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The Geng-Xu Tai Sui: General Ni Mi
An ordinary old clerk who secretly copied a key piece of evidence the night before it was stolen.
- Guardian of
- People born in a Geng-Xu year, the Year of the Dog
- Born between
- Feb 6, 1970 – Jan 26, 1971
Feb 3, 2030 – Jan 22, 2031 - Past life (legend)
- Ni Mi, a Ming dynasty county clerk for forty years (folk legend)
- Symbol
- An object held calmly in both hands: everything already in hand
If you were born between these dates, you were born in a Geng-Xu year, the Year of the Dog, and General Ni Mi watches over you.
(A new year starts on Lunar New Year’s Day.)
A hidden blade and a loyal dog
Geng is yang metal, a sharp, clean blade. Xu is the dog at dusk, still standing guard as night falls. A blade with loyalty: principled, steady and not to be moved.
General Ni Mi guards this year. People born in Geng-Xu years often do not show off, but they turn out to be the most dependable person in the room when it matters, and they protect the people they care about without making a fuss.
Easy to overlook
He is round and broad-faced, calm and plain-looking, nothing like the fierce generals around him. You might overlook him. That is the point: like metal buried in earth, the edge is hidden until it is needed.
He wears dark robes and a red cloak and holds an object in both hands as if everything is already under control.
"Always keep a copy"
According to legend, he was Ni Mi, a clerk in a Ming dynasty county office for forty years. He watched officials come and go and saw many attempts to bend justice. He had no power to decide anything, but in his own small way he kept things fair.
He had an incredible memory and never let anyone escape responsibility by saying "I don't remember." Once a powerful landlord bribed someone to steal a witness statement that hurt his case. Ni Mi heard about it, and the night before, he quietly copied the statement and hid the copy. The next day the original had been tampered with, but the complete copy appeared in court, and the landlord's plan fell apart.
Quiet loyalty
He never told anyone. Afterward he just said to the magistrate, "I always keep a copy."
Heaven named him the Tai Sui of the Geng-Xu year. Quiet strength and loyalty that holds: that is his gift to everyone born in the Year of the Dog.
Questions people ask
Who is the Tai Sui for people born in 1970?
People born between Feb 6, 1970 and Jan 26, 1971 were born in a Geng-Xu year, the Year of the Dog. Their Tai Sui is General Ni Mi.
Who was General Ni Mi before becoming a Tai Sui?
Ni Mi, a Ming dynasty county clerk for forty years (folk legend).
What does General Ni Mi hold?
An object held calmly in both hands: everything already in hand.
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