Chou branch riding on the Heavenly Empress, so the effect will fall on the mother; the water flows from the side of the grave to the northwest, and there is a mountain on the Geng direction, which is naturally covered with strange stones. In the Renzi year, his wife's younger brother came to visit the family, because he went into the city to borrow money, he died on the way from stomach pain. In the Jiayin year, he lost his wife, and within that year he sold his property to marry off his daughter; the eldest son gambled and was lustful. In the Mao year, there was a big flood, and all the fields by the stream were destroyed. In the Bingchen year, in November, he died from hernia.

先生析曰；蓋丑土生辛金，故為母。辛以寅為妻，故因妻起家。寅艮方，丑加之，故艮山墳地。金絕於寅，故主妻死。傳見子亥，金水相生，傳見退脫，是以退也。辛以子為子，亥為女，太陰男不明，元武女多賠耗，亥四子九，四九三十六，亥為腎，元武主疝氣，金死於子，故十三年疝氣而亡。沈曰：丑為辛墓，又是父母，是以主堂上墳。然不發用，不可亂斷。水便陡瀉，自西北上出去者，子亥逆入西北，是以言陡瀉也。

Master Zhao explained that the earthy branch Chou can generate the metal Xin, so it is taken as the image of the mother. Xin metal takes the wood寅 as wealth, so he started his fortune through his wife. The寅 is located in the direction of Ken, and Chou is placed above it, so it is the grave of the mountain Ken. Metal is dead in寅, so it indicates the death of the wife. The three transmissions see the子 and亥, which are metal and water, and they mutually generate, but the trend is one of retreat and depletion, so the family fortune declines. Xin takes子 as son and亥 as daughter; Tai Yin governs male but is unclear, while Xuan Wu governs female and involves much expenditure. The number of亥 is four, and the number of子 is nine, totaling thirty-six;亥 in the human body governs the kidney, and Xuan Wu governs hernia, while metal is dead in子, so he died of hernia at the age of thirteen. Shen said: Chou is the grave of Xin metal and also the parent's yao, so it governs the grave of the respected elders in the hall; but since it has not initiated the transmission, it should not be misinterpreted. The phrase "water suddenly rushes out and flows to the northwest" is because子 and亥 flow逆行 into the northwest, so it is called "sudden rush."

110）傅大祿己巳生四十歲，占平生。己酉年正月十五甲午日子將卯時。（辰巳空亡，丑寅落空），遙克，蒿矢，元胎，傅生於十一月初三日午時。 朱六 蛇寅卯辰巳陳 貴丑 午龍 后 朱 虎 陰 鬼 丙申 虎 初 后子 未空 子 卯 申 亥 子 空巳 陳 中（空亡） 陰亥戌酉申虎 卯 午 亥 甲 兄 壬寅 蛇 末（落空） 玄常

Example 110: Fu Dalu was born in the year Jisi, and is forty years old. He consulted about his life circumstances. He was born on the third day of the eleventh lunar month at noon. The time of divination was on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the year Jiyou, on the day Jiawu. The month was the zodiac sign of zi, and the hour was mo. The day stem was jia and the day branch was wu. The day belonged to the jia wu cycle, with the empty positions falling on chen and si. The branches of the heaven plate, chou and yin, fell in the empty positions. The names of the lesson are three: "remote overcoming," "arrow," and "fetal origin." The heaven plate was set with zi as the general and added to mo hour. The nobleman was on chou, with teng snake on yin, zhu qiao on mo, liu he on chen, gou chen on si, qing long on wu, tian kong on wei, bai hu on shen, tai chang on you, xuan wu on xu, tai yin on hai, and tian hou on zi. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson was the day stem jia, which was in the yin palace, with the sign hai above it, riding tai yin; the second lesson was the sign hai, with the sign shen above it, riding bai hu; the third lesson was the day branch wu, with the sign mo above it, riding zhu qiao; mo is the yang ren of jia wood; the fourth lesson was the sign mo, with the sign zi above it, riding tian hou. The three transmissions were shen, si, and yin: the first transmission was bing shen, which was the official ghost yao, riding bai hu; the second transmission was si, which fell in the empty position, as the son yao, riding gou chen; the third transmission was ren yin, which was the brother yao, riding teng snake, also falling in the empty position.

邵先生曰：此課亥來生日，是官星垂顧，太陰神佑之象，但羊刃作雀入宅，乃本家之朱雀，恐目下本家有事起，初虎作鬼，亡祟暗害，是家中人所為，從此遂自生事，末寅加巳，遠則四年，近則四月，被事牽纏。若見金司年入訟，其身不便無疑。傅後與弟不足，挾恨告其子違法事，巳乃子也，第四年八月配英州死。 先生析曰；蓋第四年太歲在子，子上得酉，乃己酉太歲得助，故為禍百端，八月者復助酉也。同日同時，又有何子重一數，前增入王知縣數後。

Shao said: In this divination, the亥 water comes to birth the day stem, indicating the official star's attention and the protection of the Tai Yin deity. However, the Yangren rides on the Vermilion Bird and enters the dwelling position, which is the family's own Vermilion Bird. This suggests that there will be troubles within the family soon. The first transmission rides on the White Tiger and forms a ghostly trigram, indicating the haunting of a deceased soul, which comes from within the family. Thus, the person himself will bring about trouble. The final transmission has the寅 added on the巳, meaning that in the long term it will be four years, and in the short term four months, and he will be involved in legal troubles. If it happens in a year of metal, he will certainly suffer, which is certain. Fu Dalu later had a quarrel with his younger brother, who harbored resentment and reported his son's illegal activities—巳 is the trigram of descendants. In the fourth year's eighth month, he was exiled to Yingzhou and died. Shao explained: In the fourth year, the heavenly stem is Zi, and the Zi position receives the酉, which is exactly the Jiyou heavenly stem receiving support, hence the emergence of many troubles. The eighth month is when the trouble occurs, because the eighth month again supports the酉. There is another example of this same divination, by He Zizhong, which has been added after the case of Wang County Magistrate.

111）王知縣己未生五十歲占身位，戊申年四月甲申日申將丑時。（午未空亡，丑寅落空），知一，羅網，鑄印。 空虎 龍子丑寅卯常 陳亥 辰玄 六 常 玄 朱 財 丙戌 六 初 六戌 巳陰 戌 卯 辰 酉 子 癸巳 陰 中 朱酉申未午后 卯 申 酉 甲 父 戊子 龍 末 蛇貴

Example 111: Wang County Magistrate was born in the Jiwei year and is now fifty years old. He divines about his own position. The time is in the Wushen year, fourth month, Jia Shen day. The lesson is cast with the Shen month general added to the Chou hour. The Jia Shen day belongs to the Jia Shen decade, with the empty position falling on Wu and Wei. The branches Chou and Yin on the Heaven Plate fall in the empty position. The lesson has three names: "Zhi Yi", "Luowang" (the day stem and branch are occupied by the heavenly net and earthly net), and "Zhu Yin". The Heaven Plate is set with the Shen general added to the Chou hour. The nobleman is on Wei, below which is Teng Snake on Shen, Zhu Que on You, Liu He on Xu, Gou Chen on Hai, Qing Long on Zi, Tian Kong on Chou, Bai Hu on Yin, Tai Chang on Mao, Tai Yin on Mao, Xuan Wu on Chen, and Tian Hou on Wu. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Jia, located in the Yin palace, with You above it, occupied by Zhu Que; the second lesson is You with Chen above it, occupied by Xuan Wu; the third lesson is the day branch Shen with Mao above it, occupied by Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is Mao with Xu above it, occupied by Liu He. The three transmissions are Xu, Si, and Zi: the first transmission is Bing Xu, representing the wife's wealth, occupied by Liu He; the middle transmission is Gui Si, representing the son's wealth, occupied by Tai Yin; the final transmission is Wu Zi, representing the father's wealth, occupied by Qing Long.

邵先生曰：日上乘破碎，作鬼克身，主與陰人興訟，官位不明。來年或八月事起，必相擾。干支羅網，不可愛財，定被事貶謫。更老陰人因一子不成器，用度不足，心中怏怏，但難開口，四月十一日必進人口，來年己酉太歲防謫為曹屬也。庚戌則大數莫逃矣。王知縣次年受鄉中徐知府長子錢五百緡，知府恭人所揭，王被責劾。蓋徐長子乃義子，與次子爭分，次子乃親子也。王受賄判與長子，故至此。庚戌在任，不意而終。

Master Zhao said: The day stem is afflicted by the broken and shattered evil star, which also acts as a ghostly trigram to harm the self. This mainly indicates disputes involving female relatives, and the official position is also unclear. The matter will occur either next year or in the eighth month, causing disturbance. The day stem and day branch are located within the heavenly net and earthly trap, so one must not be greedy for wealth, otherwise certain disgrace and demotion will follow. Additionally, there is an elder female relative in the family who is unhappy because her son is not capable and the expenses are insufficient, yet she cannot express her feelings. On the 11th day of the fourth month, new household members will definitely be added. In the next year of the Jiyou era, one should beware of being demoted to a subordinate official. By the year Gengxu, the major fate is unavoidable. The magistrate Wang received five hundred bolts of silk from the eldest son of the local magistrate Xu in the following year, but was later accused by the magistrate Xu's wife and impeached. Originally, the eldest son of the Xu family was an adopted son, who was fighting with the second son over the inheritance, while the second son was the biological son. Magistrate Wang accepted bribes and ruled in favor of the eldest son, leading to his downfall. He died unexpectedly while still in office during the year Gengxu.

先生析曰：蓋陽日陰官作雀，故本身有訟，官位不明。酉為兌，兌為澤，故恩澤受財。初傳在日之前，甲克戌為財，卯與戌合，又得六合，是暗受財。被追擾者，干支羅網，不可脫也。己酉遭責，是酉克甲也。酉加寅上，故曰曹屬。庚戌年死者，巳加戌，乃甲申旬末，故閉口不能言也。庚戌行年在巳之本宮，為子所克，反加戌又入墓，又是極末，故閉口而死也。 又云，一老陰人因不子息不足，中心怏怏者，王知縣有弟不才而窘，母深惜之，不王垂顧，嘗怏怏不足。蓋巳為閉口，乘太陰故怏怏不言也。巳下人者，甲以巳為子弟也。

Shao Master explained that Jia is a yang day, but the official star is yin metal and rides the Vermilion Bird, so there is a case of litigation and the official position is unclear. You belongs to the Dui hexagram, which represents a marsh, and a marsh is a blessing, so it is receiving wealth through the blessing. The first transmission falls before the day stem, Jia wood overcomes Xu earth as wealth, and Mao again combines with Xu, and with the help of Liu He, this is secretly accepting bribes. Therefore, being pursued and disturbed is because the day stem and day branch fall into the heavenly net and earthly net, making escape impossible. In Jiyou year, being punished is because You metal overcomes Jia wood; You is also placed on寅, so he was demoted to a subordinate. In Gengxu year, he died, because Si is placed on Xu, which is exactly at the end of the Jia Shen decade, so he could not speak. In Gengxu year, the year stem is in the native place of Si, being overcome by Zi water, and then Si is placed on Xu again, entering the tomb, and being at the end of the three transmissions, so he died in silence. He also said that the term referring to an elder female relative being unhappy due to lack of descendants refers to Wang County Magistrate having a brother who was not capable and in a difficult situation, and his mother deeply pitied him but would not ask Wang County Magistrate for help, often feeling distressed. Si represents closing the mouth, and also rides Tai Yin, so he could only be distressed without speaking. As for the statement that Si represents a younger person, it is because Jia wood considers Si as a son.

112）何子重辛酉生四十八歲占平生，己酉年正月十五日甲午子將卯時。（辰巳空亡，丑寅落空），遙克，蒿矢，元胎。 朱六 蛇寅卯辰巳陳 貴丑 午龍 后 朱 虎 陰 鬼 丙申 虎 初 后子 未空 子 卯 申 亥 子 空巳 陳 中（空亡） 陰亥戌酉申虎 卯 午 亥 甲 兄 壬寅 蛇 末（落空） 玄常

Example 112: He Zichong was born in the year Xinyou, and is now 48 years old. He consulted the divination on the day of Jiayu, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the year Jiayou. The divination was cast using the month of Zi and the hour of Mao. The time and date are the same as the previous example, Fu Dalu, so the divination pattern is exactly the same. The day Jiayu belongs to the Jiayu decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The branches of the Heaven Plate, Chou and Yin, fall in the empty positions. The name of the divination has three: "Remote Conquest", "Arrow of Artemisia", and "Original Fetus". The Heaven Plate is arranged with the general of Zi added to the hour of Mao. The nobleman is on Chou, with Teng Snake on Yin, Vermilion Bird on Mao, Liu He on Chen, Gou Chen on Si, Azure Dragon on Wu, Tian Kong on Wei, Bai Hu on Shen, Tai Chang on You, Xuan Wu on Xu, Tai Yin on Hai, and Tian Hou on Zi. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is in the palace of Yin, with Hai above it, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson is Hai with Shen above it, riding Bai Hu; the third lesson is the day branch Wu with Mao above it, riding Vermilion Bird; the fourth lesson is Mao with Zi above it, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are Shen, Si, and Yin: the first transmission is Bing Shen, which is the official ghost yao, riding Bai Hu; the second transmission is Si, which falls in the empty position, as the son yao, riding Gou Chen; the third transmission is Ren Yin, which is the brother yao, riding Teng Snake, also falling in the empty position.

邵先生曰：來年行年到寅，因人喪亡，水邊得物，十有一年之寬餘，往後依舊不足，犯刑，刑後做爐匠，被姓陳人壞了。次年果有一僧過水而死，身邊有銀四錠，被何子重拾得，作小買賣，果有十一年寬餘。第十二年又在此溪邊，卻因傷人受刑，後作坑冶匠人，未足四年，被陳生人告搶踏作賊，配池州。巳四加亥七，乃十一年也。 先生析曰；巳四加亥七有誤。當是申七加亥四。

Shao said: Next year, the person's year will reach the branch Yin, and due to the death of someone else, he will find property by the water, and thus have eleven years of ease; afterwards, it will still be insufficient, and he will again commit a crime; after being punished, he will become a furnace worker, and eventually be ruined by a man surnamed Chen. The next year indeed a monk was drowned while crossing the water, carrying four silver ingots, which were picked up by He Zizhong, who used them to start a small business, and indeed had eleven years of ease. In the twelfth year, he again met by the same stream, but this time he injured someone and was punished; later he became a miner, and within four years, he was accused by a man surnamed Chen, a scholar, of robbery and theft, and was exiled to Chizhou. These eleven years are calculated by adding the number four of the branch Si to the number seven of the branch Hai. Shao explained that saying 'Si four plus Hai seven' is wrong, it should be 'Shen seven plus Hai four'.

113）姜子庚午生四十歲占向後如何，己酉年己酉日卯將丑時。（寅卯空亡，辰巳落空），元首，不備，間傳，閉口，出戶。 貴后 蛇未申酉戌陰 朱午 亥玄 虎 玄 玄 后 兄 癸丑 虎 初 六巳 子常 丑 亥 亥 酉 鬼 空卯 龍 中（空亡） 陳辰卯寅丑虎 亥 酉 酉 己 父 乙巳 六 末（落空）（暗鬼） 龍空

Example 113: Jiang Zi was born in the year Gengwu. At the age of forty, he consulted about his future. The time was in the year Guichou on the day Guichou, using the month of卯 as the month general added to the hour of Chou. The day Guichou belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on Yin and Mao. The heaven plate's branches of Chen and Si fall in the empty position. The lesson has five names: "Original Head", "Incomplete", "Intermediate Transmission", "Closed Mouth", and "Exit Door". The three transmissions are丑, Mao, and Si, moving in order with intervals. The heaven plate is set with卯 as the general added to the hour of Chou. The nobleman rides Shen, below which Teng Snake rides Wei, Vermilion Bird rides Wu, Liu He rides Si, Gou Chen rides Chen, Azure Dragon rides Mao, Tian Kong rides Yin, Bai Hu rides Chou, Tai Chang rides Zi, Xuan Wu rides Hai, Tai Yin rides Xu, and Tian Hou rides You. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is in the Wei palace, with You above it, riding Tian Hou - You is the losing place for Ji earth; the second lesson is You with Hai above it, riding Xuan Wu; the third lesson is the day branch You with Hai above it, riding Xuan Wu; the fourth lesson is Hai with Chou above it, riding Bai Hu. The three transmissions are Chou, Mao, and Si: the first transmission is Gui Chou, representing the brother's yao, riding Bai Hu; the middle transmission is Mao, which falls in the empty position, representing the official ghost yao, riding Azure Dragon; the final transmission is Yi Si, representing the parent's yao, riding Liu He, which falls in the empty position and also secretly carries the ghost.

邵先生曰：支來加干敗，又作天后，一主不能讀書，二不得妻子力，三宅氣衰敗，走失財物，四墳中滿棺是水，又有泥並白蟻。吾丈又貪色，夫妻一味嬌態，不管家務，今六陰皆備，不即日為泉下人矣。若改干亥山向，決宅水東流，戒酒色，猶可延，否則死無日矣。姜好酒色，後月餘吐紅，遂成反胃，小腸刺痛，大腸結，十月死矣。

Master Zhao said: When the day branch is placed on top of the day stem and it is in a declining position, and it is also occupied by the Heavenly Empress, this indicates four main issues: first, the person is unable to study and advance in learning; second, they cannot receive support from their wife; third, the household atmosphere is deteriorating and there is loss of property; fourth, the grave is filled with water, along with mud and white ants. You also indulge in lust, your wife is overly indulgent and pretentious, and you neglect household affairs. Now all six yin elements are present, and you are soon to become a spirit in the underworld. If you are willing to change the mountain direction to Gān-Hài and direct the water from the house to flow eastward, and also abstain from alcohol and lust, you may prolong your life a little; otherwise, your death is imminent. Jiang Zi indulged in alcohol and lust, and after more than a month, he vomited blood, developing a condition of regurgitation, sharp pain in the small intestine, and dryness and constipation in the large intestine. He died in October.

先生析曰；大凡六陰，自是不利，自夜傳出日尚可，日傳入夜，其陰愈甚。今干生支酉，酉金生亥水，更行年上未，六陰俱全，本命又見脫盜，且迄邐傳出寅卯，自敗傳死，自死傳絕，行年又加絕上，即是巳祿本身與行年，相繼投絕，安得不喪？日上酉為血，天后厭穢，自內傳出，是吐血也。武亥加血上，亥本宮被丑克，故反胃。丑作虎，故小腸痛，大腸結也。巳作六合，絕處入廟鎖定，兼六陰相繼，所以不通，傳絕而死。

Master Zhao explained that generally, a situation involving six yin elements is inherently unfavorable: if the transmission is from night god to day god, it is still acceptable, but if it is from day god to night god, the yin energy becomes even stronger. Now, the day stem is generating the day branch, which is You (metal), and You metal is generating Hai (water). In addition, the year pillar is in Wei (earth), so all six yin elements are present. The native's destiny is further weakened by loss, depletion, theft, and leakage, and the three transmissions proceed gradually from寅 (wood) to卯 (wood), from a place of decline to a place of death, then to a place of extinction. The year pillar is added on top of the place of extinction—this is when the禄神 (favorable god), the self, and the year pillar all enter the place of extinction, how can one not die? The You metal on the day stem in the human body represents blood, and the Heavenly Empress represents filth, so it is an internal discharge, hence bleeding. The亥 (water) under the Black Tortoise is on top of the blood god, and the native palace of亥 is being attacked by Chou (earth), so it results in regurgitation. Chou is riding the White Tiger, so there is pain in the small intestine and dryness in the large intestine. Si (fire) is riding the Liu He, and in the place of extinction it enters its temple and is locked in, plus the six yin elements are continuously pressing in, so the vital energy is blocked, and it spreads to the place of extinction, leading to death.

114）顏孔目甲子生四十六歲占平生，己酉年己未日卯將寅時。（子丑空亡，丑寅落空），八專，帷簿。 蛇貴 朱午未申酉后 六巳 戌陰 后 貴 后 貴 兄 己未 蛇 初 陳辰 亥玄 酉 申 酉 申 子 庚申 貴 中 龍卯寅丑子常 申 未 申 己 子 庚申 貴 末 空虎

Example 114: A person born in the year of Jiazi, aged 46, seeks divination about his life. The time is Jiyou year, Jiwei day. The month is卯 (Mao), and the lesson is cast with the month general added to the寅 (Yin) hour. The Jiwei day belongs to the JiaYin decade, with the empty palace falling on Zi and Chou. The Heaven Plate's Chou and Yin branches fall in the empty palace. The lesson has two names: "Eight Special" (the day stem Ji is lodged in the Wei palace, and the day branch Wei is in the same palace, forming only two lessons) and "Curtain and Curtain." The Heaven Plate is set with the卯 (Mao) general added to the寅 (Yin) hour. The nobleman rides the申 (Shen), below which Teng Snake rides the Wei, Vermilion Bird rides the Wu, Liu He rides the Si, Gou Chen rides the Chen, Azure Dragon rides the Mao, Tian Kong rides the Yin, Bai Hu rides the Chou, Tai Chang rides the Zi, Xuan Wu rides the Hai, Tai Yin rides the Xu, and Tian Hou rides the You. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji lodged in the Wei palace, with Shen above it, riding the nobleman; the second lesson is Shen with You above it, riding Tian Hou; the third lesson is the day branch Wei with Shen above it, riding the nobleman; the fourth lesson is Shen with You above it, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are Wei, Shen, Shen: the first transmission is Ji Wei, a brother's yao riding Teng Snake; the second transmission is Geng Shen, a son's yao riding the nobleman; the third transmission is again Geng Shen, the son's yao riding the nobleman. Shen is the long life place of Ji soil.

邵先生曰：己去就祿，便就上作初傳，若貴人相委財賦，須是仔細，不得走作財物，及非理飲酒，與親戚婦人交往，交主杖責，杖責了卻得垂顧帶去，終有名目相呼，此長生貴人垂顧之力也。顧緣初太守委提點財賦，後用官錢失檢，杖八十，月餘又與婦人在酒店飲酒，被仇人翁中達理論，太守勘無贓，杖一百，又二月鄭仕郎上任，顧甚得龐，遂成家計，得本州島參軍，後隨鄭去五年，大得意歸。

Shao Master said: If the Ji earth is going to take its official post, then the official post's deity is directly taken as the first transmission. If the nobleman assigns him to manage finances, he must be especially careful, not moving or losing property, nor indulging in excessive drinking or associating with the women of relatives' families. Once he does associate, he will be beaten with a stick. However, after being beaten, he will eventually receive the nobleman's favor and support, ultimately gaining a title and being called by name. This is the power of the nobleman who brings growth. Gu Kongmu (the original text here reads 'Gu', differing from the surname 'Yan Kongmu' at the beginning) was first assigned by the governor to oversee finances. Later, he misused official funds and was beaten with eighty strokes. After more than a month, he drank with a woman in a tavern and was reported by his enemy, Wang Zhongda. The governor investigated and found no stolen goods, so he was beaten with one hundred strokes. Two months later, Zheng Shilang took office, and Gu Kongmu gained his favor, thus establishing his own business and obtaining the position of military officer in the same state. Later, he followed Zheng Shilang for five years and returned with great success.

先生析曰；蓋己祿在午，刃在未作蛇，主非橫得罪，未為眷屬酒漿，蛇主棒，故見之，且不合在初傳也。中末皆長生貴人，可以立身。鄭貪賄，顧與他經畫，因得意。蓋土生金，申又作貴，為日長生，中末皆是故以此終。

Master Zhao explained that the JI Earth Stem's luck is in Wu, and its Yangren is in Wei, which is occupied by the Teng Snake, so this indicates a crime resulting from an unexpected incident. Wei also symbolizes relatives and alcohol, and the Teng Snake represents sticks and rods, so both are encountered. Moreover, it falls in the first transmission. The middle and final transmissions are all superior noblemen above the Growth, which allows one to establish oneself. Zheng Shilang was greedy for wealth and accepted bribes, and Gu Kongmu managed his affairs, so he became successful. This is because Earth generates Metal, and Shen is the Growth place of the day stem, and the middle and final transmissions are all Shen, which is occupied by a nobleman, so the outcome is as such.

115）宣和三年十二月二十七丁巳日子將申時，（子丑空亡，辰巳落空），重審，從革。丁丑人二十五歲占終身。 蛇貴 朱酉戌亥子后 六申 丑陰 陰 朱 常 貴 財 辛酉 朱 初 陳未 寅玄 丑 酉 卯 亥 子 空丑 陰 中（空亡） 龍午巳辰卯常 酉 巳 亥 丁 兄 丁巳 空 末（落空）（丁神） 空虎

Example 115: On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Xuanhe, which was a Dingsi day, the class was cast with the Month General of the Zi month placed on the Shen hour. The Dingsi day belongs to the Jiayin decade, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The branches Chen and Si on the Heaven Plate are exactly on the Kongwang positions. The lesson has two names: "Chong Shen" and "Cong Ge" (the three transmissions, You, Chou, and Si, form a metal trinity). The person consulting is born in the Dingchou year, aged 25, asking about his entire life. The Heaven Plate is set with the Zi General placed on the Shen hour. The Nobleman is riding the Hai, beneath which is the Teng Snake riding the Xu, the Vermilion Bird riding the You, the Liu He riding the Shen, the Gou Chen riding the Wei, the Qinglong riding the Wu, the Tian Kong riding the Si, the Baihu riding the Chen, the Tai Chang riding the Mao, the Xuanwu riding the Yin, the Tai Yin riding the Chou, and the Heavenly Empress riding the Zi. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the Day Stem Ding, located in the Wei palace, with Hai above it, riding the Nobleman; the second lesson is Hai with Mao above it, riding the Tai Chang; the third lesson is the Day Branch Si with You above it, riding the Vermilion Bird; the fourth lesson is You with Chou above it, riding the Tai Yin. The three transmissions are You, Chou, and Si: the first transmission is Xin You, representing the wife's wealth, riding the Vermilion Bird; the second transmission is Chou, which falls in the empty position, representing the son's wealth, riding the Tai Yin; the third transmission is Ding Si, representing the brother's wealth, riding the Tian Kong, which is in the empty position and is also the "Ding God."

邵先生曰：丁日見亥，是鬼貴人，切不可近，當為貴人所害。丁火絕在亥也。支為宅，見破碎，又作陰貴人，乘朱雀。丁巳二火，皆以酉為財，財即破碎，又是陰貴人，切忌與貴人交財，日後宅子及財物皆為人所有，當主為陰人所壞。中傳丑作太陰加酉上，丑是空亡，中間家資必喪盡。有老陰人守寡，田地皆盡。末傳巳即宅神，臨丑下，是空亡，田園安能存留也？三十歲其不免乎？後果一一不爽。人問其故，先生曰：予與此人占時，乃宣和三年十二月二十七日，十二月十十一日立春，則作壬寅歲占也愛圅以曆法推之，果不錯誤，蓋知非後人之託名也。

Shao Master said: On a day with the heavenly stem Ding, encountering the earthly branch Hai, this is a nobleman sitting on the position of a ghost, which must not be approached closely, for in the future the nobleman will surely harm him. This is because Ding fire is at its decline in Hai. The day branch is the house, and the house sees the evil influence of 'broken pieces', accompanied by a yin nobleman and the Vermilion Bird. Ding and Si both belong to fire, and both take You metal as wealth, but this wealth is exactly where broken pieces are located, and it is also under the influence of a yin nobleman, so it is most dangerous to have dealings with the nobleman regarding wealth. In the future, the house and wealth will certainly belong to others, and especially be ruined by female relatives. The middle transmission, Chou, is accompanied by Tai Yin and placed on You, and Chou also meets Kongwang, so the family property will certainly be completely lost, and there will be an old widow who remains alone, and all the fields will be completely lost. The final transmission, Si, is the house god, placed under Chou but falling into emptiness, how can the fields be preserved? By the age of thirty, it is feared that he will not escape death. Later, everything happened exactly as predicted. When someone asked for the reason, Shao Master said: When I cast the divination for this person, it was on the 27th day of the twelfth month in the third year of Xuanhe, and on the 11th day of the twelfth month, the spring festival had already begun, so it should be interpreted according to the year of Renyin. According to the calendar, the calculation is indeed correct, thus proving that this is not a fabrication by later people.