Based on official history, this story traces the evolution of the power-sharing system over the four centuries of the Western and Eastern Han dynasties. It reveals how the policy of "honoring Confucianism above all" became a tool for the imperial throne to end the nobles' division of power. It covers more than 400 years of history, from the Chu-Han contention to Dong Zhuo's deposition of Emperor Xian of Han.
