...altar they stood before it, bowed their heads, and recited this oath: "We three, Liu Pei, Kuan Yu, and Chang Fei, though of different families, swear...righteousness or forget kindliness may Heaven and man alike smite us!" After the ceremony, the three brothers slew oxen and made a feast, to which they invited...

...We ask not 1he same day of birth but we seek lo die together. May Heaven, the all-ruling, and Earih. the all-producing, read our hearts, and if we turn...righteousness or forget kindliness may Heaven and man smite us.20 The two objectives of this solemn oath, to serve the country and to seek to die together, represent...

...swear brotherhood, and promise mutual help to one end. We will rescue each other in difficulty, and we will aid each other in danger. We swear to serve...righteousness or forget kindliness may Heaven and man smite us!58 The heroic values expressed in these works still exercised a powerful influence on the minds...

...other in danger. We swear to serve the state and save the people. We ask not the same day of birth but seek to die together. May Heaven, the all-ruling,...may Heaven and man smite us". They rose from their knees. The two others bowed before Liu Pei or Yuan-tê as their elder brother, and Chang Fei was to...

...garden, which values yi (righteousness) beyond everything else: We three, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, though of different families, swear brotherhood,...or forget kindliness may Heaven and man smite us. mm H* ' T£« ; • ' ^A£» ! (SGYY, Chapter 1, p. 5) As Shelley Chang points out, "Significantly,...