"now all of you must listen to me. the first thing necessary in an army is harmony. it is a wise saying which says that 'advantage on earth is better than advantage in heaven!' union amongst ourselves is better than any earthly gain. when we are not at peace amongst ourselves it is no easy thing to subdue an enemy. from now, you three, the dog, the monkey and the pheasant, must be friends with one mind. the one who first begins a quarrel will be discharged on the spot!"