It's been a while since we've seen Ming-ling, and now he's back in the palace with his new study companion, the scholar from Jimingyi. He's super excited to be back at work, and he wants to know what's going on with the nautical chart. He asks the scholar about bullfighting, and the scholar tells him that it's pretty funny, since the bulls are chased by angry bulls. The scholar also says that the stories of the scholar are the worst, since they're lame and boring. The prince is super impressed with the scholar's knowledge, and Ming-li asks him to show him some circus tricks. Ming says that he doesn't know that much about circus tricks, but he does know that the prince has a lot of talented people in his palace. He also tells the scholar that he used to be a depot man for the east during the reign of the eight tigers, which is the current ruler of China. He says that today, he'll learn about a famous "evil minister in history" , and a well-known villain . Ming is worried that if he continues to act like a clown, he will be reviled by the future rulers of China, and that he will become the "shame of china" . He wants to be respected, so he tells the story of the Spanish pirates .