Hi all,
FYI. My translation of the case study using the 1691AD version of Zengshan Buyi (ZSBY) (see ZSBY-5 pdf in
https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=1995.0):
[Ex.19A-51. L/E to L/F]又如辰月丁亥日。占辨復得萃之革。
Another example: Chen month, Ding Hai day. Divining about appeal to regain lost rank. Obtained
Gathering [L/E], then
Reform [L/F].
父 未 丶丶
兄 酉 丶應
子 亥 丶
財 卯 ㄨ 子 亥
官 巳 丶丶世
父 未 ㄨ 財 卯
Lake-Earth Gathering [L/E] Lake-Fire Reform [L/F]
Father-Mother Wei earth ㄨ Father-Mother Wei earth 丶丶
Brother-Sister You metal 丶 Object Brother-Sister You metal 丶
Son-Daughter Hai water 丶 Son-Daughter Hai water 丶
Wife-Wealth Mao wood ㄨ Son-Daughter Hai water 丶
Officer-Ghost Si fire 丶丶 Subject Father-Mother Chou earth 丶丶
Father-Mother Wei earth ㄨ Wife-Wealth Mao wood 丶
內卦亥卯未。合成財局。生世爻巳火之官。世爻巳火。驛馬加臨。亥日沖之而暗動。莫惜所費。未月定蒙題允。卽得美缺。
Inner trigram Hai-Mao-Wei [on Hai day] combine to form a wealth structure to produce Subject line Si fire Officer. Subject line Si fire, Sky Horse [on Hai day] additionally arrives. Hai day clash [Si], then so Secretly Moving. Do not begrudge expenses [of the appeal]. Wei month, certain to receive rank-title permission. Obtain a beautiful judgment.
後至未月。果遂題復。得補楚中。應未月者。乃實空之月也。
Later, in Wei month, result was that his rank-title was returned. Obtained additional [responsibility over] Chujiang province. Response in Wei month as it is a filled void month.