原文：煞以攻身，似非美物，而大贵之格，多存七煞。盖控制得宜，煞为我用，如大英雄大豪杰，似难驾驭，而处之有方，则惊天动地之功，忽焉而就。此王侯将相所以多存七煞也。
Devil attacks Self, so it is not a good thing, but structures of great nobility usually contain Devil. That is because when it is restrained, it is beneficial, Devil will become what I can use, it's like people of great talents are difficult to be managed, if they can be handled properly, they can achieve greatness. Charts of Kings, Dukes, Generals and Ministers generally contain 7K.
原文：七煞之格局亦不一：煞用食制者，上也，煞旺食强而身健，极为贵格。如乙亥、乙酉、乙卯、丁丑，极等之贵也。
There are more than 1 type of 7K structure, the one that uses Food to control, is a high grade chart, when Devil is prosperous and Food is strong and Self is healthy, that is an extremely noble chart. Like
Ding Yi Yi Yi
Chou Mao You Hai
Extremely noble.
原文：煞用食制，不要露财透印，以财能转食生煞，而印能去食护煞也。
Devil that uses Food to restrain, does not want to have exposed Wealth or protruded Seal, as Wealth can transform Food to Devil and Seal can counter Food to save Devil.
然而财先食后，财生煞而食以制之，或印先食后，食太旺而印制，则格成大贵。
And if Wealth is First and Food is after, Wealth can engender 7K for Food to counter, or Seal First and Food after, Food is too prosperous and is restrained by Seal, the structure becomes greatly noble.
如脱丞相命，壬辰、甲辰、丙戌、戊戌，辰中暗煞，壬以透之，戊坐四支，食太重而透甲印，以损太过，岂非贵格？
Like the chart of Prime Minister Tuo:
Wu Bing Jia Ren
Xu Xu Chen Chen
Within Chen there's an obscured Devil, with Ren protruding, and Wu sitting on 4 EBs, thus Food is too heavy and so Jia Seal is protruded to damage the overly strong (Seal), how can it not be a noble structure?
若煞强食泄而印露，则破局矣。
If Devil is strong, Food is exhausted and Seal protrudes, it is a broken structure.
亦有煞重身轻，用食则身不能当，不若转而就印，虽不通根月令，亦为无情而有情。格亦许贵，但不大耳。
There's also charts where Devil is heavy while Self is light, to use Food would be extra burden for the DM, thus it is better to turn to use Seal instead, even though Seal will not be rooted in Month's decree, which is not affectionate but it is still a little affectionate, the structure can be noble but would not be great.
原文：有煞而用财者，财以党煞，本非所喜，而或食被制，不能伏煞，而财以去印存食，便为贵格。
There are also charts with Devil using Wealth, Wealth can shield devil and thus it is not good, but when Food is being countered it cannot restrain Devil, Wealth can get rid of Seal to save Food and that becomes a noble structure.
如周丞相命，戊戌、甲子，丁未、庚戌，戊被制不能伏煞，时透庚财，即以清食者，生不足之煞。生煞即以制煞，两得其用，尤为大贵
Like the chart of Prime Minister Zhou,
Geng Ding Jia Wu
Xu Wei Zi Xu
Wu is restrained and thus it cannot manage the Devil, on the hour pillar Geng Wealth protrudes, thus it 'clears the Food' (from being countered by Seal), and then it engenders the inadequate Devil. Engendered 7K is being controlled, both are being used, and thus it is greatly noble.
原文：又有身重煞轻，煞又化印，用神不清，而借财以清格，亦为贵格。如甲申、乙亥、丙戌、庚寅，刘运使命是也。
Also there are charts with heavy DM and light Devil, Devil is further transformed to Seal, thus the Useful God is not clean, and it borrows wealth to clear the chart and it becomes noble.
Like
Geng Bing Yi Jia
Bing Xu Hai Shen
The chart of transportation minister(?) Liu
Wu Bing Jia Ren
Xu Xu Chen Chen
Within Chen there's an obscured Devil, with Ren protruding, and Wu sitting on 4 EBs, thus Food is too heavy and so Jia Seal is protruded to damage the overly strong (Seal), how can it not be a noble structure?
若煞强食泄而印露，则破局矣。
If Devil is strong, Food is exhausted and Seal protrudes, it is a broken structure.
亦有煞重身轻，用食则身不能当，不若转而就印，虽不通根月令，亦为无情而有情。格亦许贵，但不大耳。
There's also charts where Devil is heavy while Self is light, to use Food would be extra burden for the DM, thus it is better to turn to use Seal instead, even though Seal will not be rooted in Month's decree, which is not affectionate but it is still a little affectionate, the structure can be noble but would not be great.
原文：有煞而用财者，财以党煞，本非所喜，而或食被制，不能伏煞，而财以去印存食，便为贵格。
There are also charts with Devil using Wealth, Wealth can shield devil and thus it is not good, but when Food is being countered it cannot restrain Devil, Wealth can get rid of Seal to save Food and that becomes a noble structure.
如周丞相命，戊戌、甲子，丁未、庚戌，戊被制不能伏煞，时透庚财，即以清食者，生不足之煞。生煞即以制煞，两得其用，尤为大贵
Like the chart of Prime Minister Zhou,
Geng Ding Jia Wu
Xu Wei Zi Xu
Wu is restrained and thus it cannot manage the Devil, on the hour pillar Geng Wealth protrudes, thus it 'clears the Food' (from being countered by Seal), and then it engenders the inadequate Devil. Engendered 7K is being controlled, both are being used, and thus it is greatly noble.
原文：又有身重煞轻，煞又化印，用神不清，而借财以清格，亦为贵格。如甲申、乙亥、丙戌、庚寅，刘运使命是也。
Also there are charts with heavy DM and light Devil, Devil is further transformed to Seal, thus the Useful God is not clean, and it borrows wealth to clear the chart and it becomes noble.
Like
Geng Bing Yi Jia
Bing Xu Hai Shen
The chart of transportation minister(?) Liu
原文：更有杂气七煞，干头不透财以清用，亦可取贵。
Also, there's mixed Qi 7K, when Wealth is not protruding in the stems, it can be used in a clean manner, and thus it can be noble.
原文：有煞而杂官者，或去官，或去煞，取清则贵。
There are charts with Devil mixed with Officer, when Officer is gone, or when Devil is gone, the chart clears up and becomes noble
Trey: 'gone' means been combined away or countered away.
如岳统制命，癸卯、丁巳、庚寅、庚辰，去官留煞也。
Like the chart of General Yue
Geng Geng Ding Gui
Chen Yin Si Mao
Officer is gone and Devil stays. (Ding is countered by Gui and Si is saved)
夫官为贵气，去官何如去煞？
When Officer represents the Qi of nobility, how can getting rid of Officer can be compared to getting rid of Devil?
岂知月令偏官，煞为用而官非用，各从其重。
When the Month's Decree is Indirect Officer, Devil is used and Officer is not used, and that is how we weigh (the importance)
若官格杂煞而去官留煞，不能如是之清矣。
If it is an Officer structure that is mixed with Devil, and then Officer is gotten rid of while Devil is saved, it is not as clean.
如沈郎中命，丙子、甲午、辛亥、辛卯，子冲午而克煞，是去煞留官也。
Like the chart of Imperial Guard(?) Shen,
Xin Xin Jia Bing
Mao Hai Wu Zi
Zi is clashed with Wu and thus it counters Devil, the devil is gone and Officer saved.
原文：有煞无食制而用印当者，如戊辰、甲寅、戊寅、戊午、赵员外命是也。
Also, there's Devil that is not restrained by Food, but it's useful to Seal,
Such as
Wu Wu Jia Wu
Wu Yin Yin Chen
Chart of ministry councillor Zhao
原文：至书有制煞不可太过之说，虽亦有理，然运行财印，亦能发福，不可执一也，乃若弃命从煞，则于外格详之。
In books, there's a saying that Devil must not be overly restraint, this is reasonable, thus when Luck goes to Wealth or Seal, one can be successful, then there's 'Abandoning Life to Follow Devil structure (follow 7K)'. This should be analyzed as external (special) structure.
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