{"id":6918,"date":"2025-05-29T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T03:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/?post_type=fortune-sticks&#038;p=6918"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:37:27","slug":"fs14","status":"publish","type":"fortune-sticks","link":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/post\/fortune-sticks\/fs14\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fourteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-14e1d47 gspb_row--gutter-custom-0\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-14e1d47\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_col-id-gsbp-c2b1982\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-c2b1982\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-04eba12\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-04eba12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-14ebede\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-14ebede\">\n<h5 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-961e73b\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-961e73b\">The Fourteenth: \"Fire Heaven Grand Possession,\" Di Renjie Revives the Tang Dynasty<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-0f68bf4\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-0f68bf4\">\n<h3 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-8b153d8\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-8b153d8\">Firm and upright by nature, uncorrupted by personal motives.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-a37cfaa\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-a37cfaa\">Heaven knows the heart.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-81f41dd\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-81f41dd\">\n<h3 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-d56bdcc\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-d56bdcc\">Watch as their cacophony fades away,<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ece751a\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ece751a\">Pacifying the dust and turmoil strengthens the nation's foundation.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-70a10c6\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-70a10c6\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Love: Auspicious sign that ideals can be realized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family fortune: Prosperous and auspicious throughout life. Do not be overly arrogant, as it is unfavorable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregnancy: To give birth to noble children, it is advisable to go to a large hospital. Prevent miscarriage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children achieving success brings joy to their parents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turnover: Significant gains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trading: There are signs of great profit in transactions, but it is also advisable to proceed with caution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disease: After treatment, there will be no problems. However, care must be taken with the illness, as a relapse would be dangerous.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To find what you seek, look in high places to the south or northwest; you shall find it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lawsuit: Great matters can be accomplished, small matters will start but not finish. People with the character \"wood\" in their name are benefactors. A person of the opposite sex will bring a shock, but it can be resolved completely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business: Smooth and feasible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic success: To achieve high academic honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-5df0668\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-5df0668\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-014fb05\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-014fb05\"><strong>Hexagram interpretation:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-18b461c\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-18b461c\">The \"Great\" in \"Great Possession\" signifies grandeur, and \"Possession\" signifies abundance. Together, they mean great and abundant. The upper trigram of this hexagram, \"Li,\" represents the sun. The lower trigram, \"Qian,\" represents heaven. Therefore, the comprehensive symbolism of this hexagram is the sun shining on all things on the ground from heaven. At the same time, the upper trigram, \"Li,\" represents the season of peak reproduction in summer, while the lower trigram, \"Qian\" represents autumn when all things reach maturity and harvest. Thus, from all perspectives, it fully signifies abundance and richness. Therefore, it is named the \"Great Possession Hexagram.\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_col-id-gsbp-f13736b\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-f13736b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-a107214\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-a107214\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-1bfb284\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-1bfb284\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-5fac624\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-5fac624\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scimgsgwzLf.webp\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\u7b2c\u5341\u56db\u9996\u6b63\u9762\uff08\u5927\u5929\uff09\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"898\" height=\"1488\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-b192edb\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-b192edb\">Front of the fortune slip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-3058279\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-3058279\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-962c810\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-962c810\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scimgg1e48r.webp\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\u7b2c\u5341\u56db\u9996\u80cc\u9762\uff08\u5927\u6709\uff09\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"898\" height=\"1488\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-174af86\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-174af86\">Back of the fortune slip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-6a4cab3\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-6a4cab3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-67c4481\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-67c4481\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-ef6607c\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-ef6607c\">\n<h5 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-90d8c7b\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-90d8c7b\">\u91d1<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-b39d3cc\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-b39d3cc\">\n<h5 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ab59b2e\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ab59b2e\">\u74b0<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-40a195a\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-40a195a\">\n<h5 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-d2e7836\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-d2e7836\">\u8a9e<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-4e7d4dd\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-4e7d4dd\">\n<h5 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-b8e2c87\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-b8e2c87\">\u9304<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-6b88cf6\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-6b88cf6\">\n<h4 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-1d4ef6f\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-1d4ef6f\">Don't take what you don't have now.<br>Apply to the future.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-7631377\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-7631377\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-e3e02db\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-e3e02db\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-bd1ac4d\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-bd1ac4d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-6b36740\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-6b36740\">\n<h4 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-f70d3bd\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-f70d3bd\">Interpretation of fortune stick person<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-f333ce2\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-f333ce2\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-4109133\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-4109133\">Di Renjie (630\u2013August 15, 700), courtesy name Huaiying, sobriquet Deying, was a renowned chancellor during the Tang dynasty and Wu Zhou period. He was upright, incorruptible, enforced the law without bias, and protected the law with his own person. When he served as Dali Cheng, he cleared a large backlog of cases in one year, involving seventeen thousand people, none of whom had any just grievances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-a2b554a\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-a2b554a\">\n<h4 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ff3e1b4\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-ff3e1b4\">Annotation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-c3d7aaa\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-c3d7aaa\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-d6cfc41\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-d6cfc41\">Steadfast by nature, impartial in all things: Steadfast by nature\u2014innate character. Di Renjie's innate character was firm, unyielding, and clear about public and private matters, not acting for personal gain. A person's intentions are known to spirits and gods: As long as one harbors righteous thoughts, spirits and gods will naturally know. Witness the day when the wicked will be silenced: The wicked\u2014those who form cliques for selfish ends and commit evil deeds. One witnesses the day when those who form cliques for selfish ends and commit evil deeds will gradually disappear. Pacifying the tumultuous times will strengthen the nation's foundation: Pacifying the tumultuous times\u2014calming the disruptive political climate. Calming the disruptive political climate will strengthen the nation's foundation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-581a03c\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-581a03c\">\n<h4 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-9a7c9a3\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-9a7c9a3\">Vernacular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-d3e36ac\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-d3e36ac\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-f054c4d\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-f054c4d\">Di Renjie was steadfast by nature, impartial in his public and private life, and never sought personal gain. Those with righteous thoughts would naturally receive help from spirits and deities. The day would come when villains who formed factions for selfish purposes and committed evil deeds would vanish. He calmed the turbulent times and strengthened the foundations of the Great Tang Dynasty.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-0068caf\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-0068caf\">\n<h4 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-13260f9\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-13260f9\">Fortune telling by lot<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-d99fea7\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-d99fea7\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-63f936b\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-63f936b\">Di Renjie had high moral character and was a minister who revitalized the Tang Dynasty. This divination indicates Di Renjie revitalizing the Tang Dynasty. Revitalization means a period of prosperity followed by decline, and then a resurgence. Therefore, one should grasp the changes in the times and adapt accordingly. This hexagram is auspicious for elections. If someone is elected, it signifies that they may easily encounter an incident and step down during their term. Monthly decree: there will be misfortune. Traveling: no noble person. Seeking wealth: meager. Asking about marriage: it is advisable to find another partner. This divination suggests to the person involved that what is destined to be will come, and what is not destined will not be obtained by force. Current luck: parents hold \"the self,\" indicating personal labor. Those who draw this divination on the day of Wuyin (\u620a\u5bc5) are advised that buying a house in spring is not favorable; it is better to buy in the month of Wei (\u672a). Houses facing east are not good; it depends on whether the owner's destiny is in the east or west.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":6919,"menu_order":14,"template":"","class_list":["post-6918","fortune-sticks","type-fortune-sticks","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fortune-sticks\/6918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fortune-sticks"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fortune-sticks"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}