Seeking: Translation of Official Records of Historical Records

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The celestial pole star in the middle palace, one of which is the brightest, is the normal position of Taiyi God; The three little stars next to them symbolize the Three Kingdoms. Some people say it is a Son of God. Behind the celestial pole star are four gouxing stars, of which the last big star is the princess and the other three are the side concubines of the harem. There are twelve stars around the circle, guarding the gods in the palace and belonging to the Minister of Culture and Military Affairs. All of the above are called Purple Palace.

In the front of the Purple Palace, there are three stars facing the bucket, which are oval and point to the north end. The stars are hazy and looming, which is called attracting, or heaven. The three stars on the left of the Purple Palace are called Tian Qiang, the five stars on the right are called Tianjing, and the six stars on the back cross Tianhan to reach the camp, called Tinglu.

There are seven stars in the Big Dipper, and the "Seven Politics" in the history books refers to these seven stars. The Big Dipper is connected with the hornbeam in the Seven Nights in the East Palace, the bucket scale is opposite to the South Nights, and Doukui rests on the head of Betelgeuse in the Seven Nights in the West Palace. At dusk, the direction indicated by the bucket is clear at four o'clock in the full moon; Fight, the main southwest of Hua county, good or bad. In the middle of the night, the direction indicated by the bucket scale is clear at four o'clock in the month; Between the Yellow River and the Central Plains water-saving area, there is no distinction between good and bad. At dawn, the four months of the year are marked by the direction pointed by Dou Kui; Dou Kui, the sea and the fortunes of Dai Northeast. Beidou is the car of the heavenly emperor, running in the center of the celestial sphere, dominating and containing the quartet. Respectively, Yin and Yang, the four seasons of Jianming, the average of the five elements, the change of degrees, and the determination of the orientation of the twelve Chen depend on Beidou.

There are six stars above Dou Kui, which looks like a basket and is called Wenchang Palace. The names of the six stars are general, second general, third minister, fourth secretary, fifth secretary and sixth secretary respectively. There is a celebrity prison among the four stars of Doukui. There are six stars in Quexia, two of which are adjacent in pairs and three in pairs, which is called tái (Taiwan). The three energy stars have the same light and shade, symbolizing the harmony between the monarch and the minister; Different, indicating that the monarch and the minister are surly. The auxiliary star next to Beidou is bright and close, so the assistant minister is trusted and has weight; Far from Beidou, not trusted, weak in strength.