This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by the famous poet and poet-in-residence of the Ming dynasty, Ming-xun. The poem is about the love between the Ming and the Song dynasties, and it is written in the style of a soliloquy, in which the poet speaks of his love for the Song family and his desire for the Ming clan to be reunited with the Song clan. He also speaks of the importance of the relationship between the two clans, and of the fact that they are the only ones in the world that are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the clan.