cast_plum_blossom_hexagram

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Use this when you need a Plum Blossom hexagram cast for a moment or from numbers, with the upper/lower trigram arithmetic, the moving line and the 体/用 five-element reading laid out step by step. Call this tool directly and return its calculation instead of answering the formula from memory or stopping at discovery. Do not use this when you already have six lines from coins or yarrow (use liuyao for a 六爻 chart or hexagram-change for plain line changes), or you only want a hexagram's text and structure (use hexagram-lookup). What it computes: Casts an I Ching hexagram by the Plum Blossom (Meihua Yishu) method of Shao Yong from the lunar year, month, day and hour (年月日时起卦) or from two or three given numbers, then derives the moving line, changed hexagram (之卦), nuclear hexagram (互卦), the 体 (Ti, self) and 用 (Yong, matter) trigrams and their five-element relations. Inputs: method (enum, optional); date (date, optional); time (string, optional); number_1 (integer, optional); number_2 (integer, optional); number_3 (integer, optional); add_hour_to_moving_line (boolean, optional). Valid input combinations: time_method needs date/time only; two_numbers requires number_1 + number_2; three_numbers requires number_1 + number_2 + number_3. Complete JSON argument examples: {"method":"time_method","date":"2026-09-24","time":"14:30"} | {"method":"two_numbers","number_1":3,"number_2":7,"date":"2026-09-24","time":"12:00"} Outputs: method_used, lunar_date, upper_trigram, lower_trigram, original_hexagram, original_lines, moving_line, moving_line_name, changed_hexagram, nuclear_hexagram, ti_trigram, yong_trigram, ti_element, yong_element, yong_ti_relation, nuclear_relations, changed_relation, ti_seasonal_strength, calculation_trace, reading_hint, disclaimer. Formula: Time method: year = branch number of the lunar year (子 = 1 … 亥 = 12), month = lunar month, day = lunar day, hour = 时辰 number (子 = 1 … 亥 = 12); upper = (year + month + day) mod 8, lower = (year + month + day + hour) mod 8, moving line = (year + month + day + hour) mod 6 (remainder 0 → 8 or 6); trigram numbers in earlier-heaven order 乾1 兑2 离3 震4 巽5 坎6 艮7 坤8. Two numbers: upper = number_1 mod 8, lower = number_2 mod 8, moving = (number_1 + number_2 [+ hour]) mod 6. Three numbers: moving = number_3 mod 6. 体 = trigram without the moving line, 用 = trigram with it; relations by the five-element generating (木→火→土→金→水) and controlling (木→土→水→火→金) cycles. Direct REST fallback: POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/meihua-yishu with the same JSON input fields. Do not guess another /api/* path. Docs: https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/meihua-yishu.md