Hey, hidey ho there, how ya doin, welcome to part three of this here Han dynasty trilogy. If you haven’t seen the first two I highly recommend it, if not don’t worry about it, all you need to know: This guy is Han Wudi, he ruled China...

Today’s story is actually quite wholesome. It’s 4 BCE in China, and the young emperor has become absolutely smitten with a minor official named Dong Xian. Everyone pretty much assumes they were an item because of a very famous story...