Yan Zhenqing

This year is Renzi, with a surging Water element. While Water is favorable for the Day Master Jia Wood, the Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Ren Water (Partial Seal) directly clashes with the Year Pillar Heavenly Stem Wu Earth (Partial Wealth, representing the father), forming the pattern of 'Partial Seal Robbing Wealth', severely impacting the Partial Wealth Star that represents the father. More critically, the Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Zi Water forms a half-Harmony Water combination with the Year Branch Shen Metal and Month Branch Zi Water of the natal chart, and also combines with the Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Chou Earth, activating the global Water energy. Excessive Water washes away Earth, completely eroding the already weak foundation of the father star (Wu Earth). Simultaneously, the Luck Pillar Yi Chou has Rob Wealth appearing in the stem, and the Earthly Branch Chou Earth is the unfavorable Wealth Star, intensifying the conflict between the Wealth Star (father star) and the Seal Star (mother star). In fate theory, 'Three Clashes on the Parent Star' is a strong signal of parental disaster, especially when the father star is severely restrained without rescue, hence the pain of losing his father in childhood. Fortunately, the Month Pillar's Proper Seal is strong and vigorous, and his mother, Lady Yin, became his most crucial support and early-life mentor.

This year, he is under the Bing Yin Luck Pillar. The Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Yin and the Year Pillar Earthly Branch Shen form a Yin-Shen Clash, directly agitating the Year Pillar which represents ancestors and the family environment, indicating family changes and traveling far from home, corresponding to the event of moving south to his grandfather's house. The Fleeting Year is Xin You. The Heavenly Stem Xin (Proper Officer) combines with the Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Bing (Eating God) to form Water (Bing-Xin Combine into Water). Water is his favorable element and the Seal Star, representing studies and the protection of elders. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch You forms a three-Meeting Metal combination with the Year and Day Pillar branches Shen and Xu. Although this is an unfavorable Officer-Killing combination, the Luck Pillar's Eating God appearing in the stem can somewhat resolve the pressure, transforming environmental changes into motivation for learning. In this luck and year, the Horse Star is active, showing both involuntary travel and the nourishing of studies from the Seal Star gaining strength. This was a critical period for the transformation of his life path and the accumulation of knowledge.

At age 25, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ding Mao Hurting Officer Luck Pillar. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ding Fire is the Hurting Officer, indicating the display of talent, beneficial for study and examinations. The Fleeting Year Gui You has the Heavenly Stem Gui Water (Proper Seal) combining with the Year Stem Wu Earth (Partial Wealth), forming Wu-Gui Combine into Fire. Fire is the Eating God/Hurting Officer, beneficial for expressing literary talent and wisdom. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch You Metal forms a three-Meeting Metal combination with the Year Branch Shen and Day Branch Xu. Metal is the Officer-Killing element, representing officialdom, fame, and examinations. This combination activates the Officer-Killing energy in the natal chart, precisely indicating the examination. However, the Fleeting Year and Luck Pillar form a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash (Ding-Gui clash, Mao-You clash), indicating change and challenge. This means the examination process was not smooth sailing; he needed to go through competition and trials to stand out.

This year, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ding Mao Hurting Officer Luck Pillar. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Hurting Officer) appears, which is the favorable Eating God/Hurting Officer element in his Bazi structure, allowing his talent, literary skill, and reputation to be fully displayed. The Fleeting Year Jia Xu forms a repetition (Fu Yin) with his Day Pillar Jia Xu, agitating the foundation of his natal chart, a strong signal of major life changes. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Xu combines with the Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Mao, Mao-Xu Combine into Fire, again activating the favorable element Fire (Eating God/Hurting Officer), and this combination enters the Day Branch, directly channeling talent and opportunity to himself. The Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Jia Wood (Comparable) appears, echoed by the Month Pillar Jia Wood, enhancing his personal energy. Simultaneously, the Fleeting Year brings the State Seal Nobleman and Heavenly Officer Nobleman, indicating official recognition and noble support, corresponding to passing the exam and entering officialdom. Although his natal chart shows a weak body, this year the Luck and Fleeting Years jointly activate favorable elements, with Eating God generating Wealth and Officer accompanied by Seal, enabling him to achieve instant fame and lay the foundation for his career.

This year, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ding Mao Hurting Officer Luck Pillar, and the Fleeting Year was Bing Zi Eating God. His natal chart has a Proper Seal Pattern with a weak body favoring Wood and Fire. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Hurting Officer) appears, and the Fleeting Year brings Bing Fire (Eating God). Fire is the Seasonal Adjustment Element, also a favorable element for the pattern, representing the display of talent and literary skill. Bing Fire Eating God sits on Zi Water Proper Seal, forming the auspicious pattern 'Eating God Adorned with Seal', indicating intelligence, studiousness, and a flow of literary ideas, highly compatible with the Proofreader position requiring deep knowledge and meticulous writing. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Zi Water forms a half-Harmony Water combination with the Year Pillar Shen Metal, strengthening the Seal Star's power, beneficial for examination selection. Simultaneously, the Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Bing Fire is the Seasonal Adjustment Element, coinciding with the gathering of auspicious stars like Tai Ji Nobleman, Fu Xing Nobleman, De Xiu Nobleman, and Jiang Xing (General Star), indicating strong nobleman luck and emerging opportunities, enabling him to pass the selection smoothly and obtain the official post.

This year, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ding Mao Hurting Officer Luck Pillar. The Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Mao clashes with the Month and Hour Pillar branches Zi Water, and Zi Water is the Proper Seal, representing the mother. The Luck Pillar harming the Parent Star indicates a need for extra attention to the mother's health over the decade, a long-term foreshadowing. The Fleeting Year Wu Yin has the Heavenly Stem Wu Earth (Partial Wealth, an unfavorable element) appearing. The Earthly Branch Yin Wood clashes and harms the Year Pillar Shen Metal, forming a 'Yin-Shen Clash'. The Year Pillar represents the parents' palace and ancestral home; being fiercely impacted by the Year Branch indicates major family changes, especially unfavorable for elders. The Fleeting Year information further clearly states 'Three Clashes on the Parent Star in the Fleeting Year, a strong signal of life danger for parents'. Therefore, his mother's death is directly related to the fate combination of Luck Pillar harming the Seal and Fleeting Year clashing the parents' palace this year. During the mourning period, the Hurting Officer Luck Pillar was beneficial for releasing talent, providing internal drive for his calligraphy advancement.

This year coincided with the Wu Chen Partial Wealth Luck Pillar and the Ren Wu Fleeting Year. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Wu Earth Partial Wealth is an unfavorable element in the natal chart, originally indicating financial pressure and material difficulties. However, the Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Ren Water Partial Seal appears, clashing with the Luck Pillar Wu Earth, forming the pattern of 'Wealth Star Damaging the Seal', but Ren Water is also a Seasonal Adjustment favorable element, able to moisten the chart and dispel cold. More crucially, the Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Chen forms a powerful 'Shen-Zi-Chen Three-Harmony Water Combination' with the Year, Month, and Hour Pillar branches Shen and Zi, converting a large portion of the unfavorable Earth Luck energy into the favorable Seal Star (Water) energy. The Seal Star governs documents, knowledge, reputation, and noblemen; its power is unprecedentedly strengthened. This is the astrological foundation for his instant fame through the national-level examination (Zhiju). The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Wu Fire, although a Hurting Officer, forms a half-Harmony Fire combination with the Day Branch Xu Earth. Fire can warm the chart and generate Earth, also needed for seasonal adjustment. The Fleeting Year shows the Yue De Nobleman, indicating turning danger into safety and receiving secret noble support. Overall, the powerful Seal Star combination energy successfully suppressed the negative effects of the unfavorable Wealth Star, transforming the Luck Pillar's 'troubled by wealth' into the reality of 'gaining nobility through literature', opening the door to his official career.

This year, Yan Zhenqing entered the Ji Si Luck Pillar, with the Fleeting Year Ji Chou. In fate theory, the Ji Chou Fleeting Year and the Month Pillar Jia Zi form a 'Heaven and Earth Double Combination', a strong signal of 'having many helpers', indicating career advancement and noble support. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Chou Earth activates the Month Branch Zi Water Proper Seal. The Seal Star represents reputation, documents, and noblemen; this pattern predicts that his actions of impartial law enforcement and overturning unjust cases would gain widespread recognition from the authorities (State Seal Nobleman) and society (Tian Yi Nobleman). Simultaneously, the Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Si Fire is the manifestation ground of the Seasonal Adjustment Element Bing Fire. Fire can warm the chart and generate growth, endowing him with the energy to discern right from wrong and act positively. Although the overall chart is heavy with Earth (Wealth Star), an unfavorable element, this year's Jia-Ji Combine into Earth binds the Wealth Star, making him focus on his duties rather than personal gain, achieving his reputation as an honest and upright official.

This year, he was under the Ji Si Luck Pillar, with the Fleeting Year Gui Si. His natal chart favors Wood and Water and disfavors Earth and Metal. The Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Gui Water (Proper Seal) appears, seemingly favorable, but is strongly restrained by the Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ji Earth (Proper Wealth, an unfavorable element), forming the pattern of 'Wealth Star Damaging the Seal'. This corresponds to the reality of political frustration, being ostracized and exiled. The Seal Star represents power and protection; being restrained means loss of power and leaving the capital. However, the Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Si Fire and the natal chart's Year Branch Shen Metal form both 'Si-Shen Combine into Water' and 'Si-Shen Harm'. On one hand, it combines into the favorable Water element, enhancing his foresight and strategy (Seal Star); on the other hand, it harms the Year Pillar (representing distant places, change), prompting this exile. Simultaneously, the Fleeting Year and Year Pillar form 'Wu-Gui Combine' and 'Shen-Si Combine', a Heaven and Earth Double Combination. Although in adversity, he gained geographical and human advantages, allowing him to fully exercise his abilities locally and actively prepare for war. The unfavorable Earth element gaining strength in the Fleeting Year also indicates significant material pressure and real challenges this year.

This year, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ji Si Luck Pillar, encountering the Yi Wei Fleeting Year. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ji Earth (Proper Wealth) combines with the three instances of Jia Wood in his natal chart (Jia-Ji Combine into Earth). This is combining into an unfavorable element, meaning personal will and responsibility (Jia Wood) are entangled and bound by immense real-world pressure and material hardship (Ji Earth). The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Wei Earth is the Wealth Star (unfavorable), intensifying this pressure. However, the key to his natal chart lies in the pattern of Seven Killings and Proper Seal. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Wei clashes with and breaks the Day Branch Xu, agitating the foundation of the Day Pillar, representing the personal environment (office, city) suffering severe impact and destruction (the An-Shi Rebellion). But the Hour Pillar Geng Metal Seven Killings (representing authority, crisis, rebels) encounters the Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Yi Wood Rob Wealth to combine (Yi-Geng hidden combine), and there is the presence of Tian Yi Nobleman. This means in times of crisis, he could use his personal prestige (Rob Wealth represents peers, subordinates) to integrate scattered forces (contacting seventeen commanderies), transforming the crisis (Seven Killings) into leadership authority (alliance leader). The Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Si Fire is the Eating God, his Seasonal Adjustment Element (Bing Fire), representing wisdom and decisiveness, which burst forth during the turmoil, supporting the heroic act of holding fast and counterattacking.

This year was the Bing Shen Fleeting Year. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Shen and the native's Year Branch Shen constitute Year Branch Repeats (Zhi Tai Sui), indicating major changes and life turning points. Simultaneously, the Fleeting Year Branch Shen and the Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Si form Si-Shen Combine into Water, and the Shen-Zi half-Harmony Water combination is also activated. Water is the Seal Star, representing power, documents, and noblemen. This combination transforms the energy of the Luck Pillar's Eating God (Si) and the Fleeting Year's Seven Killings (Shen) into powerful Seal Star energy, meaning transforming pressure (Seven Killings) and wisdom (Eating God) into actual authority and appointment (Seal). The Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Bing Fire is the Seasonal Adjustment Element, bringing light and opportunity, illuminating the path for the Wood in winter. Both the Luck and Fleeting Year branches carry the Horse Star, corresponding to the image of long-distance travel and risky journey to assume office. Overall, in a turbulent year (Year Branch Repeats), the natal chart skillfully transformed the crisis through combinations (Si-Shen combine, Shen-Zi half-Harmony), ultimately gaining formal imperial appointment and promotion due to the effective use of the Seal Star.

This year was the final year of the Geng Wu Luck Pillar. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Seven Killings appears, which is precisely the Seasonal Adjustment Element of his natal chart, representing pressure and responsibility transforming into career opportunities and official nobility. The Fleeting Year Wu Shen has Partial Wealth appearing in the stem, clashing with the Day Master Jia Wood. Wealth Star is unfavorable, but Wealth generates the Seven Killings, allowing the Killing-Seal-Generating pattern to flow, transforming the 'wealth' and 'authority' of local governance and water conservancy into actual achievements and reputation. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Shen Metal is the Seven Killings, repeating the Year Pillar (Fu Yin), agitating the Year Pillar foundation, representing returning to his hometown or a similar place (Fuzhou) to fulfill his aspirations. The Luck Pillar Earthly Branch Wu Fire and the Day Branch Xu Earth form a half-Harmony Fire combination. Fire is the Eating God/Hurting Officer, representing wisdom and action, putting the water management plans into practice. In this luck and year, the Jiang Xing (General Star) Nobleman appears, allowing his leadership talent to be fully utilized. Although it was a Year Branch Repeats year with many changes, with the support of the Seasonal Adjustment Element Geng Metal, he ultimately transformed pressure into meritorious deeds, leaving a name in history.

This year, Yan Zhenqing was under the Ren Shen Partial Seal Luck Pillar, with the Fleeting Year Ji Wei. The Luck Pillar Heavenly Stem Ren Water is the Partial Seal, which could support the Day Master Jia Wood, bringing reputation and depth of thought. However, the Fleeting Year Heavenly Stem Ji Earth Proper Wealth appears, combining with the Month, Day, and Hour Pillar Heavenly Stems Jia Wood (Jia-Ji Combine into Earth), transforming the Comparable (Bi Jian) power into the unfavorable Wealth Star. This foreshadows that in group (Comparable) affairs, disagreements easily arise due to practical interests (Wealth Star) or pragmatic proposals. The Fleeting Year Earthly Branch Wei Earth and the Month and Hour Pillar branches Zi Water form Zi-Wei Mutual Harm, damaging the foundation of the Monthly Proper Seal. The Seal Star represents rituals, institutions, and noble support; being harmed means his advocacy for following the essence of ritual law and simplification could not gain recognition among his official colleagues (the Month Pillar represents the peer palace), instead causing opposition and exclusion.