Volume One of The Supreme Principles Governing the World

日甲一，月卯四。星甲九十一：辰子一千八十一、辰丑一千八十二、辰寅一千八十三、辰卯一千八十四、辰辰一千八十五、辰巳一千八十六、辰午一千八十七、辰未一千八十八、辰申一千八十九、辰酉一千九十、辰戌一千九十一、辰亥一千九十二。

In the first volume, at the beginning of the "Observing Things" section, entering the fourth phase of the卯 (Mao) phase, it still belongs to the level of "using the original to govern the phases." The "month and卯" indicates the fourth phase with the earthly branch character卯. The cycles covered by the卯 phase start from the ninety-first cycle, and the world periods start from the first thousand and eighty-first. The star甲 (Jia) ninety-first governs the world periods from the first thousand and eighty-first to the first thousand and ninety-second, that is, from the third twenty-four thousand and first year to the third twenty-seven thousand and six hundredth year of one cycle. Since the beginning of the creation of things occurred at the midpoint of the previous phase, from the midpoint of the寅 (Yin) phase until the midpoint of the戌 (Xu) phase, the eight phases with two hundred and forty cycles all belong to the world of things. The卯 phase is at the beginning of this large period; since the creation of things, sixteen cycles, one hundred and ninety-two world periods, and five thousand seven hundred and sixty years have already passed.

星乙九十二：辰子一千九十三、辰丑一千九十四、辰寅一千九十五、辰卯一千九十六、辰辰一千九十七、辰巳一千九十八、辰午一千九十九、辰未一千一百、辰申一千一百一、辰酉一千一百二、辰戌一千一百三、辰亥一千一百四。

The star system "Ji Yi Ji Er" oversees the 1093rd to 1104th generations, which corresponds to the 32,761st to 33,120th years of the first great cycle. "Chen Wei Yi Thousand One Hundred" refers to the 1100th generation, and "Chen Shen Yi Thousand One Hundred One" refers to the 1101st generation, continuing the method of omitting whole numbers. The "Mao" phase has completed two cycles, having passed 24 generations and 720 years, with 28 cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 17 cycles, 204 generations, and 6,120 years have already been traversed.

星丙九十三：辰子一千一百五、辰丑一千一百六、辰寅一千一百七、辰卯一千一百八、辰辰一千一百九、辰巳一千一百十、辰午一千一百十一、辰未一千一百十二、辰申一千一百十三、辰酉一千一百十四、辰戌一千一百十五、辰亥一千一百十六。

The star Bing has ruled the 93rd cycle, encompassing the 1,105th to the 1,116th generations, which corresponds to the 33,121st to the 33,480th years of the first great cycle. From this passage onward, each line contains a significantly greater number of characters, solely because the generation numbers have exceeded 1,000 and must now be written as four-digit numbers. Although the numbers are longer, the rules remain unchanged: each cycle consists of twelve generations, and each generation lasts thirty years. The trine of Mao has already passed through thirty-six generations and 1,080 years, with twenty-seven cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, eighteen cycles have already passed, spanning 6,480 years.

星丁九十四：辰子一千一百十七、辰丑一千一百十八、辰寅一千一百十九、辰卯一千一百二十、辰辰一千一百二十一、辰巳一千一百二十二、辰午一千一百二十三、辰未一千一百二十四、辰申一千一百二十五、辰酉一千一百二十六、辰戌一千一百二十七、辰亥一千一百二十八。

The star system known as Ding is responsible for the 94th cycle, overseeing the 1,117th to the 1,128th generations, which corresponds to the 33,481st to the 33,840th years of the first great cycle. The terms day, moon, star, and constellation are not arbitrary; the "General Catalogue of the Four Treasuries" notes that in the "Huang Ji Jing Shi," the trigrams Qian, Dui, Li, and Zhen represent day, moon, star, and constellation respectively, serving as the four images of heaven to mark the four levels of units: yuan, hui, yun, and shi. The卯 (Mao) hui has already passed through 48 generations, spanning 1,440 years, with 26 yuns remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 19 yuns have already passed, spanning 6,840 years.

星戊九十五：辰子一千一百二十九、辰丑一千一百三十、辰寅一千一百三十一、辰卯一千一百三十二、辰辰一千一百三十三、辰巳一千一百三十四、辰午一千一百三十五、辰未一千一百三十六、辰申一千一百三十七、辰酉一千一百三十八、辰戌一千一百三十九、辰亥一千一百四十。

The star戊 (Wu) oversees the 95th cycle, covering the 1,129th to the 1,140th generations, which corresponds to the 33,841st to the 34,200th year of the first great cycle. The卯 (Mao) cycle has already gone through five cycles, sixty generations, and 1,800 years, which is one sixth of the 10,800-year span of one cycle. Shao Yong did not record events but used numbers to determine positions. Readers should convert the numbers into years at any time to avoid viewing this table as a mere collection of heavenly stems and earthly branches. Since the beginning of creation, twenty cycles, 240 generations, and 7,200 years have passed; there are still eighty-five cycles remaining until the first 180 cycles of the reign of Emperor Yao.

星己九十六：辰子一千一百四十一、辰丑一千一百四十二、辰寅一千一百四十三、辰卯一千一百四十四、辰辰一千一百四十五、辰巳一千一百四十六、辰午一千一百四十七、辰未一千一百四十八、辰申一千一百四十九、辰酉一千一百五十、辰戌一千一百五十一、辰亥一千一百五十二。

The star system has already covered 96 generations from the 1,141st to the 1,152nd, which corresponds to the third 34,201st to the 34,560th year of a great cycle. In terms of the entire great cycle, this period accounts for 34,560 years, which is more than a quarter of the total 129,600 years. The卯 cycle has completed six cycles, 72 generations, and 2,160 years, which is exactly one fifth of the entire 30 cycles of the cycle, with 24 cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 21 cycles, 252 generations, and 7,560 years have already passed.

星庚九十七：辰子一千一百五十三、辰丑一千一百五十四、辰寅一千一百五十五、辰卯一千一百五十六、辰辰一千一百五十七、辰巳一千一百五十八、辰午一千一百五十九、辰未一千一百六十、辰申一千一百六十一、辰酉一千一百六十二、辰戌一千一百六十三、辰亥一千一百六十四。

The star stem Geng governs the 97th era, covering the 1,153rd to the 1,164th generations, which corresponds to the 34,561st to the 34,920th years of the first great cycle. The imagery used in the Huang Ji Jing Shi differs from that in the Zhou Changes: in the Zhou Changes, Qian represents Heaven, but in this text it represents the sun; Dui represents a marsh in the Zhou Changes, but here it represents the moon. The summary therefore says that this approach is inevitably forced. However, the entire book's numbering system is established precisely through this system of symbolic representations. The卯 (Mao) has already passed through 84 generations and 2,520 years, with 23 cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 22 cycles and 7,920 years have already passed.

星辛九十八：辰子一千一百六十五、辰丑一千一百六十六、辰寅一千一百六十七、辰卯一千一百六十八、辰辰一千一百六十九、辰巳一千一百七十、辰午一千一百七十一、辰未一千一百七十二、辰申一千一百七十三、辰酉一千一百七十四、辰戌一千一百七十五、辰亥一千一百七十六。

The star system Xin is in charge of the 1,165th to the 1,176th generations, which corresponds to the 34,921st to the 35,280th years of the first great cycle. This cycle is the eighth cycle of the卯 (Mao) convergence; each convergence consists of thirty cycles divided into three phases of ten stems each. At this time, the first phase is nearly completed. The name and sequence number of each cycle are listed together so that both the cycle and the total number can be seen. This convergence has already passed 96 generations and 2,880 years, with 22 cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 23 cycles and 8,280 years have already passed. In total, across the entire cycle, 98 cycles, 1,176 generations, and 35,280 years have already been completed.

星壬九十九：辰子一千一百七十七、辰丑一千一百七十八、辰寅一千一百七十九、辰卯一千一百八十、辰辰一千一百八十一、辰巳一千一百八十二、辰午一千一百八十三、辰未一千一百八十四、辰申一千一百八十五、辰酉一千一百八十六、辰戌一千一百八十七、辰亥一千一百八十八。

The star壬 (Ren) oversees the 99th cycle, which spans from the 1,177th to the 1,188th generations, corresponding to the 35,281st to the 35,640th years of the first great cycle. Such cycles near whole tens or hundreds are most suitable for self-checking: the order number of a cycle multiplied by twelve gives the number of generations, and multiplied by three hundred sixty gives the number of years. By comparing both ends, one can determine if there is any misalignment. The association has already passed 108 generations and 3,240 years, with 21 cycles remaining; there are still 81 cycles left until the first 180 cycles of Emperor Yao. In total, across the entire cycle, 99 cycles and 1,188 generations have been passed.

星癸一百：辰子一千一百八十九、辰丑一千一百九十、辰寅一千一百九十一、辰卯一千一百九十二、辰辰一千一百九十三、辰巳一千一百九十四、辰午一千一百九十五、辰未一千一百九十六、辰申一千一百九十七、辰酉一千一百九十八、辰戌一千一百九十九、辰亥一千二百。

The star癸 governs the first thousand one hundred and eighty ninth world to the first thousand second hundredth world, which corresponds to the third ten thousand five hundred and forty first year to the third ten thousand sixth hundredth year of one cycle. The number of cycles here has reached one hundred, the number of worlds has reached one thousand two hundred, and the number of years has reached thirty thousand six hundred. The ratio of these three remains always one to twelve to three hundred sixty. Among the three hundred sixty cycles of one cycle, there are still two hundred sixty cycles remaining. The卯 assembly has already passed one hundred twenty worlds and three thousand six hundred years, which is one third of the entire assembly. Since the beginning of creation, twenty five cycles, three hundred worlds, and nine thousand years have already passed; among the three hundred sixty cycles of the entire cycle, there are still two hundred sixty cycles remaining.

星甲一百一：辰子一千二百一、辰丑一千二百二、辰寅一千二百三、辰卯一千二百四、辰辰一千二百五、辰巳一千二百六、辰午一千二百七、辰未一千二百八、辰申一千二百九、辰酉一千二百十、辰戌一千二百十一、辰亥一千二百十二。

The Star Stem "Jia 111" governs the 1,200th to the 1,212th generations, which corresponds to the 36,001st to the 36,360th years of the first great cycle. The name of the era, "Jia," reappears at the 101st era, marking the eleventh cycle of ten stems. "Jia 111" refers to the 101st era, following the same pattern as "Chen Zi 611," which omits the character "zero." The branch "Mao" has already passed through 132 generations and 3,960 years, with 19 eras remaining.

星乙一百二：辰子一千二百十三、辰丑一千二百十四、辰寅一千二百十五、辰卯一千二百十六、辰辰一千二百十七、辰巳一千二百十八、辰午一千二百十九、辰未一千二百二十、辰申一千二百二十一、辰酉一千二百二十二、辰戌一千二百二十三、辰亥一千二百二十四。

The star 乙 governs 120 generations, covering the 1,213th to the 1,224th generations, which corresponds to the 36,361st to the 36,720th years of the first great cycle. This type of abbreviation is very common in Song and Yuan dynasty printed editions and is not due to missing characters; as long as one remembers the fixed ratio between generations and cycles, one can read the text correctly even with the abbreviations. The卯 cycle has already passed 12 cycles, 144 generations, and 4,320 years, with 18 cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 27 cycles and 9,720 years have already passed. The entire cycle of 360 cycles still has 258 cycles remaining.

星丙一百三：辰子一千二百二十五、辰丑一千二百二十六、辰寅一千二百二十七、辰卯一千二百二十八、辰辰一千二百二十九、辰巳一千二百三十、辰午一千二百三十一、辰未一千二百三十二、辰申一千二百三十三、辰酉一千二百三十四、辰戌一千二百三十五、辰亥一千二百三十六。

The star Bing covers 130 generations, governing from the 1,225th to the 1,236th generation, which corresponds to the 36,721st to the 37,080th year of the first great cycle. According to the appendix of this book, "using the cycle to calculate the era" only records up to "generation," with each division representing thirty years; "using the era to calculate the cycle" requires recording down to the year, listing the stem-branch for each year; "using the cycle to calculate the era" could be detailed down to the month, but it is omitted for brevity. The卯 cycle has already passed 156 generations, 4,680 years, with 17 cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 28 cycles have already passed, totaling 10,800 years.

星丁一百四：辰子一千二百三十七、辰丑一千二百三十八、辰寅一千二百三十九、辰卯一千二百四十、辰辰一千二百四十一、辰巳一千二百四十二、辰午一千二百四十三、辰未一千二百四十四、辰申一千二百四十五、辰酉一千二百四十六、辰戌一千二百四十七、辰亥一千二百四十八。

The star丁 covers 140 generations, governing the period from the 1,237th to the 1,248th generation, which corresponds to the 37,081st to the 37,440th year of the first great cycle. The structure is divided into three layers, from coarse to fine, which follows the entire book's arrangement: first establishing the framework, then filling in the years, and finally attaching historical events. The entire book consists of 62 chapters, with the first 12 chapters belonging to the coarsest layer. The卯 cycle has already passed 168 generations and 5,040 years, nearly half, with 16 cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 29 cycles and 10,440 years have passed; the entire cycle still has 256 cycles and 92,160 years remaining.

星戊一百五：辰子一千二百四十九、辰丑一千二百五十、辰寅一千二百五十一、辰卯一千二百五十二、辰辰一千二百五十三、辰巳一千二百五十四、辰午一千二百五十五、辰未一千二百五十六、辰申一千二百五十七、辰酉一千二百五十八、辰戌一千二百五十九、辰亥一千二百六十。

The star戊 governs 150 years, covering the 1,249th to the 1,260th generations, which corresponds to the third 37,441st to the third 37,800th years of a great cycle. The end of this cycle is exactly at the third 37,800th year, which is the midpoint of the 10,800-year cycle of the卯. This section of thirty cycles has now reached the midpoint, and the following fifteen cycles constitute the latter half of the卯 cycle. So far, this cycle has already passed 180 generations, or 5,400 years, with fifteen cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, thirty cycles have already been completed, which is 360 generations or 10,800 years, exactly fulfilling the duration of one cycle.

星己一百六：辰子一千二百六十一、辰丑一千二百六十二、辰寅一千二百六十三、辰卯一千二百六十四、辰辰一千二百六十五、辰巳一千二百六十六、辰午一千二百六十七、辰未一千二百六十八、辰申一千二百六十九、辰酉一千二百七十、辰戌一千二百七十一、辰亥一千二百七十二。

The star system of the first hundred and sixth includes the first twelve thousand and sixty-first to the first twelve thousand and seventy-second generations, which corresponds to the third thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and first to the third thirty-eight thousand one hundred and sixtieth years of a great cycle. The internal structure of each of the twelve cycles is the same: each cycle consists of thirty eras, three thousand six hundred generations, and eleven thousand eight hundred years, divided into three rounds of ten heavenly stems. The symmetry in the middle is exactly the intention of Shao Yong's legislation. The cycle of Mao has already passed one hundred and ninety-two generations and five thousand seven hundred and sixty years, with fourteen eras remaining; since the beginning of creation, thirty-one eras and eleven thousand one hundred and sixty years have already passed.

星庚一百七：辰子一千二百七十三、辰丑一千二百七十四、辰寅一千二百七十五、辰卯一千二百七十六、辰辰一千二百七十七、辰巳一千二百七十八、辰午一千二百七十九、辰未一千二百八十、辰申一千二百八十一、辰酉一千二百八十二、辰戌一千二百八十三、辰亥一千二百八十四。

The star stem Geng governs 170 generations, spanning from the 1,273rd to the 1,284th generation, which corresponds to the third 38,161st to the third 38,520th year of a great cycle. In total, the great cycle comprises 4,320 generations; at this point, less than a third of it has passed. The historical events of over 3,300 years recorded in the latter half of the "Huang Ji Jing Shi" amount to only 110 generations within this framework. The卯 cycle has already passed 204 generations, 6,120 years, with 13 cycles remaining. There are still 73 cycles left until the first 180 cycles of Emperor Yao's era. In total, 107 cycles and 1,284 generations have passed; among the 360 cycles, 253 cycles and 91,080 years remain.

星辛一百八：辰子一千二百八十五、辰丑一千二百八十六、辰寅一千二百八十七、辰卯一千二百八十八、辰辰一千二百八十九、辰巳一千二百九十、辰午一千二百九十一、辰未一千二百九十二、辰申一千二百九十三、辰酉一千二百九十四、辰戌一千二百九十五、辰亥一千二百九十六。

The star Xin covers 180 generations, spanning from the 1,285th to the 1,296th, which corresponds to the 38,521st to the 38,880th year of the first great cycle. This shows that Shao Yong viewed historical events with written records within a much broader temporal framework: the rise and fall of human affairs occupy only a very small portion of this timeline. The period of the卯 (Mao) has already passed 216 generations, or 6,480 years, with 12 cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 33 cycles, or 11,880 years, have already passed. In total, across the entire cycle, 108 cycles, or 1,296 generations, have been completed, leaving 252 cycles, or 90,720 years, remaining out of the total 360 cycles.

星壬一百九：辰子一千二百九十七、辰丑一千二百九十八、辰寅一千二百九十九、辰卯一千三百、辰辰一千三百一、辰巳一千三百二、辰午一千三百三、辰未一千三百四、辰申一千三百五、辰酉一千三百六、辰戌一千三百七、辰亥一千三百八。

The star Ren covers the 19th cycle, governing the 1,297th to 1,308th generations, which corresponds to the 38,881st to 39,240th years of the first great cycle. In the table, "Chen Mao 1,300" refers to the 1,300th generation, which is still an abbreviated form; the sequence of generations has now completed another full hundred. The Mao cycle has already passed 228 generations, amounting to 6,840 years, with 11 cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 34 cycles have already passed, totaling 12,240 years.

星癸一百十：辰子一千三百九、辰丑一千三百十、辰寅一千三百十一、辰卯一千三百十二、辰辰一千三百十三、辰巳一千三百十四、辰午一千三百十五、辰未一千三百十六、辰申一千三百十七、辰酉一千三百十八、辰戌一千三百十九、辰亥一千三百二十。

The star癸 (Gui) of the 110th cycle governs the 1,309th to 1,320th generations, which corresponds to the 39,241st to 39,600th years of the first great cycle. "Star癸 110" refers to the 110th cycle, and "Chen Chou 1,310" refers to the 1,310th generation. The original text may write the number in the tens place as either "110" or "100" and the writing is inconsistent, but the meaning is the same. The卯 (Mao) cycle has already passed 240 generations or 7,200 years, which is two-thirds of the entire cycle, leaving ten cycles remaining.

星甲一百十一：辰子一千三百二十一、辰丑一千三百二十二、辰寅一千三百二十三、辰卯一千三百二十四、辰辰一千三百二十五、辰巳一千三百二十六、辰午一千三百二十七、辰未一千三百二十八、辰申一千三百二十九、辰酉一千三百三十、辰戌一千三百三十一、辰亥一千三百三十二。

The star stem Jiā governs the 1,110 generations from the 1,321st to the 1,332nd, which corresponds to the third period of 39,601 to 39,960 years of a great cycle. Taking the beginning of creation as the 27,001st year, at this time, over 12,000 years have passed since the birth of all things; the era name coincides with the stem Jiā, marking the 12th cycle of the ten heavenly stems. The trigram Mǎo has already passed 252 generations and 7,560 years, with nine more cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 36 cycles, 432 generations, and 12,960 years have passed; the entire cycle still has 249 cycles and 89,640 years remaining.

星乙一百十二：辰子一千三百三十三、辰丑一千三百三十四、辰寅一千三百三十五、辰卯一千三百三十六、辰辰一千三百三十七、辰巳一千三百三十八、辰午一千三百三十九、辰未一千三百四十、辰申一千三百四十一、辰酉一千三百四十二、辰戌一千三百四十三、辰亥一千三百四十四。

The star Yi covers 112 generations from the 1,333rd to the 1,344th, which corresponds to the 39,961st to the 40,320th year of the first great cycle. The layer "operating through the ages" connects to the first 180 cycles of the reign of Emperor Yao in Jiachen, occurring in over 64,000 years, with more than 24,000 years remaining until then. Comparing the beginning and end, we can understand the scale of this table. The卯 cycle has already passed 264 generations and 7,920 years, with eight cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, 37 cycles and 13,320 years have passed; the entire cycle still has 248 cycles and 89,280 years remaining.

星丙一百十三：辰子一千三百四十五、辰丑一千三百四十六、辰寅一千三百四十七、辰卯一千三百四十八、辰辰一千三百四十九、辰巳一千三百五十、辰午一千三百五十一、辰未一千三百五十二、辰申一千三百五十三、辰酉一千三百五十四、辰戌一千三百五十五、辰亥一千三百五十六。

The star Bing governs 113 generations, from the 1,345th to the 1,356th, corresponding to the 40,321st to the 40,680th year of the first cycle. Comparing a cycle to a year, the branch Mao corresponds to the second month, which is the time when all things grow. However, this passage contains no historical events, because although people had already been born, writing had not yet begun, so the era can only be left blank. This cycle has already passed 276 generations and 8,280 years, with seven more cycles remaining. There are still 67 cycles left until the first 180 cycles of Emperor Yao. The entire cycle still has 247 cycles and 88,920 years remaining.

星丁一百十四：辰子一千三百五十七、辰丑一千三百五十八、辰寅一千三百五十九、辰卯一千三百六十、辰辰一千三百六十一、辰巳一千三百六十二、辰午一千三百六十三、辰未一千三百六十四、辰申一千三百六十五、辰酉一千三百六十六、辰戌一千三百六十七、辰亥一千三百六十八。

The star system Ding covers the 1,357th to the 1,368th generations, which corresponds to the 40,681st to the 41,040th years of the first great cycle. The卯 (Mao) cycle has only six remaining generations. It is not until the end of the巳 (Si) cycle, when Emperor Yao ascends the throne, that the record begins to include emperors; prior to this, over 2,100 generations were empty. This cycle has already passed 288 generations and 8,640 years; since the beginning of creation, 39 generations, 468 generations, and 14,040 years have passed; the remaining part of the great cycle still has 246 generations and 88,560 years.

星戊一百十五：辰子一千三百六十九、辰丑一千三百七十、辰寅一千三百七十一、辰卯一千三百七十二、辰辰一千三百七十三、辰巳一千三百七十四、辰午一千三百七十五、辰未一千三百七十六、辰申一千三百七十七、辰酉一千三百七十八、辰戌一千三百七十九、辰亥一千三百八十。

The star戊 governs 115 generations, spanning from the 1,369th to the 1,380th, which corresponds to the fourth forty-one thousand and forty-first year to the fourth forty-one thousand and four hundredth year of a great cycle. At first glance, this appears to be an empty chart, but in reality, it sets the framework for everything that follows: from Volume Three onwards, whenever a particular emperor and year are mentioned, they must be specified with four levels of coordinates: the great cycle, the era, the movement, and the generation. Missing any one level would make it impossible to determine the exact position. The卯 era has already passed through 300 generations and 9,000 years, with five movements remaining; since the beginning of creation, 40 movements, 480 generations, and 14,400 years have already passed; the entire great cycle still has 245 movements and 88,200 years remaining.

星己一百十六：辰子一千三百八十一、辰丑一千三百八十二、辰寅一千三百八十三、辰卯一千三百八十四、辰辰一千三百八十五、辰巳一千三百八十六、辰午一千三百八十七、辰未一千三百八十八、辰申一千三百八十九、辰酉一千三百九十、辰戌一千三百九十一、辰亥一千三百九十二。

The star system "Xing Ji" oversees the 1,381st to 1,392nd generations, corresponding to the 41,401st to 41,760th years of the first great cycle. Four coordinate systems, such as "day Jia, month Ji, star Gui, and hour Wei," are used: the day represents the cycle, the month the assembly, the star the era, and the hour the generation. When these four align, one year can be located within one of the 129,600-year divisions. The卯 assembly has already passed 312 generations and 9,360 years, with four eras remaining; since the beginning of creation, 41 eras, 492 generations, and 14,760 years have already passed.

星庚一百十七：辰子一千三百九十三、辰丑一千三百九十四、辰寅一千三百九十五、辰卯一千三百九十六、辰辰一千三百九十七、辰巳一千三百九十八、辰午一千三百九十九、辰未一千四百、辰申一千四百一、辰酉一千四百二、辰戌一千四百三、辰亥一千四百四。

The star system Geng covers the 1,393rd to the 1,404th generations, which corresponds to the 41,761st to the 42,120th years of the first great cycle. Within the system, "Chen Wei 1,400" refers to the 1,400th generation, and "Chen Shen 1,401" refers to the 1,401st generation, still using the old abbreviated style of omitting the whole number. The卯 (Mao) cycle has already passed 324 generations and 9,720 years, leaving only three cycles remaining; there are still 63 cycles left until the first cycle of Emperor Yao's era. The entire cycle still has 243 cycles and 87,480 years remaining.

星辛一百十八：辰子一千四百五、辰丑一千四百六、辰寅一千四百七、辰卯一千四百八、辰辰一千四百九、辰巳一千四百十、辰午一千四百十一、辰未一千四百十二、辰申一千四百十三、辰酉一千四百十四、辰戌一千四百十五、辰亥一千四百十六。

The star system Xin covers the 1,405th to 1,416th generations, which corresponds to the 42,121st to 42,480th years of the first cycle. The卯 (Mao) phase has already passed 336 generations and 10,800 years, leaving only two phases remaining. At the 4,320th generation of the first cycle, this phase has already passed over 1,400 generations, and there are still more than 700 generations left until the midpoint of the entire cycle. Since the beginning of creation, 43 phases and 15,480 years have already passed; the entire cycle still has 242 phases and 87,120 years remaining.

星壬一百十九：辰子一千四百十七、辰丑一千四百十八、辰寅一千四百十九、辰卯一千四百二十、辰辰一千四百二十一、辰巳一千四百二十二、辰午一千四百二十三、辰未一千四百二十四、辰申一千四百二十五、辰酉一千四百二十六、辰戌一千四百二十七、辰亥一千四百二十八。

The star Ren covers 119 generations from the 1,417th to the 1,428th, which corresponds to the 42,481st to the 42,840th year of the first great cycle. The original text arranges the current cycle and the next cycle in the same line without starting a new line, which is due to the printing style, and in reality they are two separate cycles, not one cycle with 24 generations. The卯 cycle has already passed 348 generations and 10,440 years, leaving only one cycle remaining; since the beginning of creation, 44 cycles, 528 generations, and 15,840 years have already passed.

星癸一百二十：辰子一千四百二十九、辰丑一千四百三十、辰寅一千四百三十一、辰卯一千四百三十二、辰辰一千四百三十三、辰巳一千四百三十四、辰午一千四百三十五、辰未一千四百三十六、辰申一千四百三十七、辰酉一千四百三十八、辰戌一千四百三十九、辰亥一千四百四十。

The star癸 governs 120 units, covering the 1,429th to the 1,440th generations, which corresponds to the fourth 42,841st to the 43,200th years of a great cycle. The卯 phase ends at this point. After the four phases are completed, one great cycle has passed one third: each of the phases 子, 丑, 寅, and 卯 lasts 10,800 years, totaling 43,200 years. The next section moves to the 辰 phase; since the beginning of creation, 45 cycles, 540 generations, and 16,200 years have passed, which is exactly one and a half phases. The entire cycle consists of 360 cycles, with 240 cycles and 86,400 years remaining, which is exactly the same as the total number of cycles from the beginning to the end of creation.

日甲一，月辰五。星甲一百二十一：辰子一千四百四十一、辰丑一千四百四十二、辰寅一千四百四十三、辰卯一千四百四十四、辰辰一千四百四十五、辰巳一千四百四十六、辰午一千四百四十七、辰未一千四百四十八、辰申一千四百四十九、辰酉一千四百五十、辰戌一千四百五十一、辰亥一千四百五十二。

The fifth section of the "Observing Things" chapter transitions into the fifth assembly, the "Chen Assembly." The term "Chen" in "Month and Chen Five" refers to the name of the fifth assembly; it should be noted that this "Chen" is the name of the assembly, not the same as the "Chen" in "Chen Zi" and "Chen Chou," which are merely terms for the earthly branch "Chen" used in different contexts. These are written with the same character but refer to different concepts, and they should not be confused. The star "Jia" 121 is the first cycle of the Chen Assembly, covering the 1,441st to the 1,452nd generations, which corresponds to the years 43,201 to 43,560 of the first great cycle. The original text between "Chen Chou 1,442" and "Chen Yin 1,443" is missing a gap, indicating that these are two separate generations, not one. The Chen Assembly has only completed one cycle and still has twenty-nine more cycles remaining; since the beginning of creation, forty-six cycles have already passed, amounting to 16,560 years.

星乙一百二十二：辰子一千四百五十三、辰丑一千四百五十四、辰寅一千四百五十五、辰卯一千四百五十六、辰辰一千四百五十七、辰巳一千四百五十八、辰午一千四百五十九、辰未一千四百六十、辰申一千四百六十一、辰酉一千四百六十二、辰戌一千四百六十三、辰亥一千四百六十四。

The star system 乙 governs 122 generations, spanning from the 1,453rd to the 1,464th, which corresponds to the 43,561st to the 43,920th year of the first great cycle. The entire cycle of the celestial system consists of thirty great periods, three thousand six hundred generations, and eleven thousand four hundred years. At this point, the cycle has only just begun. Comparing the great cycle to a year, the celestial system is in the third month, a period when all things have already sprouted and are gradually flourishing. This cycle has already passed twenty-four generations and seven hundred twenty years, with twenty-eight great periods remaining. There are fifty-eight great periods left until the first great period of the Emperor Yao's era. The entire cycle still has two hundred thirty-eight great periods and eight thousand five hundred sixty-eight years remaining.

星丙一百二十三：辰子一千四百六十五、辰丑一千四百六十六、辰寅一千四百六十七、辰卯一千四百六十八、辰辰一千四百六十九、辰巳一千四百七十、辰午一千四百七十一、辰未一千四百七十二、辰申一千四百七十三、辰酉一千四百七十四、辰戌一千四百七十五、辰亥一千四百七十六。

The star Bing governs 123 generations, spanning from the 1,465th to the 1,476th, which corresponds to the fourth 43,921st to the fourth 44,280th year of a great cycle. Since the beginning of creation, up to this point, 48 cycles, 576 generations, and 17,280 years have passed, approximately one fifth of the total 86,400 years of existence of all things. The cycle of Chen has already passed 36 generations and 1,080 years, with 27 cycles remaining; when combined with the entire cycle, 4,320 generations have already passed 1,476 generations, leaving 360 cycles, with 237 cycles and 85,320 years remaining.

星丁一百二十四：辰子一千四百七十七、辰丑一千四百七十八、辰寅一千四百七十九、辰卯一千四百八十、辰辰一千四百八十一、辰巳一千四百八十二、辰午一千四百八十三、辰未一千四百八十四、辰申一千四百八十五、辰酉一千四百八十六、辰戌一千四百八十七、辰亥一千四百八十八。

The star system Ding covers 124 generations, from the 1,477th to the 1,488th, corresponding to the 44,281st to the 44,640th year of the first cycle. The four previous cycles have already been completed. In this layer, each grid is merely a coordinate; the actual years and historical events are filled in progressively in the layers "using the cycle to determine the era" and "using the era to determine the world." This cycle has already passed 48 generations and 1,440 years, with 26 remaining cycles; since the beginning of creation, 49 cycles and 17,640 years have already passed; the entire cycle still has 236 remaining cycles and 84,960 years left.

星戊一百二十五：辰子一千四百八十九、辰丑一千四百九十、辰寅一千四百九十一、辰卯一千四百九十二、辰辰一千四百九十三、辰巳一千四百九十四、辰午一千四百九十五、辰未一千四百九十六、辰申一千四百九十七、辰酉一千四百九十八、辰戌一千四百九十九、辰亥一千五百。

The star戊 governs 250 generations, spanning from the 1,489th to the 1,500th generation, which corresponds to the 44,641st to the 45,000th year of the first cycle. The number of generations here reaches 1,500, and the number of years reaches 45,000, maintaining the ratio of one to thirty. The entire cycle consists of 4,320 generations, and by this point, it has passed slightly more than one-third. At points where the count reaches whole numbers, it is most suitable to stop and verify. The cycle has already passed 60 generations and 1,800 years, with 25 remaining cycles; since the beginning of creation, 50 cycles, 600 generations, and 18,000 years have already passed; the entire cycle still has 235 remaining cycles and 84,600 years left.

星己一百二十六：辰子一千五百一、辰丑一千五百二、辰寅一千五百三、辰卯一千五百四、辰辰一千五百五、辰巳一千五百六、辰午一千五百七、辰未一千五百八、辰申一千五百九、辰酉一千五百十、辰戌一千五百十一、辰亥一千五百十二。

The star system "Xing Ji" oversees the 1,260th cycle, covering the 1,501st to the 1,512th generations, which corresponds to the 45,001st to the 45,360th years of the first great cycle. "Chen Zi 1,501" refers to the 1,501st generation, still written without the character "ling" (zero). The "Chen" cycle has already passed six cycles, 72 generations, and 2,160 years, with 24 cycles remaining. There are still 54 cycles left until the first great cycle reaches the era of Emperor Yao. In total, there are still 234 cycles and 84,240 years remaining in the entire cycle.

星庚一百二十七：辰子一千五百十三、辰丑一千五百十四、辰寅一千五百十五、辰卯一千五百十六、辰辰一千五百十七、辰巳一千五百十八、辰午一千五百十九、辰未一千五百二十、辰申一千五百二十一、辰酉一千五百二十二、辰戌一千五百二十三、辰亥一千五百二十四。

The star庚 governs 127 generations, spanning from the 1,513th to the 1,524th, which corresponds to the 45,361st to the 45,720th year of the first great cycle. The celestial cycle has yet 23 cycles remaining before transitioning into the巳 cycle; the end of the巳 cycle marks the point where Emperor Yao comes into the picture, and this is the critical transition point where the entire text shifts from abstraction to concreteness. This cycle has already passed 84 generations and 2,520 years; since the beginning of creation, it has already gone through 52 cycles, 624 generations, and 18,720 years; the entire great cycle still has 233 cycles and 83,880 years remaining.

星辛一百二十八：辰子一千五百二十五、辰丑一千五百二十六、辰寅一千五百二十七、辰卯一千五百二十八、辰辰一千五百二十九、辰巳一千五百三十、辰午一千五百三十一、辰未一千五百三十二、辰申一千五百三十三、辰酉一千五百三十四、辰戌一千五百三十五、辰亥一千五百三十六。

The star Xin governs 128 generations, spanning from the 1,525th to the 1,536th, which corresponds to the 45,721st to the 46,080th year of the first cycle. "The Twelve Chapters of the Great Cycle" consist of twelve chapters, each corresponding to a cycle. This chapter is the fifth cycle, with six more cycles following: Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai, completing the entire cycle. The cycle of Chen has already passed 96 generations and 2,880 years, with 22 cycles remaining. Since the beginning of creation, 53 cycles and 19,080 years have passed. The entire cycle still has 232 cycles and 83,520 years remaining.

星壬一百二十九：辰子一千五百三十七、辰丑一千五百三十八、辰寅一千五百三十九、辰卯一千五百四十、辰辰一千五百四十一、辰巳一千五百四十二、辰午一千五百四十三、辰未一千五百四十四、辰申一千五百四十五、辰酉一千五百四十六、辰戌一千五百四十七、辰亥一千五百四十八。

The star壬 (Ren) oversees 129 generations from the 1,537th to the 1,548th, corresponding to the years 46,081 to 46,440 of the first great cycle. The year Jiachen (甲辰) when Emperor Yao ascended the throne follows the 180th cycle at the end of the巳 (Si) cycle. The historical events of subsequent dynasties continue up to the 189th cycle of the午 (Wu) cycle, which ends in the sixth year of Xiande during the Later Zhou dynasty. The辰 (Chen) cycle has already passed 108 generations and 3,240 years, with 21 cycles remaining. There are still 51 cycles left from the 180th cycle. In total, 231 cycles and 83,160 years remain in the entire cycle.

星癸一百三十：辰子一千五百四十九、辰丑一千五百五十、辰寅一千五百五十一、辰卯一千五百五十二、辰辰一千五百五十三、辰巳一千五百五十四、辰午一千五百五十五、辰未一千五百五十六、辰申一千五百五十七、辰酉一千五百五十八、辰戌一千五百五十九、辰亥一千五百六十。

The star癸 governs 130 units, covering the 1,549th to the 1,560th generations, which corresponds to the fourth 46,441st to the 46,800th year of a great cycle. The thirty cycles of the辰 have passed through ten cycles, 120 generations, and 3,600 years, which is exactly one third of the entire cycle. The fifth chapter of the Observing Things section has not yet been completed, and the following chapters from the 131st cycle onwards still belong to this section. Since the beginning of creation, fifty-five cycles, 660 generations, and 19,800 years have passed; there remain fifty cycles and 18,000 years until the first 180th cycle when the Emperor Yao took over.