Confucius (Kong Qui) urges the emperor to stop the tradition of burying people alive with their masters because he finds it to be unethical. He advocates for valuing human life and treating others, even slaves, with respect.

The Duke Ling of Wei asks Confucius for his advice on tackling problems in the Wei kingdom. The Wei kingdom has a larger population and is more difficult to govern and susceptible to more disorder as a result. Confucius advocates for educating the populace to improve the moral climate. Then Duke Ling of Wei asks Confucius to support their military, and Confucius declines the offer.

Sound is arranged specifically in music, so it sounds good. Learn a little bit more about exactly how music is made and its different components.

The narrator describes how the Han dynasty of Ancient China came to power and how they depended on a Steppe nation, the Yuezhi, for horses. The Xiongnu, a group of mounted nomads, came to power. The Han government made peace by giving the Xiongnu various resources, including silk. This material became widely known and gave other countries a romanticized view of China.

A soldier patrolling the Great Wall witness an attack from the Hun army. In this example of smoke signals, one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication, he lights one of the beacon towers to warn the rest of China about an enemy invasion.