Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, 29th day of the ninth lunar month

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Fengze Zhongfu（䷼）

The Book of ChangesNo.61 Gua (hexagram), up Xun (wind), down Dui (Ze), Ze has wind on top, honest circulation.

Hexagram revelation: When the wind blows on the marsh, the marsh water moves due to the wind, formingThe image of resonance between wind and marsh. The two characters "Zhongfu" refer to honesty, integrity, and adherence to the right path in one's heart and behavior. Different from surface trustworthiness, it emphasizes sincerity from the heart. Like the wind blowing and the water rippling, it symbolizes that integrity can resonate, sincerity in treating others can naturally establish trust and connection, and achieve harmonious relationships. Adhering to integrity can smoothly overcome life's dangers, and sticking to the right path can lead to endless vitality and lasting renewal.

Haiyue can still tilt, but Tu Nuo will never move.

——Li Bai's "Rewarding Cui Wulang Zhong"today in history

Sun Zhijun and Wang Haibin painted the traditional Chinese painting "Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government" by Sima Guang——Li Bai's "Rewarding Cui Wulang Zhong"

one thousand and sixty-seven

yearelevenmooneighteenOn the day when Sima Guang first entered the Tongzhi, he was given a nameHistory as a MirrorThe History of the Song Dynasty·The Biography of Sima Guang records that Emperor Shenzong ascended the throne in the fourth year of Zhiping（1067 October 9th (i.e. Gregorian calendar)11  18 eighteenOn that day, Sima Guang was summoned to read the "Tongzhi",Shenzong thinks this book is very important,In view of the past, he was given the name "Zizhi Tongjian" and personally wrote a preface, giving it to Sima Guang in person, instructing him to "write a book after it is completed". Emperor Shenzong of SongstillGive Sima Guang all the books in the royal palace during his reign as Prince Ying for his reference.The Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government is

Sima GuangFengEmperor Yingzong of SongandEmperor Shenzong of SongA book compiled by ZhimingChronological General History，atFengLiu Zhu、Liu ShuFan ZuyuEmperor Shenzong of SongWith the assistance ofnineteenCompleted annually.andSima Qianof《Records of the Grand Historian How to translate Ranked as an immortal masterpiece of Chinese historiography. The whole book is divided intotwo hundred and ninety-fourVolume, about three million words, starting from the annalsKing Weilie of ZhouTwenty three years（BCfour hundred and three）As ofelevenEmperor Shizong of Later ZhouXiandeSix years（nine hundred and fifty-nineYear in totalsixteenmorningone thousand three hundred and sixty-twoThe history of the year. The historical materials cited in the "Zizhi Tongjian" are extremely rich, except forSeventeen HistoriesIn addition, there are various miscellaneous histories and personal writings. Since its publication, it has been highly sought after by emperors, generals, and literati throughout history, with countless comments and annotations on it. It has had a profound impact on the creation of historians in later generations, the compilation of Chinese history, and the development of philology.之外，还有各种杂史、私人撰述等。自成书以来，一直受到历代帝王将相、文人墨客的追捧，点评批注它的人数不胜数。对后世史官创作、中国的历史编撰、文献学的发展等产生了深远的影响。