Birth Time Verification
Ouyang Xiu's birth data uses 1007-08-06 04:00. The birthplace is set as Mianzhou, Song China (present-day Mianyang, Sichuan). The source is treated as a recorded birth time for this case. The chart used here is Ding Wei, Wu Shen, Yi Mao, Wu Yin. It reads as a Yi Wood day master with an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month. Eating God producing Wealth and Officer-Wealth pressure are central. Yi Wood born in the Shen month carries Officer and Wealth in the monthly command, so official pressure is strong. Ding Fire Eating God appears in the year, turning literary talent toward reputation and office. The Yin hour comes from the cited BaZi case material and is read as the recorded four-pillar set here.
Core Analysis
Yi Wood born in Shen carries strong Officer and Wealth. Ouyang Xiu’s writing is not detached literature; it is tested inside office, institutions, and reputation. Ding Fire Eating God shows literary talent, while Wu Earth Wealth on the month and hour pulls that talent toward position, resources, and responsibility. Demotion is not a side note. It is part of the chart. When literary edge enters official life, fame and cost arrive together.
Traits
Literary talent
Ding Fire Eating God makes writing visible.
Official pressure
Shen-month Officer-Wealth ties reputation to position.
Style reform
Eating God producing Wealth lets writing affect institutional judgment.
Demotion cost
Sharpness in office has a price.
Timeline
Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.
Passed the jinshi examination
Ouyang Xiu passed the jinshi examination and formally entered Northern Song official life.
Passed the jinshi examination is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
Demoted to Yiling
After being implicated for outspoken speech, he was demoted to serve in Yiling.
Demoted to Yiling is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
Demoted to Chuzhou and wrote the pavilion essay
The Chuzhou years tied writing, landscape, and political frustration together.
Demoted to Chuzhou and wrote the pavilion essay is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
Worked on official histories
He took part in historical compilation, including work connected with New Book of Tang.
Worked on official histories is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
Died
Ouyang Xiu died, while his prose and the classical prose movement continued to grow in influence.
Died is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
FAQ
Is Ouyang Xiu's birth time reliable?
This reading uses the cited BaZi case record: the twenty-first day of the sixth month in Jingde 4, Yin hour, checked locally as 1007-08-06 04:00 with the same four pillars.
What is the central BaZi pattern?
The chart is read as a Yi Wood day master with an Officer-Wealth structure in the Shen month. It is useful for reading passing the jinshi exam, demotion to Yiling, the Chuzhou years, Record of the Old Drunkard Pavilion, the classical prose movement, and late-life limits.
Why does this chart fit literary office and the classical prose movement?
Yi Wood carries literary life, Ding Fire Eating God makes writing visible, and Shen-month Officer-Wealth brings writing into official evaluation. The prose movement is not only literary; it is institutional too.
What should readers avoid overclaiming?
BaZi is an interpretive lens, not a replacement for biography or historical research. Public events and chart readings are kept separate here.
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