The annual pillar includes the words' annual stem 'and' annual branch '. For the qualitative analysis of the two characters, the Eight Characters Daoist tradition holds that Nian Gan is called Sui Jun and Nian Zhi is called Tai Sui, and the Big Six Ren also holds this view. Xu Lewu of the Republic of China believed that the study of Eight Character Destiny originated from the Five Stars, which is obviously nonsense. The study of Eight Character Destiny and the Six Line Hexagram clearly originated from the Six Ren. The author has already written a special article to argue this issue, which will not be repeated here. Therefore, many difficult problems in the study of Eight Characters can be solved by searching for their original traces and evolutionary processes from the Six Ren, in order to fundamentally grasp the essence of Eight Characters.

According to the Big Six Ren, Sui Jun represents the emperor, Tai Sui represents the country and the central government; In summary, the annual pillar and branch can represent the entire country. The fate of an individual is closely related to the country, so the ten divine attributes of the year pillar in the Eight Characters reflect all the relationships that the Japanese ruler possesses in a specific country. The four auspicious gods occupying the year pillar indicate that they were born in parallel with the country's destiny and are the "darlings of the times" of this country; On the contrary, when the Four Evil Gods occupy the annual pillar, it means that they are out of step with the trend of the times in this country, and are the "abandoned children" and "eliminated ones" of the era. Generally speaking, only with a country can we talk about a family, and only with a family can we talk about an individual. So the year pillar occupies an absolute dominant position in the Eight Characters, influencing a person's entire life as an elephant. In a person's birth date and eight characters, even if the moon, sun, hour, and pillar are not very auspicious, as long as the year pillar is auspicious (the four auspicious gods are strong and powerful, but not excessive), the day master is capable of being appointed, and the balance of the main body is deeply rooted, it means that the person can still have success in wealth, status, power, and reputation in this country and era for their entire life.

If the year pillar represents the country on a large scale, then the year pillar represents the ancestors and parents on a small scale of personal family. A person's birth is the continuation of their ancestors and parents. A family that accumulates good deeds will have more blessings, while a family that accumulates bad deeds will have more misfortunes. It can be said that the year pillar is a reflection of the influence of the ancestors and parents on their children. On the surface, it may seem superstitious not to mention the popular science of genetic variation, but in fact, the birth chart contains all the content of genetic variation, and the year column reflects the degree of inheritance from ancestors and parents to their offspring. Different children are born in different years and have different age columns.

The greatest impact of a person's lifelong changes is first and foremost their ancestors and parents. The overall result of the actions of grandparents will become the foundation for the development of future generations. The sum of the actions of our ancestors in their lifetime is the 'good fruit', which becomes the 'good root' for the development of future generations. With this' good root 'breeding, their descendants will naturally bloom, bear children, and be blessed. On the contrary, if the total amount of actions taken by our ancestors in their lifetime is a 'negative outcome', then this' negative outcome 'will become the' root of evil 'for the development of future generations. With this' root of evil' as the source, their descendants will naturally suffer from decline and hardship. From a large number of facts, a person's development is indeed closely related to the actions of their ancestors. The auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of a person's zodiac sign can indeed affect their entire life. So 'Tonghui' talks about it; The official star who has a certain number of days in his/her career has the richest fortune, and the seven who have a certain number of days cannot be removed for life. For example, in the year of Gengwu and Dingchou, during the reign of Emperor Qianzao Dinghai Renzi, he held the position of a high-ranking official and was granted the position of Guilu Tonggen in the Japanese branch. Obviously, his ancestors and parents had great virtue and good fortune. In fact, his father received ministerial level treatment as the former president of Xinhua News Agency.

Generally speaking, the Heavenly Stem of the Year Pillar represents the influence of paternal genetic information from the grandparents' generation; Earthly branches represent the influence of maternal genetic information from grandparents. Due to the significant differences between today's society and ancient society, the year pillar in modern people's Eight Characters reflects more information about their parents. Like the "Ding You" and "En Meng" systems in ancient officialdom, an individual's official fortune is directly related to their ancestors. Therefore, the year pillar in the ancient Eight Characters reflects more information about their ancestors. This is due to the differences in the reflection of year pillar information between ancient and modern societies. It should also be pointed out that the degree of influence inherited by ancestors from future generations is obviously related to the degree of their actions. For example, if the ancestors were wealthy and the ancestors were ordinary people, the year pillar naturally reflects more information about their ancestors. The saying "the brilliance of a gentleman is cut off in five generations" is true. If the grandfather has been a mediocre generation throughout his life, then the information of the generation will be reflected more in the age column.

The annual pillar is divided into two characters: annual stem and annual branch, with annual stem occupying the main position. As long as the annual stem is traced back to the year, month, day, hour, and branch, the influence of ancestors will continue throughout a person's life. In the hometown of Zizuo Luwang, the influence of ancestors is particularly significant in personal youth luck; If the decline and prosperity of the annual stem stem stem from the monthly branch, then the influence of ancestors is significant in the individual's middle and young age; If the decline of the annual stem leads to prosperity in the daily branch, then the influence of the ancestors is significant in the middle age of the individual. If the annual stem leads to prosperity in the temporal branch, then the influence of the ancestors is significant in the later age. The annual branch of Zang Gan Tou originated from the same theory of the three stems in the year, month, and time. If the annual stem is weak, empty, and rootless, the manifestation of the annual stem will be relatively shallow and less, mostly manifested as a lifelong inclination towards interests, hobbies, and talents. For example, during the New Year, if one's wealth returns to their income and they are prosperous in any of the four branches, as long as they are physically healthy and symmetrical, they will be destined for a moderately prosperous society. For example, Qian Zao: Ji Mao Yi Hai Jia Yin Geng Wu, with the birth chart of "Ji Mao Yi Hai Jia Yin", was born in the year of "Gan Zheng Cai" and died in the month and day branches. It can be seen that in the early, middle, and young years, the economy was in dire straits and the marital relationship was tense. However, in the year of "Gan Gui Lu Yin", the income was more prosperous than that of "Shi Zhi", and in the later years, the economy improved significantly, competing for the fate of. For example, if the official seal on the New Year's Day is empty and rootless, it means that the person has many interests and hobbies influenced by their ancestors in traditional culture, but will not truly engage in this activity (inheriting their father's business), due to their empty and impractical appearance. For example, Qian Zao: Yi, You, Ji, Chou, Bing, Shen, Wu, Zi. He was born into a scholarly family and both of his parents were old professors. I am engaged in technical work and do not have the ability to inherit my father's business and eat cultural meals. In my spare time, I am excellent in traditional culture and can sing Beijing opera fan techniques.

Generally speaking, the annual stem is a sign of prosperity for the four auspicious gods, either due to the self prosperity of the gods or the promotion of prosperity during the month, day, and hour branches. The sun god's self prosperity, physical health, and overall strength are all signs of wealth and prosperity. If the year stems from the four malevolent gods' self prosperity or induced prosperity, and there is also a god of strong prosperity and control in the midst of injustice, and the sun ruler is also strong, the three will be balanced and orderly, and the ruler will strive to achieve wealth and prosperity in poverty and poverty, which is also a good fate. If the Four Evil Gods thrive and ravage the Sun Lord, and if he is not poor, his death can be predicted. The annual pillar can be determined based on the luck of ancestors and young people, as well as the combination of the four auspicious and four inauspicious patterns of happiness and inauspiciousness.

The discussion on the pillar of the year in "Yuanhai's' Tonghui '' includes detailed discussions such as' the virtue of serving as an official ',' the virtue of serving as a support for killing ', and' the virtue of serving as a support for wealth '. However, a thousand words cannot be separated from the scope of the Ten Gods; There are several major categories, including officials, killings, wealth, horses, food, seals, salaries, blades, and injuries, which will be discussed in the six categories.