A horse enters the palace.

《潛潭巴》曰：“有馬入宮，大臣不從行不忠，其有聲也，臣名於天下，主令不行，輕見虜。”注云：“馬，地精，陰也。從人，無所不之。今忽入宮，臣欲奪主位，居其宮之祥也。有聲，是日而鳴聲者，欲行主教令也。”

The Spring and Autumn Secret Spring River says: If a horse enters the palace, it indicates that ministers will not obey the king's orders and will be disloyal. If the horse also makes a loud noise, that minister will become famous throughout the world, the king's commands will not be carried out, and he will be easily captured. The original commentary explains: A horse is the essence of the earth's energy, belonging to the yin. It obeys people and can be everywhere. Now suddenly entering the palace, it is a sign that a minister intends to seize the throne and occupy the palace. The term 'making a sound' refers to the horse making noise on that day, symbolizing that the minister wishes to take the position of the king, issue orders, and act on behalf of the king's commands.

京房曰：“馬走入君宮，有兵事，大憂。”《異苑》曰：“後趙建武十四年，有妖馬一匹，色青，尾燋燎，自中陽走闕下，是歲，虎死，國亂。”《晉陽秋》曰：“咸康八年，有馬色赤如血，自宣陽門直入殿前，走出不知所之。”《二石偽事》曰：“石混說建武十四年時，忽有斕馬一匹，有四目，繫著殿中，十餘日，突去，不知所在。”

Jing Fang said: A horse running into the palace of the sovereign indicates military affairs and great troubles for the sovereign. The "Yi Yuan" records that in the 14th year of Hou Zhao's Jianwu era, a demon horse appeared, blue in color, with a tail burned like it had been set on fire, running from Zhongyang all the way to beneath the palace gates; in that year, Shi Hu died, and chaos broke out throughout the country. The "Jinyang Chou" records that in the eighth year of Dong Jin's Xiankang era, a horse of blood-red color appeared, running directly from Xuanyang Gate to the palace courtyard, then ran out and disappeared. The "Er Shi Wei Shi" records that Shi Hun said that in the 14th year of Jianwu era, a horse with a spotted coat and four eyes suddenly appeared, tied up in the palace, and after ten days, it suddenly ran away and disappeared.

《地鏡》曰：“馬忽生角，其君以兵攻國，破亡。”《呂氏春秋》曰：“亂國之妖，馬乃生角。”京房曰：“下不順政，厥妖馬生角，茲謂賢士不足。”又曰：“天子親伐，馬生角。”《洪範五行傳》曰：“文帝十二年，有馬生角於吳，在耳前，上向，右角長三寸，左角長二寸，皆大二寸。劉向以為，馬不當生角，猶吳主不當舉兵向上也。”

The "Earth Mirror" says: If a horse suddenly grows horns, the ruler will launch an attack against another country, but will ultimately suffer defeat and destruction. The "Spring and Autumn Annals of the Master Liang" says: The strange phenomena of a chaotic state include such things as a horse growing horns. Jing Fang says: When those below do not obey the orders of government, the strange phenomenon is a horse growing horns, which is called that virtuous men are not properly employed. He also says: When the Son of Heaven is about to personally lead an expedition, horses will grow horns. The "Hongan Five Phases Transmission" records: In the twelfth year of Emperor Wen of Han, there was a horse in Wu that grew horns. The horns grew in front of the ears, stood upright, the right horn was three inches long, the left horn was two inches long, and both were two inches thick. Liu Xiang believed that a horse should not grow horns, just as King Wu of Wu should not have raised an army against the imperial court.

又曰：“咸帝綏和二年二月，大廄馬生角左右耳前，圍長各一寸。是時王莽為大司馬，害上之萌，自此始矣。”《晉紀》曰：“隆安四年，梁州刺史郭詮，送馬生角，桓玄之應也。”《趙書》曰：“前趙臨涇縣，馬生角在耳，長七寸，搖之則動。”

The "Hong Fan Wu Xing Zhuan" also records: In the second year of Shuihe during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty, the horses in the grand stables of the Grand Master of the Imperial Stables grew horns in front of their left and right ears, each horn being one inch in circumference. The original text mistakenly reads "Xian Di" instead of "Cheng Di." At that time, Wang Mang was serving as Grand Master of the Imperial Secretariat, and the signs of his plot against the sovereign began from this time. The "Jin Ji" records: In the fourth year of Long'an during the Eastern Jin dynasty, the governor of Liangzhou, Guo Qian, presented a horse with long horns, which was a sign of Huan Xuan's usurpation. The "Zhao Shu" records: In Linjing County of the Former Zhao dynasty, there was a horse that grew horns on its ears, seven inches long, which would shake when moved.

京房曰：“方伯分威，厥妖牡馬生駒。”《史記》：“秦昭王二十年，牡馬生駒而死，非類妄生而死，猶秦恃力強得天下而還自滅之象也。”《漢書五行志》曰：“哀帝建平二年，定襄牡馬生駒三足，隨群飲食，太守以聞。馬，國之武用；三足，不任用之象。後侍中董賢年二十二為大司馬，居上公之位，天下不宗。哀帝暴崩，成帝母王太后召弟子新都侯王莽入，收賢印綬，賢自殺，莽因代之。”

Jing Fang said: When a feudal lord seizes the authority of the sovereign, the omen is a stallion giving birth to a foal. The Records of the Grand Historian records that in the twentieth year of King Zhao of Qin, a stallion gave birth to a foal which died immediately; not being of the same kind yet giving birth randomly and dying immediately, just like the state of Qin relying on its military force to take over the world, eventually leading to its own downfall. The Book of Han, Five Elements Chapter records that in the second year of Jianping during the reign of Emperor Ai of Han, in Dingshang Commandery, a stallion gave birth to a foal with three legs, which could still follow the herd to drink water and graze. The governor reported this incident to the imperial court. Horses are used for the military strength of the state, and a foal with three legs symbolizes the inability to be used. Later, the attendant middle minister Dong Xian became the Grand General at the age of twenty-two, holding a high position, but the people did not respect him. Emperor Ai died suddenly, and the mother of Emperor Cheng, Wang太后, summoned her nephew Wang Mang to the court, took back Dong Xian's seal and ribbon, and Dong Xian committed suicide, while Wang Mang took his place.

京房曰：“馬生子，一目，其君弱；馬生子，三目以上，臣制主令；馬生子，二口以上者，其令多亂；馬生子，三鼻以上，民流亡；馬生子，三耳以上，其民人多死者；馬生子，二匹以上，民流亡；馬生子，三足，其邑主且有不祥；馬生子，二陰以上，有兵；馬生子，目在腹下及在旁，其邑有兵；馬生子，目在四支，其邑俘囚；馬生子，目在陰，其邑大弱，主亡；馬生子，目在背，民流亡，不從令；

Jing Fang said: If a horse gives birth to a foal with only one eye, the ruler is weak. If the foal has three or more eyes, the ministers will control the ruler's commands. If the foal has two or more mouths, the ruler's policies will be chaotic. If the foal has three or more noses, the people will scatter and flee. If the foal has three or more ears, the people in that area will suffer many deaths. If a foal is born with two or more horses in one litter, the people will flee. If the foal has only three legs, the ruler of the city will face misfortune. If the foal has two or more reproductive organs, there will be warfare. If the foal's eyes are located on the belly or on both sides of the body, there will be warfare in the city. If the foal's eyes are on the limbs, the people of the city will be captured and imprisoned. If the foal's eyes are on the reproductive organ, the city will greatly decline and the ruler will perish. If the foal's eyes are on the back, the people will flee and not obey the ruler's commands.

馬生子，口在背，邑民大去其君；馬生子，口在腹，邑飢，五穀大貴；馬生子，耳鼻在四支者，兵作；馬生子，耳鼻在腹及背，臣謀叛上，敗績；馬生子，足在首，失邑君；馬生子，足在背，人主有行；馬生子，及在腹，主勞民飢；馬生子，尾在首足，谷不成；馬生子，尾在背，其君搖；馬生子，尾在腹，臣謀反；馬生子，無目，其邑君久疾；馬生子，無口鼻，其邑君無子；馬生子，無耳，主失位；馬生子，無足，主失位。”

A horse's foal with its mouth on its back indicates that the people of the city will greatly abandon their ruler; if the mouth is on the abdomen, the city will suffer famine and the price of grain will rise sharply; if the ears and nose are on the limbs, military conflicts will arise; if the ears and nose are on the abdomen and back, ministers will plot to betray the ruler, eventually leading to their downfall; if the feet are on the head, the ruler of the city will be lost; if the feet are on the back, the ruler will have a journey; if they are on the abdomen, the ruler will be laborious and the people will be hungry; if the tail is on the head or feet, the grain will not mature; if the tail is on the back, the ruler will be unsettled; if the tail is on the abdomen, ministers will plot rebellion; if the foal has no eyes, the ruler of the city will suffer a long illness; if there is no mouth and nose, the ruler will have no son; if there are no ears, the ruler will lose his position; if there are no feet, the ruler will also lose his position.

《古今注》曰：“漢哀帝大初四年中，張幼卿有馬生子，一身三頭九口，各有言，民皆書之戶上。”《華陽國志》曰：“蜀李特將亡，馬生駒，一頭二身，著六牙，一牡。”《異苑》曰：“李勢時，有馬生駒，一頭二身六腳，身中有牝牡。”

In the "Ancient and Modern Annotations" by Cui Bao, it is recorded that during the fourth year of Emperor Ai of Han's Taichu era, a horse in Zhang Youqing's family gave birth to a foal with one body and three heads and nine mouths, each mouth able to speak. The people wrote down what the foal said on their own doorways (as a means of warding off misfortune). The "Hua Yang Guo Zhi" records that when Li Te, the ruler of Cheng Han, was about to be defeated, a horse gave birth to a foal with one head and two bodies, having six teeth, and it was a male foal. The "Yi Yuan" records that during Li Shi's reign, a horse gave birth to a foal with one head, two bodies, and six legs, and the foal had both male and female characteristics on the same body.

京房曰：“上無天子，諸侯相伐，民流，百姓勞，厥妖馬生人。馬生人，一身有兩頭以上，邑有反者，兵大作；馬生人，一首三顙以上，邑相撓亂；馬生人，一首兩顙以上，邑有大兵；馬生人，一身而兩首無目，一耳居顙以上，且有兵；馬生人，一身三首以上，三耳以上，無目，一耳居顙上，是謂不祥，天下有兵，民流亡；馬生人，一身兩首九口，鼻居項，天下大飢，民流亡；馬生人，一身兩首以上，無耳無口，二鼻以上，一鼻著項，一鼻著顙，天下有兵喪；

Jing Fang said: If there is no heavenly sovereign to govern above, and the feudal lords attack each other, with the people scattered and suffering hardship, the omen will be a horse giving birth to a human form. If the horse's human form has one body but more than two heads, there will be rebellion within the city, and great military conflict; if it has one head but more than three foreheads, there will be disorder between the upper and lower parts of the city; if it has one head and two foreheads, there will be major military conflict in the city; if it has one body with two heads but no eyes, and one ear growing on the forehead, there will be military conflict; if it has one body with more than three heads, more than three ears, but no eyes, and one ear growing on the forehead, this is called an omen of ill fortune, with military conflict throughout the land and people fleeing; if it has one body with two heads and nine mouths, with the nose growing on the neck, there will be great famine throughout the land and people fleeing; if it has one body with more than two heads, no ears, no mouth, and more than two noses, with one nose attached to the neck and one to the forehead, there will be military disaster and chaos throughout the land.

馬生人，一身兩首，邑無主；馬生人，一身而兩面以上，其邑大不祥；馬生人，三首以上，邑爭凶；馬生人，一身三耳以上，其邑亂；馬生人，一首兩鼻以上，邑民貧；馬生人，有臂無首足，邑有兵，不勝，凶；馬生人，三臂以上，邑君有惡疾；馬生人，三足以上，其邑勞；馬生人，三腹以上，無足，邑有大喪；馬生人，三陰以上，臣謀其主；

A person with one body and two heads signifies that the city will lose its ruler; a person with one body and more than two faces indicates great misfortune for the city; a person with more than three heads suggests the city will suffer from strife and disaster; a person with one body and more than three ears indicates turmoil in the city; a person with one head and more than two noses indicates that the people of the city will be poor; a person with arms but no head or feet indicates that the city will face military conflict and will not be able to win, leading to disaster; a person with more than three arms indicates that the lord of the city will suffer from a serious illness; a person with more than three feet indicates that the city will experience hardship and unrest; a person with more than three stomachs and no feet indicates that the city will suffer a great mourning; a person with more than three genitalia indicates that the ministers will plot against the ruler.

馬生人，首在腋下，主賊殺其臣；馬生人，首在足下，邑君私，社稷亡；馬生人，首在背，民大勞苦；馬生人，首在陰，其君亡地；馬生人，目在腋下，其君喪；馬生人，目在背，邑有大兵，流亡；馬生人，目在腹，若喉顙，人主有亡地；馬生人，目在足下，此謂下視，欲謀其上；馬生人，口在腹，邑有兵，民且飢；馬生人，口在背，邑有大事，民絕食；

A man shaped like a horse, with his head growing from his armpit, indicates that the sovereign will kill his ministers; if his head grows from his feet, the local ruler is biased and unjust, leading to the destruction of the state; if his head grows from his back, the people will suffer great hardship; if his head grows from his lower body, the sovereign will lose his territory; if his eyes grow from his armpit, the sovereign will experience mourning; if his eyes grow from his back, the city will face major military conflicts and the people will flee; if his eyes grow from his abdomen or throat or forehead, the sovereign will lose his territory; if his eyes grow from his feet, this is called 'looking down,' indicating that those in lower positions intend to plot against their sovereign; if his mouth grows from his abdomen, the city will face military conflicts and the people will suffer from hunger; if his mouth grows from his back, the city will face major events and the people will have no food to eat.

馬生人，鼻在腹下，主令不行；馬生人，鼻在足下，民相從哭；馬生人，鼻在腹下，其邑谷不成；馬生人，鼻在背，邑民勞；馬生人，鼻在陰，邑君鬼神不享；馬生人，耳在背，民不相從，邑有兵；馬生人，耳在腹，其邑弱主治不行；馬生人，耳在陰，賢者不上通；馬生人，腹在跨，其邑大飢，君亡地；馬生人，陰在上，其君無子；馬生人，陰在背腹，民飢，臣下大謀其主；馬生人，四支在首及項，其君失位；

A person born with a nose below the abdomen will find the ruler's commands unable to be carried out; if the nose is located below the feet, the people will weep one after another; if the nose is below the abdomen, the city will not have sufficient harvests of grain and millet; if the nose is on the back, the people of the city will suffer hardship; if the nose is on the lower part of the body, the local ruler will not be able to receive the offerings during worship; if the ears are on the back, the people will not obey each other and there will be military conflict in the city; if the ears are on the abdomen, the ruler of the city will be weak and unable to implement governance; if the ears are on the lower part of the body, virtuous men will not be able to reach the ruler; if the abdomen is above the hips, the city will suffer a great famine and the ruler will lose his territory; if the genitals are on the upper body, the ruler will have no son; if the genitals are on the back and abdomen, the people will suffer from hunger and the ministers will plot against the ruler; if the limbs are on the head and neck, the ruler will lose his position.

馬生人，無首，其君大疾；馬生人，無目，其國失令亡；馬生人，無口，天下大飢；馬生人，無鼻，其邑有喪；馬生人，無耳，其邑有鬼驚人主；馬生人，無手足，其邑不穀；馬生人，無臂，邑有兵，兵敗；馬生人，無腹，邑亡，有兵，民飢；馬生人，人身而畜面者，民飢，主易；馬生人，人面而六畜身者，是不祥，邑有兵；馬生人，人面野獸身者，邑有大客及兵；馬生人，人身而野獸面，天下有亡邑；馬生人，人面鳥身，是謂不祥，邑有兵；馬生人，人身而蟲蛇面者，邑且亡；馬生人，人面而蟲蛇身者，謂邑虛及有兵；馬生人，人身而蛇龍面，其邑有弱主不治；馬生人，人面而龍蛇身者，民流亡。”

A person without a head will suffer a great illness; a person without eyes will have ineffective government and eventually perish; a person without a mouth will have great famine; a person without a nose will have mourning in the city; a person without ears will have ghosts disturbing the ruler; a person without hands and feet will have no harvest of grain; a person without arms will have military conflict and defeat; a person without a belly will have the city perish and suffer military conflict, with the people starving. A human body with the face of domestic animals will result in famine and the ruler being replaced; a human face with the body of six domestic animals is an ominous sign, with military conflict in the city; a human face with the body of wild animals will mean the city will suffer many outsiders and military conflict; a human body with the face of wild animals will mean that a city will fall; a human face with the body of a bird is an ominous sign, with military conflict in the city; a human body with the face of a snake or worm will mean the city will perish; a human face with the body of a snake or worm will mean the city will be empty and suffer military conflict; a human body with the face of a dragon or snake will mean the ruler of the city is weak and unable to govern; a human face with the body of a dragon or snake will mean the people will scatter and flee.

《洪範五行傳》曰：“秦孝公二十一年，有馬生人。占曰：‘畜生非其類，子孫必有非其姓者。’後始皇蓋呂不韋子也。”《史記》曰：“秦孝公有馬生人，劉向以為皆馬禍也。孝公始用商君攻守之法，東侵諸侯，其象將以兵革抗極成功而還自害也。”

The "Hong Fan Wu Xing Zhuan" records that in the twenty-first year of King Xiao of Qin, a horse gave birth to a human. The divination text says: when an animal gives birth to something not of its own kind, there will certainly be someone not of the same surname among its descendants. Later, Qin Shi Huang was probably the son of Li Buwei. The "Shi Ji" records that during King Xiao's time, a horse gave birth to a human. Liu Xiang believed these events all belonged to "horse calamity." King Xiao began to adopt Shang Yang's strategies of attack and defense, and expanded eastward to seize the states of the feudal lords. This omen indicated that the state of Qin would strive to the utmost with military force, achieve great accomplishments, but eventually would bring about its own ruin.

京房曰：“馬生六畜，君有大事。馬生羊，邑安。”又曰：“國無憂，民大安，馬生牛，人安，五穀蕃。馬生六畜，一首兩身，其君且逐；馬生六畜，二口以上，天下有作兵者；馬生六畜，二鼻以上，民大飢；馬生六畜，三耳三目以上，君失社稷亡；馬生六畜，無首，人君失位；馬生六畜，無四支，其君不安；馬生六畜，無目，臣塞君之善，上令不行；馬生六畜，無鼻口，天下有兵；馬生六畜，無耳，天子失忠臣；馬生六畜，無陰者，女主治。”

Jing Fang said: If a horse gives birth to other domestic animals (such as cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, and chickens), the ruler will have major affairs. If a horse gives birth to a sheep, the cities and towns will be peaceful. He also said: When the country has no worries and the people are very stable, a horse giving birth to a cow will appear, indicating the people will live in peace and the five grains will flourish. If a horse gives birth to another domestic animal with one head and two bodies, the ruler will be expelled from the country. If there are two mouths or more, there will be warfare in the world. If there are two noses or more, the people will suffer from great famine. If there are three ears or three eyes or more, the ruler will lose the state and perish. If there is no head, the ruler will lose his position. If there are no limbs, the ruler will not be at peace. If there are no eyes, the ministers will block the ruler's good policies, and the orders from above will not be carried out. If there are no nose and mouth, there will be military affairs in the world. If there are no ears, the Son of Heaven will lose his loyal ministers. If there is no genital organ, the country will be ruled by a woman.

京房曰：“馬生野獸，有他變，民盡為兵；馬生野獸，天下不通；馬生飛鳥，民不安，有反臣；馬生飛鳥，有他變形者，皆為兵喪。”又曰：“馬生魚，邑主憂。又云：大水至，谷不成。馬生蟲蛇及蜂蚊者，其邑流亡。”

Jing Fang said: If a horse gives birth to wild animals, there will be other calamities, and the people will all be conscripted into the army; if a horse gives birth to wild animals, the roads throughout the country will be blocked; if a horse gives birth to flying birds, the people will be restless, and there will be rebellious ministers; if the flying birds produced by the horse have strange and abnormal forms, it indicates military disaster and chaos. He also said: If a horse gives birth to fish, the local ruler will have worries; another interpretation is that a great flood is coming and the five grains will not be ripe. If a horse gives birth to insects, snakes, bees, mosquitoes, and similar creatures, the people in that city will scatter and flee.

京房曰：“馬生五穀，歲樂昌；馬生金錢，其邑臣有欲賊主者；馬生石，其邑強；馬生土，其邑增地；馬生草木，其君疾；馬生布帛者，政令且更。”

Jing Fang said: If a horse gives birth to grain, the year will be joyful and prosperous; if a horse gives birth to money, there will be someone among the officials of the city who wishes to harm the ruler; if a horse gives birth to stone, the city will be strong; if a horse gives birth to soil, the city will expand its territory; if a horse gives birth to grass and trees, the ruler will fall ill; if a horse gives birth to silk and cloth, the government orders will change.

《瑞應圖》曰：“鐘律調，五音當節，則玉羊見。師曠時。”

The *Ruiying Tu* says: When the bronze bells are in harmony, the five tones, Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, and Yu, all conform to the proper measures, and the auspicious omen of a jade sheep appears. This occurred during the time when the Jin country music master Shi Kuang was alive.

《漢書五行志》曰：“視之不明，是謂不哲，時則有羊禍，多疫死，及為怪。”《國語》曰：“商之亡也，夷羊在牧。”（賈逵注曰：夷羊，神獸也。《貨食傳》曰：羊，揚也。許慎注《淮南子》曰：大羊也。牧，商牧野。）

The Han Shu · Wu Xing Zhi says: if the ruler fails to observe things clearly, this is called "inconsiderate," and thus there will be "sheep calamity," with many sheep dying from disease, and various strange phenomena occurring. The Guoyu says: when the Shang dynasty was about to perish, a wild sheep appeared at Muye. The commentary in the original text cites Dong Han Jia Kui, who says that wild sheep are divine beasts; it also cites the Huozhi Zhuan, which says that sheep means "Yang"; and it cites Xu Shen's commentary on the Huainanzi, which says that wild sheep are a large kind of sheep. "Mu" refers to Muye, the grazing land of the Shang dynasty.

《天鏡》曰：“羊一頭兩口，其年不熟，民飢亡。”《災異圖》曰：“王侯二千石不祗上命，克暴，百姓吁嗟，則一羊六頭。”《異苑》曰：“石虎建武初，秦州南安虞大柳摩獻六角及四角羊各十。山羌中有三角、五角羊，又旄牛有一角，皆其類也。江陵黃丘村有羊兩頭，一頭下，不能鳴。”

The Tian Jing says: A sheep with one head and two mouths indicates that the crops will not mature in that year, and the people will suffer from hunger and flee. The Zai Yi Tu says: If the marquises and governors who are in charge of ten thousand households do not respect the imperial orders and are harsh and cruel, and the people sigh and complain, then a sheep with six heads will appear. The Yi Yuan records: In the early years of Jianwu during the reign of Shi Hu of the Later Zhao dynasty, Yu Da-liu of Nan'an in Qinzhou presented ten sheep with six horns and ten sheep with four horns. Among the Qiang people in the mountains, there were also sheep with three horns, five horns, and a single-horned cattle called Maoniou, all belonging to the same category of strange creatures. In Huangqu Village, Jingling, there was a sheep with two heads, one of which was facing downward and could not make any sound.

《河圖》曰：“黑羊四耳，目在腋下，名孽，見即有起王。”《天鏡》曰：“羊無後足，前吉後凶。”又曰：“羊無前足，先憂後悅。”《晉中興徵祥說》曰：“咸和元年，司徒府羊產無後足，其後蘇峻作逆。”《天鏡》曰：“羊生犬，國被外賊。”又曰：“羊生馬，天下將兵起。”

The Yellow River Chart says: a black sheep with four ears and eyes located under its armpit, this monster is called "Nie," and its appearance signifies that someone will rise up to become a king. The Heavenly Mirror says: a sheep without hind legs indicates initial good fortune followed by misfortune. It also says: a sheep without front legs indicates initial worry followed by joy. The Jin Dynasty's Revival and Auspicious Signs records: in the first year of Xianhe, the sheep in the Ministry of State Affairs gave birth to a lamb without hind legs, and later Su Jun rebelled. The Heavenly Mirror also says: a sheep giving birth to a dog indicates the country will be invaded by foreign enemies. It also says: a sheep giving birth to a horse indicates that there will be military conflicts in the world.

《洪範五行傳》曰：“犬禍者，西方也，以口守言之類也，言氣毀則犬傷疾矣，故曰犬傷禍也。旱歲，犬多狂死，或言氣亂則犬為怪，以期占之。”京房曰：“佞臣在側，則犬妖生，歲多蝗蟲。任佞則群物盡傷，犬妖則軍兵將至。”又曰：“犬能言，吉凶如其言。”又曰：“犬呼其主，主且亡。”《天鏡》曰：“犬作人音聲，世主移。”

The *Hóngfàn Wǔxíng Zhuàn* says: "Dog calamity" belongs to the western direction, because dogs guard with their mouths, which corresponds to speech; when the ruler's words become corrupt, dogs will be harmed and fall ill, hence it is called dog calamity. When there is a drought, dogs often go mad and die; some say that when the qi of speech becomes chaotic, dogs turn into strange creatures, and this can be used to predict the date of the calamity. Jing Fang says: when wicked ministers are close to the ruler, dog demons will arise, and there will be many locusts that year; appointing佞men causes damage to all things, and when dog demons appear, military disasters will follow. He also says: if a dog can speak human language, good or bad fortune will be confirmed by what it says. He also says: when a dog calls out to its master, the master is about to die. The *Tian Jing* says: when a dog makes human sounds, the current ruler will be replaced.

《淮南子》曰：“夏桀在位，亂四時之政而萬物失所，犬群嗥，起淵。”《運斗樞》曰：“七政亂，主見禁，則天下犬嗥。”《天鏡》曰：“犬嗥街巷中，不出其年，有賊在邑；犬群嗥街巷中，不出其年，外內戒嚴，君臣交兵，從朝廷起；二犬嗥，眾犬和，兵必起；犬群嗥城池，不出三年三月，國內虛空；犬嗥屋上，國有喪；犬嗥門巷中，其邑不寧。”

The Huainanzi says: During the reign of Xia Jie, he disturbed the heavenly orders, causing all things to lose their proper places. Dogs all howled together, and evil spirits arose from the deep. The apocryphal text Spring and the Movement of the Stars says: When the seven celestial bodies are disordered, the ruler is held captive, and then the dogs throughout the land howl. The Heavenly Mirror says: If dogs howl in the streets and alleys, there will be bandits in the cities within the year; if a pack of dogs howl in the streets and alleys, there will be internal and external military mobilizations, with calamities arising from within the court within the year; if two dogs howl, and the others join in, there will certainly be military conflict; if a pack of dogs howl at the city, within three years and three months, the country will be empty and in decline; if dogs howl on the rooftops, the state will suffer a loss; if dogs howl in the gates and alleys, the city will not be at peace.

京房曰：“犬晨夜嗥堂室上，家且有喪，邑亦然。”《天鏡》曰：“犬群嗥，暮嗥室中，男若女必喜；朝嗥室中，長女死。”《墨子》曰：“三苗大亂，天命傾覆，則犬嗥於市中。”《天鏡》曰：“犬逆吠，其主必遠行，若國君遠征，傷將亦傷兵。”《京房易傳》云：“犬群嗥，國將亡。”

Jing Fang said: If a dog howls at the hall in the early morning or late night, there will be a death in the family, and the same applies to the whole city. The "Heavenly Mirror" says: When a group of dogs howl, if they howl inside the house in the evening, there will be good news for a male or female member of the family; if they howl inside the house in the early morning, the eldest daughter will die. The "Mozi" says: When the Sanmiao caused great chaos, the heavenly mandate was about to be overturned, and the dogs howled in the market. The "Heavenly Mirror" says: If a dog howls face to face at a person and turns around, its master will travel far away; if it is a dog from the royal family, it indicates that the king will go on a military campaign, the general will be wounded, and the soldiers will also be wounded. The "Jingfang Yizhuan" says: When a group of dogs howl together, the country is about to perish.

《天鏡》曰：“犬自食子，國無盜賊。”又曰：“犬子初生，反哺其母，國有義。”又曰：“犬負其子走，來入城池中，其國不征伐，鄰國歸；犬負其子入巷，民去其鄉。”京房曰：“犬無故皆見鼠不動，邑且有賊臣，公不禁下。”

The Tian Jing says: A mother dog eats her own puppy, and there will be no thieves in the country. It also says: A puppy is born and then feeds its mother, and the country will have a spirit of righteousness. It also says: A dog carries its puppy and runs into the city, and the country will not need to go to war; neighboring states will naturally come to submit. If a dog carries its puppy into the alley, the people will leave their homeland. Jing Fang says: A group of dogs see a rat but do not move, and the city will have harmful villains, while the officials above cannot control those below.

京氏曰：“犬死，無故當邑門及宮門，聚如尸，皆大凶。”又曰：“犬無故相從浴水中，兵大作。”又曰：“犬自地中出，邑大水，君且貧。”《晉書徵祥說》曰：“興平二年，吳郡府舍地中得犬子二頭，一雄一雌，太守張懋聞齋內床下犬子聲，地自坼，見有二犬，取而養之，皆成。尋而懋為洗克所害。”（注云：《夏鼎志》曰：掘地而得狗，名曰假。《尸子》曰：地中有犬，名地狼也。）

Jing Fang said: If dogs die unexpectedly in the city gate and palace gate, piling up like corpses, it is a great omen of misfortune. He also said: If dogs appear in groups without reason and go to the water to bathe, great military conflicts will arise. Furthermore, if dogs emerge from the ground, the city will suffer a great flood and the ruler will fall into poverty. The "Book of Jin: Omen Records" states: In the second year of Xingping, two small dogs, one male and one female, were found underground in the official buildings of Wu Commandery. The governor Zhang Mao heard the sound of small dogs from inside the study, under the bed, and saw the ground splitting open, revealing the two dogs, which he then raised and grew up. Soon after, Zhang Mao was killed by a conspiracy. The original notes in the book cite the "Summer Tripod Records" saying: digging up a dog is called "Jia"; and cite the "Shizi" saying: a dog underground is called "Di Lang."

又曰：“晉孝武帝大元中，廬江灊縣何旭家忽聞地中有犬子聲，即於聲處掘之，見一狗母，狀甚贏瘦，走入菰中，不知所在。視其處，有犬子二頭，一雄一雌，取而養之，雌死雄活。及長，為犬善噬野獸。其後，地裡中為蠻所沒。安帝隆安中，輔國將軍孫無終家既陽中，地中聞犬子聲，尋穴地有坼，犬子皆白色，一雄一雌，取而養之，皆死。後無終為桓玄所誅。”

The *Book of Jin: Records of Auspicious Signs* also records that during the Taoyuan period of Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, in the county of Qian in Lujiang, a man named He Xu suddenly heard the sound of a small dog underground. He dug where the sound came from and saw a mother dog, which looked very weak. It ran into a cluster of water caltrops and disappeared. When he looked back at the original place, there were two small dogs, one male and one female. He took them home to raise. The mother died, but the male survived. When it grew up, it became a good dog skilled in hunting wild animals. Later, that area was occupied by barbarians. During the Long'an period of Emperor An of Jin, General Fuguo Sun Wuzhong's family in Jiyang heard the sound of a small dog underground. They dug and found the ground split open, with white small dogs, one male and one female. They took them home to raise, but both died. Later, Sun Wuzhong was killed by Huan Xuan.

京房曰：“君不正，臣欲篡，厥妖狗冠出朝門。”《漢書五行志》曰：“昌邑王賀為王時，見白犬冠方出，冠而無尾，此服妖，示犬禍。龔遂曰：‘天戒在君也。’賀既廢死，不得置後，犬無尾征也。”《續漢書五行志》曰：“熹平中，省內冠狗帶綬，以為娛樂，有一狗突出，走入司徒府門，或見之者，莫不驚怪。靈帝寵用便嬖西園賣官，實狗而冠也。”

Jing Fang said: When a ruler acts improperly, a minister desires to seize power, and the omen is a dog wearing a hat walking out from the palace gate. The "Book of Han: Five Phases Chapter" records that when Prince Liu He of Changyi was a vassal king, he saw a white dog wearing a square hat come out, the dog wearing a hat but without a tail, which belongs to "clothing omen," foretelling dog-related calamity. Gong Sui said: This is a warning from heaven to the ruler. Liu He was later deposed and died, unable to have successors, which exactly matched the omen of the dog without a tail. The "Continued Book of Han: Five Phases Chapter" records that during the Xiping period of Emperor Ling of Han, within the palace, dogs were made to wear hats and have seals tied around them as a form of entertainment; a dog suddenly ran out and rushed into the gate of the Ministry of Works, causing everyone who saw it to be shocked and surprised. Emperor Ling favored his close favorites and petty officials, openly selling official positions in the Western Garden, which was exactly the portrayal of "a dog wearing a hat."

《天鏡》曰：“犬生角，世主增地。”京房曰：“犬生角，必人主失政，小人進用。”《漢書五行志》曰：“文帝后元五年，齊城門外有狗生角，齊悼惠王亡後，帝分齊地，立其庶子七人皆為王，兄弟並強，有亢陽心，故犬禍見。犬，守衛；角，兵家；在前，向上也。犬不當生角，猶諸侯不當舉兵向京師也。”

The Tian Jing says: When a dog grows horns, the current ruler should expand his territory. Jing Fang says: When a dog grows horns, it certainly indicates that the ruler's governance is improper and petty men are promoted. The Han Shu · Wu Xing Zhi records that in the fifth year of Emperor Wen's Houyuan period, a dog with horns appeared outside the city gate of Qi. Before that, King Zhao Huiwang of Qi had already died, and Emperor Wen divided Qi's territory, establishing his seven庶 sons as kings. These brothers became powerful at the same time, harboring arrogant and rebellious intentions. Therefore, the dog calamity occurred. A dog is associated with guarding; horns belong to the military symbol. Horns growing on the head indicate an upward challenge. A dog should not grow horns, just as the princes should not raise armies against the capital.

《運斗樞》曰：“狗兩首，人行銜刀。”宋均注云：“狗為人吠守，而設兩頭，且主行銜刀兵，是宿衛之臣欲判自作主而妖也。”《地鏡》曰：“犬入室中淫連，君亡之象。”《呂氏春秋》曰：“亂國之妖，犬彘乃連。”注云：“案《漢書五行志》曰：景帝三年，邯鄲狗與彘交，悖亂之氣，近犬豕禍也。比時趙王遂悖亂，與吳楚謀為逆，遣使匈奴求助，卒伏誅。”京房曰：“人君夫婦不嚴，厥妖狗與豕交，茲謂反德，國有兵革。”

The Spring and Autumn Annals: The Movement of the Stars and the Pivot says: A dog with two heads indicates that people going out must carry blades in their mouths for protection. Song Jun's commentary says: Dogs are originally meant to bark and guard the gate for people, but now they have two heads and carry weapons when going out, which is an omen that palace attendants wish to rebel against the sovereign and take control themselves. The Earth Mirror says: A dog running into the house and mating is an omen of the ruler's downfall. The Book of Lord Li says: In a chaotic state, there are strange occurrences such as dogs mating with pigs. The original commentary says: According to the Records of the Han Dynasty's Five Phases Chapter, in the third year of Emperor Jing of Han, a dog mated with a pig in Handan. This is a result of perverse and chaotic energies, close to the calamity of dogs and pigs. At that time, Prince Zhao Wang Liu Sui was rebellious and confused, conspired with Wu and Chu to rebel, and sent envoys to the Xiongnu for aid, eventually being executed. Jing Fang says: When the sovereign and the empress consort are not respectful and self-restrained, the strange occurrence is dogs mating with pigs, which is called 'reversal of virtue', and the country will face military calamity.

京氏曰：“犬生子，三耳以上，邑且有亂臣；犬子生，一目，邑有臣事二主者；犬生子，三目以上，邑有大臣謀主；犬生子，有二口，邑有憂；犬生子，鼻一孔，邑有兵；犬生子，有二鼻，邑且有兵；犬生子，三足以上，其邑主有公侯；犬生子，有五足以上，其邑且大卒行；犬生子，有二陰，君多子；犬生子，有二尾以上，邑有徙亡；

Jing Fang said: If a dog's offspring has more than three ears, there will be a rebellious minister in the city; if the dog's offspring has only one eye, there will be a minister serving two masters in the city; if the dog's offspring has more than three eyes, there will be a high official plotting against the ruler; if the dog's offspring has two mouths, there will be calamity in the city; if the dog's offspring has a single nostril, there will be military action in the city; if the dog's offspring has two nostrils, there will be military action in the city; if the dog's offspring has more than three feet, the ruler of the city will be granted the title of marquis or viscount; if the dog's offspring has more than five feet, there will be a large number of soldiers departing for military campaigns; if the dog's offspring has two genitalia, the ruler will have many descendants; if the dog's offspring has more than two tails, there will be migration and exile in the city.

犬生子，口在背，邑有反臣；犬生子，口在陰，邑臣強，主命弱，令不行；犬生子，口在四足，臣殺其君；犬生子，口在腹下及腹旁，邑大憂；犬生子，口在腹，民大飢；犬生子，口在四支，其邑君亡；犬生子，有鼻在四支，邑有兵；犬生子，足在腹，邑有徙亡；犬生子，足在背，邑有大咎；犬生子，足在首，邑君且有大仇；犬生子，尾在腹，邑有大臣殺君；犬生子，尾在背四支，邑有三主爭者；犬生子，無尾，邑大臣殺君；犬生子，無目，邑主病；犬生子，無口鼻，民飢；犬生子，無足，谷不成；犬生子，無尾，邑民貧。”

A dog's offspring with its mouth on its back indicates rebellion among the ministers of the city; a mouth on the lower body shows strong ministers and weak rulers, with orders not being carried out; a mouth on the four limbs suggests ministers will kill their ruler; a mouth on the abdomen or sides indicates great calamity for the city; a mouth on the abdomen means the people will suffer from great famine; a mouth on the limbs means the ruler of the city will die; a nose on the limbs indicates military conflict in the city; feet on the abdomen mean the people will migrate and flee; feet on the back indicate great misfortune for the city; feet on the head means the ruler will make great enemies; a tail on the abdomen suggests a minister will kill the ruler; a tail on the back or limbs indicates three masters competing for power in the city; a dog's offspring without a tail means ministers will kill the ruler; no eyes mean the ruler will be ill; no mouth and nose means the people will be hungry; no feet means the five grains will not mature; no tail means the people of the city will be poor.

京氏曰：“犬生人，其邑君失位，兵行；犬生子，人形不具，其邑有兵；犬生子，人之形而物各不居其所者，主亡；犬生人之形而六畜身，主亡，大有咎；犬生人之形而飛鳥身，邑大水；犬生人之形而野獸身，此有亡主；犬生人之形而魚身者，邑大水；犬生人之形而鼠形者，其邑虛。”

Jing Fang said: If a dog gives birth to a monstrous creature resembling a human, the ruler of the city will lose his position and there will be military conflict. If the dog's offspring resembles a human but lacks complete limbs, the city will face military troubles. If the dog's offspring appears human but its internal organs are misplaced, the ruler will perish. If the dog's offspring looks human but has the body of an animal, the ruler will die and there will be great calamity. If it appears human but has the body of a bird, the city will suffer a great flood. If it appears human but has the body of an animal, the state will experience the death of a ruler. If it appears human but has the body of a fish, the city will suffer a great flood. If it appears human but has the form of a rat, the city will become deserted and empty.

京氏曰：“犬生六畜，其邑易命，有大事；犬生六畜，一首二身，邑有廢；犬生六畜，兩身，邑且二君流；犬生六畜，兩口以上，邑大臣亂；犬生六畜，三鼻，其邑有亂臣；犬生六畜，有人形者，邑易主；犬生六畜，無首，其邑有大事；犬生六畜，無耳，邑不用事；犬生六畜，無目，其邑兵行；犬生六畜，無口鼻，民流亡，作兵；犬生六畜，無四支，邑不治，有兵；犬生六畜，無陰，主且暴死；犬生豕，歲大熟，民樂。”《天鏡》曰：“狗生豕，吉，不出三年，國安樂。”

Jing Fang said: If a dog gives birth to other domestic animals, the city will change its heavenly mandate and have major events. If the animal has one head and two bodies, the city will have a change in its ruler. If the animal has two bodies, the city will have two rulers fleeing. If the animal has two mouths, the city's ministers will rebel. If the animal has three noses, there will be rebellious ministers in the city. If the animal has a human shape, the city will change its ruler. If the animal has no head, the city will have major events. If the animal has no ears, the city's affairs will be left unattended. If the animal has no eyes, the city will go to war. If the animal has no mouth and nose, the people will scatter and flee, and wars will arise. If the animal has no limbs, the city will be ungovernable and will face military conflict. If the animal has no genitalia, the ruler will die suddenly. If the dog gives birth to a pig, the year will have abundant harvests of grain and people will be content. The "Heavenly Mirror" says: If a dog gives birth to a pig, it is a good omen. Within three years, the country will be peaceful and happy.

京氏曰：“犬生子為鼠，歲虛，民流亡；犬生子為魚，邑有大水。”《地鏡》曰：“犬生野獸，大夫有外謀，不出三年，君且亡國。”京氏曰：“犬生野獸，邑有大咎；犬生野獸人形者，邑有大兵。”京房曰：“犬生飛鳥，雖有人形及不具，皆為大兵及大水；犬生子為蜂，天下更令；犬生子為蜂蛇，其邑民人流。”

Jing Fang said: If a dog gives birth to rats, the harvest will be poor and the people will flee; if it gives birth to fish, there will be great flooding in the cities. The "Di Jing" said: If a dog gives birth to wild animals, there will be a minister who conspires against the state, and within three years, the ruler will lose the country. Jing Fang said: If a dog gives birth to wild animals, there will be great calamity in the city; if the wild animal has the form of a human, there will be great military conflict in the city. Jing Fang also said: If a dog gives birth to flying birds, whether or not they have human forms or complete bodies, it indicates great military conflict and great flooding; if a dog gives birth to bees, the whole world will change its policies; if a dog gives birth to bees or snakes, the people in this city will scatter.

京氏曰：“犬矢宮室中殿堂上，三日以上，邑空虛；犬矢王門中，其主有喜；犬矢王門外，邑主有憂；犬矢邑社，不及大神，五日以上，邑亡；犬皆群溺於邑門外及內，兵作，人家亦然；犬無故大道矢而行，邑大凶；群犬無故皆矢大道中，兵行；犬矢人民床蓆上，其殃大；犬矢井中，家虛，邑亦然；犬無故溺人，其人不出三歲，亡。”

Jing Fang said: If a dog defecates on the palace terrace for more than three days in a row, the city will become empty. If a dog defecates inside the king's palace gate, the master of the house will have good fortune. If a dog defecates outside the king's palace gate, the ruler of the city will have misfortune. If a dog defecates on the city's ancestral altar, the foul smell has not yet reached the great deity, and if this continues for more than five days, the city will be destroyed. If a group of dogs urinate on the road either inside or outside the city gate, military action will arise; the same applies if a common household's gate has this occurrence. If a dog defecates while walking on the main road without reason, the city will face great misfortune. If a group of dogs urinate in the middle of the road without reason, there will be military movement. If a dog defecates on a person's bed, the family will suffer great calamity. If a dog defecates in a well, the family will decline and become empty, and the whole city will be the same. If a dog urinates at a person without reason, this person will die within three years.

又曰：“犬矢石，其邑臣強君弱；犬矢金鐵，邑兵大作；犬矢土，邑愈墜；（墜地也）犬矢五穀，邑昌，歲成；犬矢布帛，邑有暴政；犬矢草木，邑人有喪。”

Jing Fang also said: If a dog pulls out a stone, the city will have strong ministers and a weak ruler; if it pulls out metal and iron, there will be great military activity in the city; if it pulls out soil, the territory of the city will gradually expand; if it pulls out five grains, the city will flourish and have a bountiful harvest; if it pulls out silk and cloth, the city will have tyrannical government; if it pulls out grass and trees, there will be mourning in the city.

京氏曰：“豕能言，吉凶如其言。豕晝同時俱鳴，此謂哭主，歲不成。”又曰：“豕自食其子，家破。”又曰：“豕反自食其尾，家富，歲且凶。”

Jing Fang said that if a pig can speak human language, the fortune will be verified according to what it says. If a group of pigs all howl at the same time during the day, this is called 'crying for the master,' indicating that the crops will not be ripe that year. He also said that if a sow eats her own piglets, the family will suffer decline. Furthermore, he said that if a pig bites its own tail, the family will become wealthy, but there will be a year of disaster and famine.

京氏曰：“豕之屋上，其邑得賢士；豕入君室中，其社稷邑君且亡。”《漢書五行志》曰：“昭帝元鳳元年，燕王宮永巷中豕出圈，壞都灶，銜鬴六七枚置殿前。劉向以為，灶者，生養之本，豕陳鬴於庭，灶將不用，宮室廢矣。燕王不改，卒伏誅。”《地鏡》曰：“野豬入宮室中，其軍將圍，小人失宅。”京氏曰：“豕無故入君室屋，且有女憂，為亂。”又曰：“赤彘見於國，不出三年，必有大禍，野人為政。”

Jing Fang said: If a pig runs onto the roof, the city will gain a virtuous person; if a pig breaks into the ruler's chamber, the state and its ruler will both perish. The "Book of Han: Five Phases Chapter" records that in the first year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Zhao of Han, pigs in the Yongxiang lane of the Yan Prince's palace broke out of their pens, destroyed the public kitchen, and carried six or seven pots to the hall. Liu Xiang believed that the kitchen is the foundation of life, and the pigs displaying pots in the courtyard is a sign that the kitchen will no longer be used and the palace will be abandoned. The Yan Prince refused to change, and eventually was executed. The "Di Jing" says: if a wild boar enters the palace, the army will be surrounded and the common people will lose their homes. Jing Fang said: if a pig enters the ruler's chamber without cause, there will be troubles caused by women, leading to chaos. He also said: if a red pig appears in the country, within three years there will certainly be great calamity, and power will be taken by a common person.

《災異圖》曰：“王侯、刺史、二千石令長不祗上命，則豕一頭兩身六腳。”《古今注》曰：“哀帝大初三年，長安彘生兩頭三目，一目在項中。”京氏曰：“豕生子，有角，其邑有福祿；豕生子，有二口以上，其邑且安；豕生子，鼻一穴，郡有九侯；豕生子，三足，其歲不熟；豕生子，五足以上，其邑有大咎，兵；豕生子，一陰，其邑分，無後；豕生子，目在四支，其邑兵行，得地；豕生子，目在腹下及旁，邑有大咎；

The Disaster and Anomalies Diagram says: If the marquises, the state governors, the prefects of the commanderies, and the county magistrates do not show reverence to the imperial edicts, there will be a pig with one head and two bodies and six legs. Cui Bao's Ancient and Modern Annotations records: In the third year of Tai Chu during the reign of Emperor Ai of Han, a sow in Chang'an gave birth to piglets with two heads and three eyes, one of which had an eye growing in the middle of its neck. Jing Fang said: If piglets have horns, the city will have good fortune and blessings; if they have more than two mouths, the city will enjoy peace and security; if they have a single nostril, the commandery will produce nine men who will be enfeoffed as marquises; if they have only three legs, the harvest of grain in that year will be poor; if they have more than five legs, the city will suffer great calamities and military disasters; if they have only one genital organ, the city will be divided, and the ruler will have no heir; if their eyes grow on their limbs, the city will go to war and gain land; if their eyes grow on their abdomen or on both sides of their body, the city will suffer great calamities.

豕生子，口在背，邑主弱，群臣奪，王令不行；豕生子，口在腹，其邑飢；豕生子，口在四肢，民飢，兵作，邑亡；豕生子，口在陰，邑有大謀；豕生子，耳鼻在腹及背，臣謀其主；豕生子，耳鼻在四肢及在首上，兵作邑中；豕生子，足在首上，亡社稷；豕生子，足在其腹，邑有大事；豕生子，足在背，其民勞於兵；豕生子，尾在腹及首，邑有大事；豕生子，無口，其邑亂；豕生子，無目，其邑臣奪主令；豕生子，無尾，其邑兵弱；豕生子，無尾有羽，邑亡。”

A pig giving birth to a young pig with its mouth on its back indicates that the ruler of the city is weak and the ministers are seizing power, and the king's orders cannot be carried out. If the mouth is on the abdomen, the city will suffer from famine. If the mouth is on the limbs, the people will be hungry, military conflicts will arise, and the city will eventually fall. If the mouth is on the lower part of the body, there will be a great conspiracy within the city. If the ears and nose are on the abdomen or back, the ministers will plot against the ruler. If the ears and nose are on the limbs or the head, military conflicts will arise in the city. If the feet are on the head, the state will be destroyed. If the feet are on the abdomen, the city will have major events. If the feet are on the back, the people of that city will suffer from military service. If the tail is on the abdomen or head, major events will occur in the city. If the young pig has no mouth, the city will experience turmoil. If it has no eyes, the ministers will seize the ruler's authority. If it has no tail, the city's military strength will be weak. If it has no tail but has feathers, the city will be destroyed.