Chapter 22 Accounting for the Second Festival and Monthly Accounting

Sun and moon astrology are relatively typical astrology in ancient China. They involve a wide range, for example, sunspots, prominences, and halos appear on the sun, the sun has no light, and it will be seen again on the second day.In addition, the ancients also attached great importance to the occurrence of solar eclipses, and astronomers were ordered to closely monitor them. The orientation of the solar eclipse, its position in the starry sky, the size of the eclipse, and the surrounding conditions after the total solar eclipse occurred are all people's attention. big event. When recording the relationship between solar eclipse and human society, "Book of Jin · Tianwen Zhi" said: "The sun is the essence of the sun, it governs life and nourishes kindness, and it is also the image of the emperor." , there will be subjugation." Li Chunfeng's "Yisi Zhan" said: "The world is peaceful, although we have friendship, we can't eat. Eating is evil. The ministers will usurp power, and it is a sign of floods and droughts."

Now that a solar eclipse has occurred, it is a dangerous and ominous sign. The emperor and ministers cannot just watch people suffer disasters and the country be ruined, so they come up with various remedial measures in order to turn the heart of heaven.The emperor must think about faults and cultivate virtue, and the ministers must carry out rescue activities. The method of rescue recorded in "Yisi Zhan" is as follows: When a solar eclipse occurs, the emperor wears plain clothes and takes refuge in the side hall, and strict martial law is imposed inside and outside.Royal astronomical officials closely monitor the changes in the sun from the observatory.When they saw the solar eclipse, everyone beat drums to expel Yin Qi.The ministers who heard the sound of the drum were all wrapped in red turbans and wore swords to help Yang Qi and restore the sun to light.Some more enlightened emperors also issued imperial edicts to show that they thought about their mistakes and cultivated their virtues.

The situation of lunar occupancy is similar to that of solar occupancy. Because lunar eclipse can be seen frequently, later generations pay less attention to it.However, when a lunar eclipse occurs, astrologers pay more attention to the orientation of the lunar eclipse between the stars, and pay attention to the changes in the boundaries.In addition to lunar eclipse divination, there are also five-star divination.