Liu Ren Duan An (六壬斷案) · Volume 7

先生析曰；占人二十五歲，行年在寅見午，午為日之祿神，並干支旺相，故無恙。至二十八歲，其人為本土徐參議兜盡家財田宅，兜羅卷盡也。三十歲其人身亡。乃靖康元年也。愛圅以靖康元年，歲在丙午，從丙午逆計之，則三十歲乃係丁丑年生也。他書作戊寅生者誤也。今愛圅改正。其母守寡，其屋零落，不久必賣，何也？丁為日干見亥是日干絕氣也。支上見酉，又是支干之死神，故主此人不長。況三十歲行年在未，又見亥水，是身與年俱絕，所以死也。大凡占人不見死墓絕，未可言死，既見休囚死墓絕行年又臨此地，鮮有能外者矣。

Shao Master explained that the person being divined is twenty-five years old, with his current age in the寅 branch. The寅 branch shows the午 branch, and午 is the禄神 of the丁 day. The day stem and day branch both receive the prosperous and strong energy, so there is no problem at present. When he reaches twenty-eight, he will be completely ruined by Xu Canyi of the local area, meaning that all his property and land will be taken away. The term '兜罗' means to take everything away. At thirty, he will die, and that year was the first year of Jingkang. Ai Qu said that the first year of Jingkang was the year of Bingwu. Counting back thirty years from Bingwu, the person was born in the year of Dingchou. Other versions that say he was born in the year of Wuyin are wrong, and Ai Qu has corrected this. As for why his mother is a widow, her house is in disrepair, and she will soon have to sell it, what is the reason? The day stem is丁, and when it meets the亥 branch, it is the绝气 of the day stem. The day branch meets the酉 branch, which is the death deity for both the day stem and day branch, so this indicates a short lifespan. Moreover, at thirty, his current age is in the未 branch, and the未 branch also meets the亥 water, meaning both his own age and the current age are in the绝 place, so he will die. Generally, if a person's divination does not show death,墓, or绝, one cannot conclude that he will die. Once death,墓, and绝 are present, and the current age also falls on these places, there are very few exceptions.

受圅析曰：邵公斷案，建炎年間多，宣和年間少，今得此案，不異隨珠卞璧也。

Shao Yanhe's analysis of cases shows that those from the Jianyan period are more common, while those from the Xuanhe period are rare. Now, obtaining this case is no less valuable than acquiring the pearl of Suishen or the jade of Bianhe.

116）某占終身戊申年正月初一丙戌日子將未時，知一，斬關，不備。乙亥生三十四歲。 貴后 蛇戌亥子丑陰 朱酉 寅玄 六 常 常 蛇 財 甲申 六 初 六申 卯常 申 卯 卯 戌 子 己丑 陰 中 陳未午巳辰虎 卯 戌 戌 丙 兄 空午 龍 末 龍空

Example 116: A person comes to seek divination about his whole life. The time is in the year of Wu Shen, first day of the first lunar month, day of Bing Xu. The class is started with the month general of Zi added to the hour of Wei. The name of the class has three: "Zhi Yi", "Zhan Guan", and "Bu Bei". The person was born in the year of Yi Hai and is thirty-four years old. The day of Bing Xu belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty hour falling on Wu and Wei. The Heaven Plate is arranged with the month general of Zi added to the hour of Wei. The nobleman is riding亥, below it is Teng Snake riding戌, Zhu Que riding酉, Liu He riding申, Gou Chen riding未, Qing Long riding午, Tian Kong riding巳, Bai Hu riding辰, Tai Chang riding卯, Tai Yin riding丑, Tian Hou riding子. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem of Bing, which is in the Si palace, with Wu above it, riding Teng Snake; the second lesson is Wu with卯 above it, riding Tai Chang; the third lesson is the day branch of Wu with卯 above it, also riding Tai Chang; two lessons are repeated, so it is called "Bu Bei"; the fourth lesson is卯 with申 above it, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Shen, Chou, and Wu: the first transmission is Jiashen, which is the wife's wealth, riding Liu He; the second transmission is Jichou, which is the son's fortune, riding Tai Yin; the third transmission is Wu, which falls in the empty hour, representing the brother, riding Qing Long.

邵先生曰：日上見戌作蛇，是支來墓干也。巳本蛇屬，與蛇夾一墓在中間，其人腹必有疾病，戌土主塊積。答曰：腹中果有一塊。

Shao Master said: When the day stem is accompanied by Xu and Teng Snake, this indicates that the day branch is coming to bury the day stem. Bing is located in Si, and Si in the twelve earthly branches is originally the snake. This snake, together with the Heavenly General Teng Snake, surrounds the tomb deity from both sides, indicating that the person must have an internal illness. Xu belongs to earth and signifies masses and accumulations. The person replied: There is indeed a hard mass in my abdomen.

先生析曰：原因感風起，因入喪家，遇食不化，遂成痞塊，不醫命必不久。問：何故？曰：初傳卯上見申作六合，合亦是卯，兩卯夾一申，卯為風，申為肺，風傳入肺臟也。卯為申金所克，遂奔戌上，戌上有太常為喪吊家，卯為風，亦為食，因傷素食久傷脾胃也。戌既為卯所克，走來墓於干上，二巳又夾一墓，墓乃堅牢。此病不能脫矣。是年占人年三十四歲，行年在亥，三十五歲遭官災，大有破費。蓋丙即巳，行年到子，巳受官鬼克，兼作天空，必主虛詐財物。丙祿在巳，祿即財，子水為地盤之鬼，天空克耗之故也。此年行年又遇巳，八月隨喪盡。八月火死土旺，前面便是戌，戌是墓，九月建戌，所以不過也。

Master Zhao explained that the illness originated from exposure to wind pathogen, and because the person had visited a mourning home and eaten food that was not digested, a mass formed; if not treated, life would certainly be shortened. Someone asked: How did you figure this out? The answer was: The first transmission showed the metal sign of Shen on the卯 position, with theLiu He sign. TheLiu He sign itself is also associated with卯, so two卯 signs are enclosing one Shen. The卯 sign represents wind, and the Shen sign represents the lung, which indicates the wind pathogen entering the lungs. The卯 sign is overcome by the Shen metal, so it moves to the戌 position. The戌 position has the Tai Chang sign, which is associated with mourning and funerals. The卯 sign represents both wind and food, indicating that the person was harmed by vegetarian food in the mourning home, and over time, it injured the spleen and stomach. The戌 sign is overcome by the卯 sign, so it moves to the day stem. Two巳 signs enclose the墓 sign in the middle. The墓 sign is very firm, so the illness cannot be removed. This year the person is thirty-four years old, with the year sign on亥. At thirty-five, they will face official troubles and suffer great losses. Because the sign of Bing is associated with巳, when the year sign moves to子, the巳 sign is overcome by the official ghost sign and is also under the Tian Kong sign, which indicates being deceived by others and losing money. The禄 of Bing is in巳, and禄 represents wealth. The子 water is the ghost on the earth plate, and the Tian Kong sign indicates consumption, so this outcome occurs. This year the person also meets the巳 sign again. In August, the illness will be completely exhausted. August is when fire dies and earth is strong. Moving forward to戌, which is the墓 sign, and in September the month builder is on戌, so it is impossible to pass through.

117）或占平生，二月壬午日亥將酉時。（申酉空亡，戌亥落空），重審，間傳，勵德，九丑。 六陳 朱未申酉戌龍 蛇午 亥空 龍 六 陰 常 父 空申 六 初（空亡） 貴巳 子虎 戌 申 卯 丑 鬼 甲戌 龍 中（落空） 后辰卯寅丑常 申 午 丑 壬 兄 丙子 虎 末 陰玄

Example 117: Someone comes to divinate about their whole life. The time is in the second month on the day of Renwu, with the month of Hai as the general and added to the hour of You. The day of Renwu belongs to the Jiaxu decade, with the empty position falling on Shen and You. The branches of Xu and Hai on the Heaven Plate are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the lesson has four parts: "Rechecking," "Intermediate Transmission" (the three transmissions are Shen, Xu, and Zi, moving in order with intervals), "Encouraging Virtue," and "Nine Disgraces." The Heaven Plate is set with Hai as the general added to the hour of You. The nobleman is riding on Si, below which Teng Snake is riding on Wu, Zhu Que on Wei, Liu He on Shen, Gou Chen on You, Qing Long on Xu, Tian Kong on Hai, Bai Hu on Zi, Tai Chang on Chou, Xuan Wu on Yin, Tai Yin on Mao, and Tian Hou on Chen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ren, located in the Hai palace, with Chou above it, riding on Tai Chang; the second lesson is Chou with Mao above it, riding on Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Wu with Shen above it, riding on Liu He; the fourth lesson is Shen with Xu above it, riding on Qing Long. The three transmissions are Shen, Xu, and Zi: the first transmission is Shen, which falls in the empty position, representing the parent's yao, riding on Liu He; the second transmission is Jiaxu, representing the official ghost yao, riding on Qing Long, also falling in the empty position; the third transmission is Bingzi, representing the brother yao, riding on Bai Hu.

邵先生曰：申作合加宅發用，主遷宅改宅。六年內稱屋，造新宅。午為宅也。主二娶妻，戌加申乘龍主兒得解。子加戌作虎，明年主死小口二人，三年下狀爭田得勝，為丑加壬作常，丑田也。此課日上見類神，故得田也。

Master Zhao said: The trigram Shen is riding on Liu He and is placed on the house position to form the first transmission, indicating a move or renovation of the residence: within six years, there will be the addition of a building or the construction of a new house—here, the trigram Wu represents the house. It also mainly indicates marrying two wives. The trigram Xu is placed on Shen and rides on the Azure Dragon, indicating that the son will be able to pass the examination and be recommended for official appointment. The trigram Zi is placed on Xu and rides on the White Tiger, indicating that next year there will be the loss of two young children. A lawsuit over land will be successful within three years, because the trigram Chou is placed on Ren and rides on Tai Chang, and Chou is the symbol of land. In this divination, the day stem has the spirit representing land, so land will be obtained.

118）徐成局辛亥正月初一日子時生，占向後如何。己酉初一己卯日戌將寅時，（申酉空亡，辰巳落空），渉害，曲直，佚女，不備，魄化，飛魂。三十九歲。 空虎 龍丑寅卯辰常 陳子 巳玄 后 六 六 虎 兄 癸未 后 初 六亥 午陰 未 亥 亥 卯 鬼 己卯 虎 中 朱戌酉申未后 亥 卯 卯 己 財 乙亥 六 末（暗鬼） 蛇貴

Example 118: Xu Chengju was born at the子 hour on the first day of the first lunar month in the year Xinhai. He consulted about his future. The time was on the first day of the first lunar month in the year Jiyu. The day was Ji Mao, which belongs to the Jia Xu decade. The empty positions of the decade fall on Shen and You. The branches of the Heaven Plate, Chen and Si, are directly on the empty positions. The name of the lesson includes six: "Involvement of Harm", "Straight and Curved" (the three transmissions, Hai, Mao, and Wei, form a wood trinity), "Lost Woman", "Incomplete", "Spirit Transformation", and "Flying Soul". The person is thirty-nine years old. The Heaven Plate is set with the month general Wu added to the寅 hour. The nobleman is on Shen, with Teng Snake on You, Vermilion Bird on Xu, Liu He on Hai, Gou Chen on Zi, Qing Long on Chou, Tian Kong on Yin, Bai Hu on Mao, Tai Chang on Chen, Xuan Wu on Si, Tai Yin on Wu, and Tian Hou on Wei. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is in the Wei palace, with Mao on top, riding Bai Hu; the second lesson is Mao with Hai on top, riding Liu He; the third lesson is the day branch Mao with Hai on top, also riding Liu He, so the two lessons are repeated, which is called "Incomplete"; the fourth lesson is Hai with Wei on top, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are Wei, Mao, and Hai: the first transmission is Gui Wei, which is the brother's yao, riding Tian Hou; the second transmission is Ji Mao, which is the official ghost yao, riding Bai Hu; the third transmission is Yi Hai, which is the wife's wealth yao, riding Liu He, and secretly accompanied by the ghost.

邵先生曰：承局服侍通判，豈可得犯上之課？此課支加干克干名上門亂首，傳得曲直，又名失友，主日後因犯官長，斷勒歸家。又與長上爭分，於爭分中又不合強淫尊輩，遂犯重罪，減等充軍於東海，與妻死在配所也。當年六月果因犯上責而遣歸，與叔爭分家產，而烝其叔母，叔知之，借他事告發，配在明州，娶後妻同死於配所。

Master Zhao said: How could a person who serves the prefecture magistrate be able to cast a divination that shows rebellion? In this divination, the day branch is added to the day stem and overcomes it, which is called "upward disorder of the head." The three transmissions form "curved and straight," also called "loss of friendship," indicating that the person will later offend his superior and be sentenced to return home. He will also quarrel with his superior over the division of family property. However, he should not commit the crime of forcing sexual relations with his superior's wife. Thus, he commits a serious crime, receives a reduced punishment of exile to the East Sea, and eventually dies together with his wife in the place of exile. In the same year of June, he indeed was sent back home for rebelling against his superior. He quarreled with his uncle over the division of family property and had an affair with his uncle's wife. When the uncle found out, he accused him of another offense and sent him to Mingzhou. His later wife also died with him in exile.

先生析曰；大凡上門亂首，多是下犯上，春占木鬼貪旺而不發，至夏木休，其事將發，到秋木囚，則事乖張，便主爭競，冬有生氣，但存諸心，恐未形之口。經曰：旺相相生災未發，死囚刑剋便災臨是也。同日時有一行者，占得此課，先亂了禪堂及諸房後歸家，又擾兄弟，其身終無所歸，卻與一不正婦人苟合，中風而死。

Master Zhao explained that generally, when the divination lesson "Upset at the Gate" is cast, it mostly indicates that a lower-ranking person has offended a higher-ranking one. If this lesson is cast in spring, the wood element is in its prosperous and strong phase, and the ghostly influence of wood is greedy for this vitality but does not act out. By summer, the wood energy declines, and the matter will come to a head. By autumn, the wood energy is in a state of confinement, and the matter becomes chaotic and prominent, leading to disputes. In winter, wood has life energy, but it remains within the heart, and perhaps has not yet been spoken aloud. The classic says, "When the element is prosperous and strong, disaster has not yet occurred; when it is dead or confined and suffers from punishment, disaster will arrive," which is exactly this meaning. On the same day and hour, another wandering monk cast this same lesson. He first disturbed the meditation hall and various monks' quarters, then returned to the lay world and disturbed his brothers, eventually having nowhere to settle, and engaging in improper relations with a woman, ultimately dying of a stroke.

119）韓監倉修職癸酉生三十七歲占平生，己酉年六月十五壬戌日未將巳時。（子丑空亡，寅卯落空），重審，間傳，勵德，向三陽。 六陳 朱未申酉戌龍 蛇午 亥空 玄 虎 陰 常 兄 空子 虎 初（空亡） 貴巳 子虎 寅 子 卯 丑 子 甲寅 玄 中（落空） 后辰卯寅丑常 子 戌 丑 壬 鬼 丙辰 蛇 末 陰玄

Example 119: Han Jiancang, an official of the rank of Xiu Zhi Lang, was born in the year Guiyou and is thirty-seven years old. He consulted the divination to understand his life's course. The time was on the day Renxu of the sixth month of the year Jiyou. The divination was cast using the month general of Wei added to the time of Si. The day Renxu belongs to the Jiayin decade, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The branches of Yin and Mao on the Heaven Plate are directly over the empty positions. The name of the lesson has four parts: "Chong Shen" (Review), "Jian Chuan" (Intermediate Transmission), "Li De" (Cultivate Virtue), and "Xiang San Yang" (Toward the Three Yangs) (the three transmissions, Zi, Yin, and Chen, proceed in order, moving towards the Yang positions). The Heaven Plate was established by adding the general of Wei to the time of Si. The Nobleman is on Si, with Teng Snake on Wu, Vermilion Bird on Wei, Liu He on Shen, Gou Chen on You, Qing Long on Xu, Tian Kong on Hai, Bai Hu on Zi, Tai Chang on Chou, Xuan Wu on Yin, Tai Yin on Mao, and Tian Hou on Chen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Ren is in the palace of Hai, with Chou above it, riding Tai Chang; the second lesson, Chou has Mao above it, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson, the day branch Xu has Zi above it, riding Bai Hu; the fourth lesson, Zi has Yin above it, riding Xuan Wu. The three transmissions are Zi, Yin, and Chen: the first transmission, Zi falls in the empty position, representing the brother's yao, riding Bai Hu; the middle transmission, Jiayin is the son's yao, riding Xuan Wu, falling in the empty position; the final transmission, Bingchen is the official's yao, originally marked as riding Teng Snake, but according to the actual position on Chen, it is Tian Hou, so there is a possible error in the text, and it is recorded as is without correction.

邵先生曰：此課雖曰向三陽，奈初中空亡，依舊不見陽光。四課間隔，事多阻滯，支內干外，支刑日上神，主孝服。

Master Zhao said: Although this lesson is called "Facing the Three Yangs," unfortunately both the first and middle transmissions fall into Kongwang, so the light is still not visible. The four lessons are separated and not connected, so there are many obstructions in all matters. The day branch is inside while the day stem is outside, and the day branch also harms and overpowers the heavenly stem on the first god, indicating matters related to mourning for parents.

愛圅析曰：太常破碎加干，亦主服。雖是空亡不死，人亦多是此句有訛錯。為何起棺而未葬，致亡者不安？傳進而子息落空，才生一子便死，非是過去空亡，庶不害現在子息也。現在子息臨宅，加於犬地而見虎，若見鼠咬衣服，小兒必有大災，宅內不合蓄水，若不開導，監倉自損，身亦難保矣。

Ai Quan's interpretation says: Tai Chang brings 'broken' onto the day stem, which also indicates mourning clothes. Although it meets Kongwang, it does not lead to death, but people often... (the original text has errors and omissions, Ai Quan notes 'this sentence has errors', and it is recorded as is without correction). Why has the coffin already been removed but the burial is delayed, causing the deceased to be unsettled? Because the three transmissions advance and the son's line falls into vacancy, so a son is born but dies young; however, that was a past Kongwang, perhaps not harming the current sons. The current sons are located at the dwelling position, added to the dog's place (戌), and also see the White Tiger; if mice bite through clothes, the child will surely suffer great calamity. The house should not hold water; if it is not drained, Han Jiancang himself will suffer damage, and his life will be in danger.

愛圅析曰：此斷多失誤，始錄在此，俟得善本改正。

Aitu analyzed further, saying: This statement has many errors, so I will temporarily record it here, and make corrections when a better version is obtained.

120）劉監倉庚午生四十歲占年內事，己酉年正月庚辰日子將寅時。（申酉空亡，午未落空）， 六朱 陳卯辰巳午蛇 龍寅 未貴 虎 龍 六 蛇 財 壬寅 龍 初 空丑 申后 子 寅 辰 午 父 庚辰 六 中 虎子亥戌酉陰 寅 辰 午 庚 鬼 戊午 蛇 末（落空） 常玄

Example 120: Liu Jiancang was born in the year Gengwu, and is forty years old. He is divining about events within a year. The time is Jiyou year, first lunar month, Gengchen day. The class is started with the month general Zi added to the寅 hour. The Gengchen day belongs to the Jiaxu decade, with the empty position falling on Shen and You. The Heaven Plate's Wu and Wei branches are exactly on the empty positions (the original text does not specify the name of the class). The Heaven Plate is arranged with the Zi general added to the寅 hour. The Nobleman is riding on Wei, below it Teng Snake rides on Wu, Zhu Que rides on Si, Liu He rides on Chen, Gou Chen rides on Mao, Qing Long rides on Yin, Tian Kong rides on Chou, Bai Hu rides on Zi, Tai Chang rides on Hai, Xuan Wu rides on Xu, Tai Yin rides on You, and Tian Hou rides on Shen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Geng, which is in the Shen palace, with Wu above it, riding on Teng Snake; the second lesson is Wu, with Chen above it, riding on Liu He; the third lesson is the day branch Chen, with Yin above it, riding on Qing Long; the fourth lesson is Yin, with Zi above it, riding on Bai Hu. The three transmissions are Yin, Chen, and Wu: the first transmission Renyin is the wife wealth爻, riding on Qing Long; the middle transmission Gengchen is the parents爻, riding on Liu He; the final transmission Wuwu is the official ghost爻, riding on Teng Snake, falling on the empty position.

邵先生曰：日鬼傳歸宅上，宅上卻又生鬼，一防倉庫有火，二防當值人走或非理死，三防妻有暴亂之疾；正月小子防有飛災退失，二月因省墓起山林之擾，三月妻擾，四月官長追迫，五月當直人有失，六七月防火，八月因閒擾，九月進橫財，財中有失，十月婢妾陰私上有失，十一月僕走，十二月媳婦有服。

Master Zhao said: When the day stem's official ghost returns to the house position, and the house position in turn generates this ghost, one should be cautious of three things: first, fear a fire in the granary; second, fear the person on duty fleeing or dying an untimely death; third, fear the wife suffering from a sudden illness. Looking at the months: in January, fear disaster from an unexpected source and loss of children; in February, disturbances in the mountains and forests arise due to tomb sweeping; in March, the wife is disturbed; in April, pressure from a superior; in May, the person on duty has an incident; in June and July, fear fire; in August, disturbances from trivial matters; in September, gain unexpected wealth, but with loss involved; in October, loss in the private affairs of the concubine; in November, the servant flees; in December, the daughter-in-law's family has mourning.

果本年七月倉鄰火發，竟燒倉。經曰：火鬼春歸午，夏月逐雞飛，三秋尋鼠穴，冬至免相期。今本身值火星，又傳從火上起，支上與末傳寅又生火也。五月一當值人差去捉人，暗中墮深坑死。三月妻偶中風遂成重疾。其餘十二月分，禍福悉應。蓋午為倉庫火鬼，來乘克身，故應。九月妻兄弟爭分，劉在官上請假半月，與分得財物二十餘緡，遣人往買米，為賊所掇，始信數有前定如此。

In this year's seventh month, a fire broke out in the neighbor's warehouse and eventually reached the grain store. The Classic says: "The fire spirit returns to the horse in spring, follows the chicken in summer, searches for the rat's hole in the three autumns, and waits for the winter solstice without meeting." Now the person divining is exactly under the fire star, and the three transmissions also start from fire. The day branch and the final transmission's寅 also come to generate fire. In May, a person on duty was sent to arrest someone, fell into a deep pit in the dark and died. In March, the wife had a sudden stroke and became seriously ill. The fortune or misfortune of the other months also came true one by one. This is because the horse is the fire spirit of the warehouse, coming to attack the person, so it came true. In September, the wife's brother disputed the inheritance, and Liu's warehouse supervisor took half a month off from the official office to go back, receiving more than twenty bolts of cloth. He sent someone to buy rice, but it was stolen by thieves—until then he realized that fate was already predetermined.

121）唐丞務占一年事，戊申年庚辰日子將子時。（申酉空亡，申酉落空），伏吟，自任。 蛇貴 朱巳午未申后 六辰 酉陰 六 六 后 后 兄 空申 后 初（空亡）（落空） 陳卯 戌玄 辰 辰 申 申 財 戊寅 龍 中 龍寅丑子亥常 辰 辰 申 庚 鬼 辛巳 朱 末 空虎

Example 121: Tang Chengwu divined about matters of the coming year. The time was in the year of Wushen and day of Gengchen. The divination was started at the beginning of the Zi month, with the month general placed on the Zi hour. Since the month general and the hour are the same, the heaven plate and earth plate completely coincide, thus forming a 'Hidden Chant' (伏吟). The initiating transmission is taken from the heavenly stem on the day stem, also called 'self-assumption' (自任). The day Gengchen belongs to the Jiaxu unit, with the unit's void falling on Shen and You. Under a Hidden Chant, the heaven and earth plates combine, and the heaven plate's Shen and You fall exactly on the void positions. The heaven plate is arranged with the Zi general added to the Zi hour. The nobleman is on Wei, below which is Teng Snake on Wu, Vermilion Bird on Si, Liu He on Chen, Gou Chen on Mao, Azure Dragon on Yin, Tian Kong on Chou, White Tiger on Zi, Tai Chang on Hai, Black Tortoise on Xu, Tai Yin on You, and Heavenly Empress on Shen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Geng, which is in the Shen palace, with Shen above it, riding Heavenly Empress; the second lesson is Shen with Shen above it, riding Heavenly Empress; the third lesson is the day branch Chen, with Chen above it, riding Liu He; the fourth lesson is Chen with Chen above it, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Shen, Yin, and Si: the first transmission Shen is a brother's yao, riding Heavenly Empress, which is both in the unit's void and on the void position; the middle transmission Wuyin is a wife's wealth yao, riding Azure Dragon; the final transmission Xinsi is an official's ghost yao, riding Vermilion Bird.

邵先生曰：主喪妻又得妻，妻有財，後爭店事起訟，有四人遭刑；又主與尊長爭廚屋地基。其人當年三月喪妻，十一月再娶，乃客人之妻，甚有財產，遂以財開店，與原債人相打官司，四人杖二十，次年七月與叔爭廚屋地，卻得理。

Master Zhao said: This person will first lose his wife and then regain a wife, the new wife bringing wealth; later there will be litigation over a shop, with four people receiving punishment; also, there will be a dispute over the foundation of a kitchen with a superior relative. The person indeed lost his wife in the third month, and remarried in the eleventh month, taking a wife from a merchant who had considerable wealth. He used this money to open a shop and sued the former creditor, with four people each receiving twenty strokes of the cane. In the following seventh month, he disputed the foundation of a kitchen with his uncle, but ended up being in the right.

122）祝省元占婚，男戊辰生四十二歲，女己丑生二十一歲，己酉年二月己卯日戌將辰時。（申酉空亡，寅卯落空），反吟，無依，三交，九丑。 愛圅按：斷語中有血支在卯一言，則當是三月占，蓋血支正月在丑，順行十二支也。 貴后 蛇亥子丑寅陰 朱戌 卯玄 玄 六 龍 后 鬼 己卯 玄 初（落空） 六酉 辰常 卯 酉 未 丑 子 空酉 六 中（空亡） 陳申未午巳虎 酉 卯 丑 己 鬼 己卯 玄 末（落空） 龍空

Example 122: Zhu Shengyuan consulted about a marriage matter. The man was born in the year of Wu Chen and is 42 years old; the woman was born in the year of Ji Chou and is 21 years old. The time was on the day of Ji Mao in the second month of the year Ji You. The divination was started with the month general of Xu added to the time of Chen. Ai Du's commentary says: The phrase "blood branch is in Mao" in the divination indicates that it was cast in the third month, because the blood branch begins in Chou in the first month and proceeds downward through the twelve branches. The day Ji Mao belongs to the Xu旬, with the empty position falling on Shen and You. The branches of the heaven plate, Yin and Mao, are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the divination has four aspects: "reverse chant" (the month general and the hour are in opposition, and the branches of the heaven and earth plates are in opposition to each other), "no support," "three intersections," and "nine shame." The heaven plate is set with the general of Xu added to the hour of Chen. The nobleman rides the Zi branch, under which Teng Snake rides the Hai branch, Zhu Que rides the Xu branch, Liu He rides the You branch, Gou Chen rides the Shen branch, Qing Long rides the Wei branch, Tian Kong rides the Wu branch, Bai Hu rides the Si branch, Tai Chang rides the Chen branch, Tai Yin rides the Yin branch, Tian Hou rides the Chou branch. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji, which is in the Wei position, with Chou on top, riding Tian Hou; the second lesson is Chou with Wei on top, riding Qing Long; the third lesson is the day branch Mao with You on top, riding Liu He; the fourth lesson is You with Mao on top, riding Xuan Wu. The three transmissions are Mao, You, and Mao: the first transmission is Ji Mao, which is the official ghost, riding Xuan Wu, falling into the empty position; the middle transmission is You, which falls into the empty position and is the son's branch, riding Liu He; the final transmission is again Ji Mao, the official ghost riding Xuan Wu, falling into the empty position again.

邵先生曰：此課占婚，何必有媒？私情久已通矣。其家房合廣闊，東西皆有小門，因婢子為腳，遂與人通。今所議之人，亦與姦淫，血支在卯，必非女身，主暗有退子。且男以克干為嗣，女以干生為子。

Master Zhao said: Using this divination to predict marriage, why would one still need a matchmaker? The feelings between the man and woman have already been communicated privately. The woman's house is spacious with small doors on both sides, relying on a servant to carry messages, thus engaging in secret relations. The current suitor being considered also has an affair with her. The Blood Branch falls on Mao, indicating that she is certainly not a virgin and has already had an abortion secretly. Moreover, the man's line of the day stem is used to indicate his descendants, while the woman's line generated by the day stem indicates her children.

愛圅析曰：此二句乃祿命家之言，今亦用之，何也？一土生二金，是退子也。女命上見日干青龍，是女先有其夫也。男年並日上見天后，是男先有其女也。女命乘男，男年乘女，婚姻豈有不成之理？酉乃婢，六合加之，為和合。又加玄武姦淫之神，更加酉上，婢子為引無疑。且門來加戶，戶又加門，是主門戶重迭，卯為宅，上見酉，故云小門在宅也。凡占婚，遇此等課，必然之應。卯酉為私門，六合天后元武皆淫佚之神，故斷私通。

Ai Duan's analysis says: The statement "men take the person who overcomes their day stem as their son, and women take the person who is generated by their day stem as their child" is originally from the禄命 school, but it is also used in the壬课 system. What is the reason for this? When earth produces two metals, it is a sign of a child being lost. For a woman's birth chart, if the day stem and the Azure Dragon are present, it indicates that she already has her husband. For a man's age and day stem, if the Heavenly Empress is present, it indicates that he already has his wife. The woman's chart is connected to the male image, and the man's age is connected to the female image, so how could this marriage not succeed? The酉 represents a servant girl, and theLiu He is placed on top of it, indicating harmony and mediation. Moreover, theBlack Tortoise, which is a heavenly general associated with infidelity, is placed on the酉, clearly indicating that the servant girl is involved in the affair. Furthermore, the door is placed on the户, and the户 is placed on the door, indicating overlapping doors. The卯 represents the house, and when the酉 appears on the卯, it means there is another small door on the house. Whenever such a lesson pattern appears in a marriage divination, it is certain to be accurate. The卯 and酉 represent private doors, and theLiu He, Heavenly Empress, and Black Tortoise are all deities associated with licentiousness, so it is concluded that there is an affair.

123）孔七公戊午生五十二歲占婚，己酉年十月癸巳日寅將亥時。（午未空亡，酉戌落空），重審，元胎，六儀，斬關。 空虎 龍申酉戌亥常 陳未 子玄 常 龍 陳 蛇 父 甲申 龍 初 六午 丑陰 亥 申 未 辰 兄 丁亥 常 中（丁神） 朱巳辰卯寅后 申 巳 辰 癸 子 庚寅 后 末 蛇貴

Example 123: Kong Qigong was born in the year Wuwu, and is fifty-two years old. He consulted about marriage. The time was in the year Jiyou, tenth month, day Guisi. The class was cast with the month Yin as the general added to the hour Hai. The day Guisi belongs to the Jiashen cycle, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches of the Heaven Plate, You and Xu, are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the class has four: "Chong Shen" (Re-examination), "Yuan Tai" (Original Fetus), "Liuyi" (Six Instruments), and "Zhang Guan" (Cutting the Gate). The Heaven Plate was set with the general Yin added to the hour Hai. The nobleman is on the branch Mao, with the following: under it, Teng Snake is on Chen, Vermilion Bird on Si, Liu He on Wu, Gou Chen on Wei, Qinglong on Shen, Tian Kong on You, Baihu on Xu, Tai Chang on Hai, Xuanwu on Zi, Tai Yin on Chou, and Tianhou on Yin. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Gui is in the branch Chou, with the branch Chen on top, riding Teng Snake; the second lesson, the branch Chen has the branch Wei on top, riding Gou Chen; the third lesson, the day branch Si has the branch Shen on top, riding Qinglong; the fourth lesson, the branch Shen has the branch Hai on top, riding Tai Chang. The three transmissions are Shen, Hai, and Yin: the first transmission, Jia Shen, is the parent's yao, riding Qinglong; the middle transmission, Ding Hai, is the brother's yao, riding Tai Chang, and is also the Ding spirit; the final transmission, Geng Yin, is the child's yao, riding Tianhou.

邵先生曰：孔丈五十二歲，又做新郎，今日上方出墓尋生，其親必成也。此女清白輕盈，知書算，善治家，即生二子享福，但恐不久尊堂服動。孔咲曰：何以知之？

Master Zhao said: Mr. Kong, at the age of fifty-two, will once again become a groom. Today, the day stem is just emerging from the tomb to seek growth, so this marriage will certainly succeed. The woman is virtuous and light-hearted, knowledgeable in literature, arithmetic, and good at managing the household. After she enters the family, she will give birth to two sons, bringing happiness. However, it is feared that the maternal side of the family may soon have to wear mourning clothes. Mr. Kong laughed and said: How do you know this?

邵先生曰：課中自見，恨今人不習耳。蓋癸日見初傳申長生，主輕盈；金主清白，長生為學堂，主知書算，善治家。但亥乘丁臨長生之上，又乘常，故主服動。末寅為子孫，同天后加木之長生丁亥上，所以成親即有子息。巳與申合，寅與亥合，所以無不成就。四課三傳無空亡，所以終身享福也。

Shao Master said: These lessons are all visible at first glance, but unfortunately modern people are unwilling to put in the effort to study them. On a癸 day, the first transmission is申, which is the long life of癸 water, so the main subject is light and agile; 申 belongs to metal, which represents purity and clarity; the long life position is also a school, so it indicates proficiency in literature, arithmetic, and good management of the household. However,亥 is riding on the 'Ding god' and is located on top of the long life, and also rides on Tai Chang, so it indicates the need for mourning attire. The final transmission is寅, which is the son's爻, together with Tian Hou added on top of the long life of the wood ofDinghai, so there will be offspring soon after marriage.巳 combines with申, and寅 combines with亥, so everything can be accomplished. The four lessons and three transmissions do not encounter Kongwang, so they can enjoy happiness throughout their lives.

孔公前妻李氏亡，續妻童氏，次年果即生子，五十八又生一子，而此婦於前夫處，亦有收拾，且能書算，家務全仗其照料，娶來未十四個月而母亡矣。

Kong Qigong's first wife, Li Shi, had already passed away, and he later married Tong Shi. The next year, they indeed had a son, and at the age of fifty-eight, another son was born. This woman had some savings brought over from her previous husband and was skilled in writing and arithmetic, taking care of all household affairs. However, after marrying into the Kong family, less than fourteen months later, the old mother of the Kong family passed away.

124）李二伯乙酉生二十五歲占成親，己酉年十月庚子日寅將未時。（辰巳空亡，亥子落空），知一，比用。 貴后 蛇子丑寅卯陰 朱亥 辰玄 后 空 六 陰 父 戊戌 六 初 六戌 巳常 寅 未 戌 卯 官 空巳 常 中（空亡） 陳酉申未午虎 未 子 卯 庚 子 庚子 蛇 末（落空） 龍空

Example 124: Li Erbo was born in the year Yiyou, and is 25 years old. He came to consult about marriage. The time was Jiayou year, tenth month, Gengzi day. The class was cast using the寅 month general added on the Wei time. The Gengzi day belongs to the Jia Wu decade, with the empty space falling on Chen and Si. The Heaven Plate's Hai and Zi branches are exactly on the empty space positions. The lesson names are two: "Zhi Yi" and "Bi Yong". The Heaven Plate is set with寅 general added on Wei time. The nobleman is on 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, Tai Yin on Chen, and Tian Hou on Yin. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Geng, located in Shen, with卯 on top, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson is卯 with Xu on top, riding Liu He; the third lesson is the day branch Zi with Wei on top, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson is Wei with Yin on top, riding Tian Hou. The three transmissions are Xu, Si, and Zi: the first transmission is Wu Xu, as the parent爻, riding Liu He; the second transmission is Si, which is in the empty space, as the official ghost爻, riding Tai Chang; the third transmission is Geng Zi, as the child爻, riding Teng Snake, falling into the empty space.

邵先生曰：此課必成，恐成後再歸去生小口舌，兼難得子。蓋日上便見妻宮，妻宮上作天羅地網，兜牢不欲開去。子作蛇，名退子，縱生子不育。又主妻宮血風，從此成廢疾矣。蓋酉作勾故也。

Master Zhao said: This marriage will certainly succeed, but there is a fear that after the wedding, the new bride will have a minor quarrel when returning to her parents' home, and it will be difficult to have children. This is because the day stem shows the wife's position, and the wife's position falls into the Heavenly Net and Earthly Enclosure, which tightly binds it and will not let go. The son's爻 is occupied by the Teng Snake, which is called 'retreating offspring,' meaning even if children are born, they will not survive. It also indicates that the wife's position has a blood disorder, leading to a permanent disability—this is because the酉 position is occupied by Gou Chen.

125）白生占產婦，四十三歲，妻二十三歲，己酉年九月庚申日卯將寅時。（子丑空亡，丑寅落空），八專，帷簿，三奇。 貴后 蛇午未申酉陰 朱巳 戌玄 玄 陰 玄 陰 子 癸亥 常 初 六辰 亥常 戌 酉 戌 酉 兄 辛酉 陰 中 勾卯寅丑子虎 酉 申 酉 庚 兄 辛酉 陰 末 龍空

Case 125: White divined for a wife who was about to give birth. The husband was forty-three years old, and his wife twenty-three. The time was the Jiyou year, September, Gengshen day. The class was set with the卯 month general added to the寅 hour. On the Gengshen day, it belonged to the Jiayin decade, with the empty branches falling on Zi and Chou. The Heaven Plate's Chou and Yin branches exactly fell on the empty positions. The lesson had three names: "Eight Special" (Geng was lodged in Shen, and shared the same position as the day branch Shen, making only two lessons out of four), "Veil and Curtain," and "Three Marvels." The Heaven Plate was set with the卯 general added to the寅 hour. The nobleman rode the Wei, below which the Teng Snake rode the Wu, the Vermilion Bird rode the Si, the Liu He rode the Chen, the Gou Chen rode the Mao, the Azure Dragon rode the Yin, the Tian Kong rode the Chou, the White Tiger rode the Zi, the Tai Chang rode the Hai, the Black Tortoise rode the Xu, the Tai Yin rode the You, and the Heavenly Empress rode the Shen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson was the day stem Geng lodged in Shen, with You above it, riding the Tai Yin; the second lesson was You with Xu above it, riding the Black Tortoise; the third lesson was the day branch Shen with You above it, riding the Tai Yin; the fourth lesson was You with Xu above it, riding the Black Tortoise. The three transmissions were Hai, You, You: the first transmission was Gui Hai, a son's element, riding the Tai Chang; the middle transmission was Xin You, a brother's element, riding the Tai Yin; the final transmission was again Xin You, the brother's element, riding the Tai Yin.

邵先生曰：干支不分，人宅不辨，故不可曉。且庚為子，申為母，見酉為陰刃，乃面前陽刃也。太陰兼之尤甚。申母以酉為破碎，乃面前破碎也。夫行年兼之，是與妻子皆受破碎，女行年亥上見子乘虎，又洩氣，作大福方可保。夫干支中末，俱見陽刃破碎，又是自刑自害，必不利於子母也。白妾連生子皆不育，至壬戌生子，其子倒生，用刀破身方出，母幾不保。

Shao said: In this case, the day stem and day branch are joined together and cannot be separated, making it impossible to distinguish between the person and the dwelling. Therefore, others cannot understand it clearly. Here, Geng is taken as the child, Shen as the mother, and the sight of You indicates a Yin刃, which is the direct confrontation of the Yang刃; adding Tai Yin in conjunction, the danger becomes even greater. The mother, represented by Shen, uses You as the broken-up, which is the direct broken-up; the husband's year of birth is also on top of it, so both wife and child are harmed by the broken-up. The woman's year of birth is in Hai, and there is Zi on Hai with White Tiger riding, which is a leakage of energy, so great efforts in cultivating fortune virtue are needed to preserve it. On the husband's side, the day stem and day branch, along with the middle and final transmissions, all show Yang刃 and broken-up everywhere, and also self-punishment and self-harm, which will certainly be harmful to mother and child. The concubine who gave birth to children consecutively could not raise them, and in the year Renxu, she gave birth to a child who was born backwards, requiring a knife to cut open the body to take out, almost causing the mother's death.

先生析曰：公前後生子不育，皆此子作祟耳。今雖得兒，若不戒欲，必為他害。蓋干支見酉，皆陽刃破碎自刑，故先害身卻來害母耳。於是白生與妾分居，乃得免。

Shao Master explained that all the children you have had before and after are not able to survive, and it is this child who is causing the trouble. Although you have now obtained this son, if you do not refrain from sexual activity, you will certainly be harmed by him again. Because both the day stem and day branch show You, which indicates Yangren, broken fragments, and self-punishment, so first he harms himself, and then turns back to harm his mother. Therefore, the wife and the concubine separated their bedrooms, thus avoiding the calamity.

126）翁秀才占子息，二月丙申日戌將亥時。（辰巳空亡，卯辰落空），元首，退茹，斬關。 陳六 龍辰巳午未朱 空卯 申蛇 六 朱 空 龍 父 癸卯 空 初（落空）（暗鬼） 虎寅 酉貴 午 未 卯 辰 父 壬寅 虎 中 常丑子亥戌后 未 申 辰 丙 子 辛丑 常 末 玄陰

Example 126: A young man named Wang asked about his children. The time was on the second month, on the day of Bingshen, using the month of Xu as the general and casting the divination at the hour of Hai. The day of Bingshen belongs to the Jiawu decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The branches of the Heaven Plate, Mao and Chen, are exactly on the positions of emptyness. The name of the divination has three: "Original Head", "Retreating Vegetables" (three transmissions in reverse order: Mao, Yin, Chou), and "Cutting the Gate". The Heaven Plate is set with Xu as the general added to the hour of Hai. The nobleman is riding You, below it Teng Snake rides Shen, Zhu Que rides Wei, Liu He rides Wu, Gou Chen rides Si, Qing Long rides Chen, Tian Kong rides Mao, Bai Hu rides Yin, Tai Chang rides Chou, Xuan Wu rides Zi, Tai Yin rides Hai, and Tian Hou rides Xu. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji riding the branch Si, with the branch Chen above it, riding Qing Long; the second lesson is the branch Chen with the branch Mao above it, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch Shen with the branch Wei above it, riding Zhu Que; the fourth lesson is the branch Wei with the branch Wu above it, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Mao, Yin, and Chou: the first transmission is Gui Mao, representing the parents' yao, riding Tian Kong, falling into the empty position and secretly accompanied by ghosts; the second transmission is Ren Yin, also representing the parents' yao, riding Bai Hu; the third transmission is Xin Chou, representing the children's yao, riding Tai Chang.

邵先生曰：此課干支皆子息，而初中父母反克之，是上人墳墓不招也。況身上子孫並龍作空亡，是子息無分也。末傳子孫受下克，又不招也。宅上未並雀，子息可招。又被末傳丑來沖破，雖屢得子息，皆花而不實。若要得子，須移了艮山墳墓，使丑寅不來沖剋宅上之未，未臨申上，乃是長生，可招一子。

Master Zhao said: In this divination, both the day stem and day branch are the spirits of descendants. However, the first and middle transmissions' parents' yao are reversed to control them, indicating that the ancestors' graves are unable to bring forth descendants. Moreover, the descendants' yao along with the azure dragon are both in kongwang, meaning there is no connection with descendants. The descendants' yao in the final transmission is also controlled by the lower god, making it impossible to bring forth descendants. The position of the house has the earth branch wei connected to the vermilion bird, which originally could bring forth descendants, but it is broken by the final transmission's earth branch chou, so although there are many chances of having children, they all fail to bear fruit. If one wishes to have a son, the grave on the mountain of gen must be moved, so that chou and yin no longer clash with the house's wei. Since wei is on shen, which is the growth position, it is still possible to have one son.

先生析曰；蓋日上辰作青龍值空，夫宮自是孤虛，不得子息。惟宅上未作朱雀，妻宮可招子也。日為夫，支為妻，妻宮雖有子帶生，奈何被末傳丑來沖破，丑為墳墓，坐在丙日所生之神上，生日者，寅卯也，不合反來克子息，妻雖得子而不存也。除非移了艮山墳墓，不克妻宮，庶幾丙火生未土，土長生於申，子息所以存住也。

Master Zhao explained that the day stem is on Chen, which is occupied by the Azure Dragon. The Azure Dragon is a favorable general for seeking offspring, but Chen is itself in Kongwang, so the favorable general falls into emptiness. The position of the husband is inherently isolated and not substantial, thus unable to have offspring. Fortunately, the position of the wife is on Wei, which is occupied by the Vermilion Bird. Therefore, the wife's side can still attract offspring. In divination concerning offspring, the day stem represents the husband and the day branch represents the wife. Although the wife's position has the spirit of offspring and carries life qi, it is unfortunately broken by the final transmission of Chou. Chou and Wei are directly opposing each other. Chou represents a tomb, and it is located above the god of the day stem, which is Bing. The Bing fire is normally generated by the wood spirits Yin and Mao, so Chou should not be able to control the offspring. However, it does so now, so although the wife can give birth, she cannot retain the offspring. Unless the tombs on the Gen direction (the position of Chou and Yin) are moved away, so that Chou and Yin no longer clash and control the wife's position, then the Bing fire can smoothly generate the Wei earth. The Wei earth is on Shen, which is the place of growth, and thus the offspring can be retained.

127）何解元癸酉生三十六歲占子嗣，戊申年己未日巳將卯時。（子丑空亡，寅卯落空）， 陳六 龍未申酉戌朱 空午 亥蛇 蛇 六 蛇 六 子 辛酉 六 初 虎巳 子貴 亥 酉 亥 酉 子 辛酉 六 中 常辰卯寅丑后 酉 未 酉 己 子 辛酉 六 末 玄陰

Example 127: How to interpret the case of a man born in the year Guiyou, aged thirty-six, who seeks divination about his children. The time is in the year Wushen, on the day Jiwei, with the month of巳 as the general added to the卯 hour to cast the divination. The day Jiwei belongs to the Jiayin decade, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The Heaven Plate's branches of Yin and Mao are exactly on the empty positions (the original text does not mention the name of the lesson, but the following interpretation refers to this as the "Single Foot" lesson). The Heaven Plate is set with巳 as the general added to the卯 hour. The Nobleman is on Zi, below it is Teng Snake on Hai, Vermilion Bird on Xu, Liu He on You, Gou Chen on Shen, Azure Dragon on Wei, Tian Kong on Wu, Bai Hu on Si, Tai Chang on Chen, Xuan Wu on Mao, Tai Yin on Yin, and Tian Hou on Chou. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ji in the Wei palace, with You on top, riding Liu He; the second lesson is You with Hai on top, riding Teng Snake; the third lesson is the day branch Wei with You on top, riding Liu He; the fourth lesson is You with Hai on top, riding Teng Snake. The three transmissions are You, You, You: all three transmissions are the Xinyou branch of the children's yao, all riding Liu He, forming a single line, hence called "Single Foot."

邵先生曰：課名獨足，若傳飛散，便不應也。何兄此占，當有五女，若要得子，除非過房。行年在丑，酉為六合，而沖卯之玄武，畢竟男胎不成也。本身有腸風痔病，乃好色得之，不利成名，成名則不過四十八矣。

Master Zhao said: This divination is called "Single Foot." If the three transmissions are scattered and do not gather, it would not respond in this way. Master He's divination indicates that he will have five daughters; if he wishes to have a son, it would be necessary to adopt one from elsewhere. His current age is in the Earthly Branch Chou. The branch You is occupied by Liu He, which then goes to冲 (conflict) the branch Mao where Black Tortoise is located. Thus, a male child cannot be formed. You yourself suffer from intestinal wind and hemorrhoids, which are caused by excessive indulgence in lust. This divination is unfavorable for official rank and fame. If you do achieve fame, your lifespan will not exceed forty-eight years.

先生析曰；蓋身宅三傳俱是酉，酉為兌，兌為少女，六合乘酉，亦是女，三傳日辰俱見酉，故主五女也。行年上見卯，為震，為長男，酉來合丑，而卯相沖，上見玄武盜耗，所以不成胎也。酉金為大腸，又酉為血，故為腸風臟毒也。酉為脫氣，又為色慾，六合為女，故主好色也。酉六未八，乃六八四十八也。

Master Zhao explained that the person's own element, the dwelling position, and the three transmissions are all You. You belongs to the Dui trigram, which represents a young girl; the Liu He is also associated with You and takes the image of a woman. Since the three transmissions and the day stem and branch all show You repeatedly, it indicates the birth of five daughters. The year of birth shows Mao, which belongs to the Zhen trigram, representing the eldest son. You combines with Chou and conflicts with Mao. Additionally, the Mao position has the Black Tortoise, which signifies theft and loss, so the male child does not form. You metal in the human body corresponds to the large intestine, and You also relates to blood, hence the illness of intestinal wind and internal toxicity. You represents the dispersing energy and also relates to sexual desire, and Liu He is also a female image, so it indicates a tendency towards lust. The number of You is six, and the number of Wei is eight. Six multiplied by eight equals forty-eight.

同日張姓占遠行，亦得此課。以酉為兌澤，六合為船隻，利舟行，無足不利陸行，若行船獲利十倍。

On the same day, a man surnamed Zhang came to seek divination for a long journey, and the same hexagram was cast. From his perspective, You (酉) is taken as the Dui hexagram representing Lake, and Liu He (六合) is taken as a boat, so it is favorable to travel by water. However, the three transmissions alone are insufficient for travel on land, making it unfavorable. If he travels by boat, he can gain ten times his investment.

128）季官人己卯生三十一歲，占過房子息。己酉年九月十六辛酉日卯將午時。（子丑空亡，酉戌落空），元首，高蓋，勵德，三交。 六朱 陳寅卯辰巳蛇 龍丑 午貴 六 貴 朱 后 鬼 戊午 貴 初 空子 未后 卯 午 辰 未 財 乙卯 六 中 虎亥戌酉申陰 午 酉 未 辛 子 空子 空 末（空亡） 常玄

Example 128: A man named Ji Guan was born in the Ji Mao year and is thirty-one years old. He consulted about adopting a son. The time was on the Ji You year, ninth month, sixteenth day, which was the Xin You day. The class was cast using the卯 month general added to the午 time. The Xin You day belongs to the Ji Yin decade, with the empty hour falling on Zi and Chou. The Heaven Plate's酉 and戌 branches are directly on the empty positions. The lesson names are four: "Original Head", "High Cover", "Encourage Virtue", and "Three Intersections". The Heaven Plate is set with the卯 general added to the午 time. The nobleman is riding the午, below it is the Teng Snake riding the巳, the Vermilion Bird riding the辰, the Liu He riding the卯, the Gou Chen riding the寅, the Azure Dragon riding the丑, the Tian Kong riding the子, the White Tiger riding the亥, the Tai Chang riding the戌, the Black Tortoise riding the酉, the Tai Yin riding the申, and the Heavenly Empress riding the未. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Xin, which is in the戌 palace, with the未 above it, riding the Heavenly Empress; the second lesson is the未 with the辰 above it, riding the Vermilion Bird; the third lesson is the day branch酉 with the午 above it, riding the nobleman; the fourth lesson is the午 with the卯 above it, riding the Liu He. The three transmissions are午,卯, and子: the first transmission is Wu Wu, which is the official ghost yao, riding the nobleman; the middle transmission is Yi Mao, which is the wife's wealth yao, riding the Liu He; the final transmission is Zi, which is in the empty hour, as the son yao, riding the Tian Kong.

邵先生曰：此乃天網課，若討子，便是一個冤家入門，自後生出無限事。支干上午與未合，合起天網，妻卯加鬼上，必無親子，末子爻加妻爻上作天空，天空本家戌，即今日之辛，是己與妻皆空，何能有子？子本空，卻陰上酉作玄武，主妾生子，又非己出。因私成也。季子見先生不允過子，遂買一妾，兩年不生，因有季子妹夫鄭元益，時常往來，妾遂與私而得孕，季頗知，但記先生言不較，至乙居年生兒，實甲子年有孕。因酉加子，故子年乘玄武是偷合。先生析曰：將來妾子亦是取債人也。

Shao Master said: This is a heavenly net lesson. If one wants to adopt a son, it is like bringing in a wrong person into the family, which will lead to endless troubles. The day stem and day branch combine with the hour of wu and wei, thus closing the heavenly net; the wife's wealth hexagram at mao is placed above the official ghost hexagram, indicating there will certainly be no biological son. The final transmission of the descendants hexagram is placed on the wife's wealth hexagram and rides on the heavenly void, the heavenly void's original home is xu, xu is exactly the lodging palace of today's xin metal. This shows that both the husband and wife are empty, so where can a son come from? The descendants hexagram is already empty, and the yao under tai yin is on you, which rides on the black tortoise, indicating the son is born from a concubine and not the husband's own blood, due to private relations. Ji official person saw that Shao Master did not support adoption, so he bought a concubine, but she did not bear a child for two years. Because Ji family had a brother-in-law named Zheng Yuanyi who often visited, the concubine had an affair with him and became pregnant. Ji official person knew a little about it, but he remembered Shao Master's words and did not take it to heart. In the year of yichou, the child was born, but in reality, the pregnancy started in the year of jiazi. This is because you is placed on zi, so it should be in the year of zi. Riding on the black tortoise indicates a secret union. Shao Master explained that this son born from the concubine will also be a person coming to claim a debt.

129）郭彥和壬午生二十八歲占討一歲子過房，己酉年十月二十二丁酉日寅將子時。（辰巳空亡，午未落空），重審，間傳，不備，贅婿。 蛇貴 朱未申酉戌后 六午 亥陰 常 陰 陰 龍 財 丁酉 貴 初（丁神） 陳巳 子玄 丑 亥 亥 酉 鬼 己亥 陰 中 龍辰卯寅丑常 亥 酉 酉 丁 子 辛丑 常 末 空虎

Example 129: Guo Yanhe was born in the year of Renwu, and is now 28 years old. He consulted the divination to inquire about adopting a one-year-old child. The time was on the day of Dingyou in the tenth month of the year Jiyou. The divination was cast using the month of Yin as the general, placed on the Zi hour. The day of Dingyou belongs to the Jiawu decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The Heaven Plate's Wu and Wei branches are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the lesson has four parts: "Chong Shen" (Re-examination), "Jian Chuan" (Intermediate Transmission), "Bu Bei" (Incomplete), and "Zhu Xi" (Suzerain's Son-in-law). The Heaven Plate was set with the Yin general added to the Zi hour. The Nobleman is on You, with Teng Snake on Shen, Vermilion Bird on Wei, Liu He on Wu, Gou Chen on Si, Qing Long on Chen, Tian Kong on Mao, Bai Hu on Yin, Tai Chang on Chou, Xuan Wu on Zi, Tai Yin on Hai, and Tian Hou on 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 You on top, riding the Nobleman (the original text mistakenly labels this as Qing Long; according to the plate, You is riding the Nobleman, and the first transmission also labels You riding the Nobleman); the second lesson is You with Hai on top, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch You with Hai on top, also riding Tai Yin, so the two lessons are repeated, hence called "Bu Bei"; the fourth lesson is Hai with Chou on top, riding Tai Chang. The three transmissions are You, Hai, and Chou: the first transmission Ding You is the wife's wealth, riding the Nobleman, and is also the "Ding God"; the middle transmission Ji Hai is the official ghost, riding Tai Yin; the final transmission Xin Chou is the son's descendant, riding Tai Chang.

邵先生曰：三傳干支，皆是貴人，此子恐日後必不服，而心有回家之意。酉作貴人，內中有丁，終主動。宅上又作中傳，丁絕於亥，丑權住腳，似乎尊閫不看顧他，惟有老陰人撫卹，終老陰人之世，他必去也。然此子不貴，吾兄年三十二上，自有子，三傳貴人太多，所以貴多不貴，兩頭不得也。子就父作貴人，支投干作貴人，可見此子不合留。丁以酉為妻，妻後自有子，故不看管他。彼乃去也酉乃丁之妻，亥乃酉之子，亥加酉上，故曰妻有子，三十二歲行年到酉乃應也。

Shao said: The Three Transmissions and the Day Stem and Day Branch are all occupied by Noblemen, so this child is likely to be unwilling to stay and always wants to return home. On You, there is a Nobleman, and in between there is the 'Ding God', which will eventually cause instability. The god of the dwelling place is also taken as the Middle Transmission. Ding fire is at its end in Hai, and only relies on Chou to stay temporarily. This indicates that the mother does not take care of him, but only an elder female relative supports him. When this elder female relative dies, he will definitely leave. However, this child will not become prominent. You will have a biological son at the age of thirty-two. There are too many Noblemen in the Three Transmissions, so having too much wealth does not mean being wealthy, and he will not benefit from either side. The child is connected to the father and has a Nobleman, and the Day Branch is directed towards the Day Stem and also has a Nobleman, indicating that this child should not be kept. Ding takes You as his wife, and the wife will have a biological son in the future, so she will no longer take care of this adopted son, and he will leave. You is the wife of Ding, and Hai is the son of You. Hai is placed on top of You, so the wife will have a son. The age of thirty-two is the time when this will happen.

然宅中有上穹像，不合觸穢，所以缺子。又兼主山不合造豬圈，辱主氣，故不得子也。果有干亥山來近相沖，正是右脅下，主婦人墮胎，故無子。蓋酉為貴人，一則支來就干，主子顯父母，二則遍地乃貴人，今亥為元穹，主觸穢；三乃鬼入宅，是主山來處不合豬圈汙穢，乃太陰為鬼也。丑為墓，加亥及干，丑乃丁之子孫，作土犯亥，故墓不利。若移了豬圈，及供上聖，自然有子矣。

In addition, having the image of the heavenly deity in the house should not be defiled or violated, which is also a reason for the lack of a son. Moreover, it is inappropriate to build a pigpen in the direction of the main mountain, as this would dishonor the mountain's energy and thus prevent the birth of a son. Later examination confirmed that there was a mountain in the direction of dry亥 that was close and in conflict with the house, directly facing the right side of the house, which indicates the wife's miscarriage and thus the absence of offspring. Here,酉 is the nobleman: first, the day branch is in harmony with the day stem, indicating that the son will bring glory to the parents; second, all the elements are noblemen, but now亥, representing heaven, has been defiled; third, the ghost爻 has entered the house, meaning that the area where the main mountain originates should not have the filth of a pigpen—the Tai Yin has transformed into a ghost.丑 is the grave, placed above亥 and the day stem. Originally,丑 is the son爻 of丁, and using earth to invade亥 causes problems for the grave. If the pigpen is moved away and the image of the heavenly deity is properly worshipped, sons will naturally come.

130）某丁亥生，占產。七月丙辰日午將午時。（子丑空亡，子丑落空），伏吟，斬關，勵德。 虎常 空巳午未申玄 龍辰 酉陰 龍 龍 空 空 兄 丁巳 空 初（丁神） 陳卯 戌后 辰 辰 巳 巳 財 庚申 玄 中 六寅丑子亥貴 辰 辰 巳 丙 父 甲寅 六 末 朱蛇

Example 130: A person born in the year Dinghai comes to consult about childbirth. The time is the seventh month, day Bingchen. The divination is started with the month general Wu added to the hour Wu. Since the month general and the hour are the same, the heaven plate and earth plate completely overlap, making it a "Hidden Chant." The day Bingchen belongs to the Jiayin decade, with the empty position falling on Zi and Chou. Under the Hidden Chant, the heaven and earth plates overlap, and the Zi and Chou of the heaven plate exactly fall on the empty positions. The lesson has three names: "Hidden Chant," "Cutting the Gate," and "Encouraging Virtue." The heaven plate is arranged with the general Wu added to the hour Wu. The nobleman rides亥, below which Teng Snake rides Zi, Zhu Que rides Chou, Liu He rides Yin, Gou Chen rides Mao, Qing Long rides Chen, Tian Kong rides Si, Bai Hu rides Wu, Tai Chang rides Wei, Tai Yin rides Shen, Tian Hou rides You. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Bing, which is placed in the Si palace, with Si riding Tian Kong; the second lesson is Si, with Si riding Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch Chen, with Chen riding Qing Long; the fourth lesson is Chen, with Chen riding Qing Long. The three transmissions are Si, Shen, and Yin: the first transmission is Ding Si, which is the brother's yao riding Tian Kong, and is also the "Ding God"; the second transmission is Geng Shen, which is the wife's wealth yao riding Bai Hu; the third transmission is Jia Yin, which is the father's yao riding Liu He.

邵先生曰：產必生女，子母無事，謂丙以巳為德神，又秋以辰為天喜，作龍入廟，中申為水土長生，日辰有德與長生，是厚德載物也。故生女。

Master Zhao said: This child will certainly be a daughter, and both mother and child will be safe. Because the day stem is Bing, and the virtue god is Si. In autumn, the heavenly joy is Chen, and Chen is occupied by the azure dragon and is in its temple. The middle transmission of Shen is the place of birth for water and earth. Since the day stem and day branch have both the virtue god and the place of birth, this is a sign of great virtue bearing things, hence the birth of a daughter.

131）某占產七月乙丑日午將申時。（戌亥空亡，申酉落空），重審，間傳，時遁。 勾龍 六卯辰巳午空 朱寅 未虎 玄 后 貴 朱 父 空亥 后 初 蛇丑 申常 酉 亥 子 寅 鬼 癸酉 玄 中 貴子亥戌酉玄 亥 丑 寅 乙 財 辛未 虎 末 后陰

Example 131: Someone came to consult about childbirth. The time was on the second day of the seventh month, which is the day of Yi Chou. The lesson was cast with the Month General of the fifth month added to the hour of Shen. The day of Yi Chou belongs to the Jia Zi decade, with the empty positions falling on Xu and Hai. The Heaven Plate's branches of Shen and You are exactly on the empty positions. The lesson has three names: "Rechecking", "Intermediate Transmission", and "Hour Evasion". The Heaven Plate is set with the Month General of Wu added to the hour of Shen. The Nobleman is riding the branch of Zi, below it the Teng Snake is riding the branch of Chou, the Vermilion Bird is riding the branch of Yin, the Liu He is riding the branch of Mao, the Gou Chen is riding the branch of Chen, the Azure Dragon is riding the branch of Si, the Tian Kong is riding the branch of Wu, the White Tiger is riding the branch of Wei, the Tai Chang is riding the branch of Shen, the Tai Yin is riding the branch of You, and the Heavenly Empress is riding the branch of Hai. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the Day Stem Yi, which is in the Chén palace, and above it is Yin, riding the Vermilion Bird; the second lesson is Yin, above it is Zi, riding the Nobleman; the third lesson is the Day Branch Chou, above it is Hai, riding the Heavenly Empress; the fourth lesson is Hai, above it is You, riding the Black Tortoise. The three transmissions are Hai, You, and Wei: the first transmission is Hai, which is in the empty position, representing the parent's yao, riding the Heavenly Empress; the middle transmission is Gui You, representing the official ghost yao, riding the Black Tortoise; the final transmission is Xin Wei, representing the wife's wealth yao, riding the White Tiger.

邵先生曰：主母死子存，母死者，后被丑克，傳元虎入內門，酉為內門，卯為前門。經曰：支是母兮干是兒，今丑克后，母發用，傳歸凶將，虎乘墓入內門，故母死。子存者，干是兒，乘寅為少陽作雀，乙日木旺火相，日干得旺相之氣，故兒存也。

Master Zhao said: This lesson indicates that the mother will die while the child survives. The mother is said to die because the Heavenly Empress is overcome by Chou, and the three transmissions proceed from Black Tortoise to White Tiger and enter the inner gate - You is the inner gate, and Mao is the front gate. The Classic says: "The branch is the mother, and the stem is the child." Now Chou overcomes the Heavenly Empress, and the mother's spirit initiates the first transmission, but eventually transmits to aInauspicious General, the White Tiger riding on theTomb Spirit entering the inner gate, so the mother will die. The child is said to survive because the day stem represents the child, and the day stem is乘 by Yin, which is a young yang and rides the Vermilion Bird; Yi day in the transition between summer and autumn still has the qi of wood, and fire is in its phase, the day stem receives the prosperous and strong qi, so the child survives.