In the afternoon of the same day, a decree came from the palace, the king of Shang was injured and recovered, and tomorrow morning the court, all officials above the doctor of the court need to go to the court to discuss matters, and there must be no mistakes.

In the general early dynasty, a foreign vassal king like Ji Chang did not need to participate, but since he had made it clear in advance that it was a great dynasty, he naturally had to participate.

Just after Yinshi, someone pulled up Ji Chang, who was sleeping in a daze, Ji Chang felt dizzy and dizzy, afraid that he would lose his honor in front of the king, so he applied cold water to his face several times, only to be a little sober, hurriedly changed his court clothes, and rushed to the noon gate.

Today's dynasty, the theme is naturally to wish Shang Wang Long good health, and then officials at all levels reported some things that happened in the recent Dashang, and Ji Chang was drowsy when he heard it. But helplessly, he is now of a very high rank, and the position he stands in is extremely high, and the eyes of the king of Shang will sweep over him from time to time, so he has to stand up and stand straight.

An early dynasty lasted for nearly two hours, and Ji Chang also stood straight for two hours as if he had been tortured, and by the time the early dynasty ended, he was already in a trance, and his legs were a little trembling. He was about to leave the palace and go back to the house to catch up on sleep, but he heard King Shang say: "King Wen of Zhou, you wait, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

When Ji Chang heard this, he immediately shuddered, but since the king of Shang had spoken, he naturally didn't dare to disagree, so he hurriedly answered yes and waited in the nine halls.

After the ministers dispersed, Ji Chang looked at the people left, in addition to the king of Shang, there were also him, Zigan and Ziya, Ji Chang was shocked, and guessed in his heart that the matter discussed must be related to the assassination of the king of Shang, so he had to cheer up his spirit.

The king of Shang has been quietly paying attention to Ji Chang when he went to court today, and sure enough, when he saw him almost falling asleep several times, he was also secretly frightened, and at this time he saw that all the ministers were leaving, so he waved his hand and said, "All of them come to the study with me." With that, he turned around and left the Nine Rooms.

The three of them glanced at each other, hurriedly followed behind King Shang, and walked towards the upper study.

Entering the upper study, King Shang glanced at the three of them and said, "The three Aiqing have also been standing all morning, and it is very hard, let's take a seat." ”

The self-contained attendant brought three wooden stools, and the three of them thanked them and sat down one after another. As soon as Ji Changfang sat down, he felt dizzy in his head, and he almost fell asleep on the spot, so he bit the tip of his tongue and held back his sleep.

King Shang naturally noticed his situation and said to him: "King Wen of Zhou, I heard that you occasionally felt a cold a while ago, but now you are getting better?"

Ji Chang hurriedly said: "King Xie cares, thanks to the king's blessings, and now it is very good." ”

King Shang nodded, and was about to speak again, but Zigan on the side interjected: "King, Weichen is bold, please give the king a cup of tea, Weichen is really thirsty." ”

When the king of Shang heard this, he smiled and said: "It's my negligence, come and serve tea to the three Aiqing." ”

The palace people outside answered, and after a while, three people walked in with three cups of fragrant tea and presented them to the three ministers in turn.

Ji Chang was dizzy at this time, hurriedly thanked him, took the teacup and took a big sip.

When this sip of tea reached his mouth, Ji Chang's whole body suddenly stiffened, his eyes widened suddenly, and his face turned red.

It's bitter, it's too bitter. Only this cup of tea is Huang Xue who made people use two taels of tea leaves, mixed with several refreshing medicines, boiled in advance, the richness is unimaginable, so that Ji Chang can't swallow it at all.

Ji Chang was shocked, and peeked at Ziya and Zigan, but saw that the two were holding the teacup and savoring it, and there was no abnormality at all.

He had the heart to spit out this tea, but he saw that the king of Shang himself was holding a cup of tea, and said with a smile in his mouth: "This tea was specially paid tribute from the south a few days ago, and the taste is excellent, the three Aiqing must taste it." As he spoke, he took a sip of tea, and then closed his eyes, as if he was enjoying himself.

The king of Shang specially gave tea, if he really spit it out on the spot, it would be a big disrespectful crime, Ji Chang took a breath and swallowed the tea in his stomach, but he felt that even his stomach was so bitter that it was twisted. This time, he was much more sober in an instant.

King Shang saw Ji Chang swallow the tea, and said with a smile: "King Zhou Wen, how is this tea?"

Ji Chang showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said, "Good tea, really good tea." ”

King Shang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since it is a good tea, don't waste it and drink it dry." With that, he raised his head and drank the tea in his cup.

Seeing this, Zigan and Ziya on the side also hurriedly responded yes and drank the tea in their cups. Ji Chang was helpless, so he had to hold his breath and drank the tea in one gulp, only to feel that the bitterness rushed straight to his brain, and he almost screamed, but the sleepiness had dissipated most of it.

King Shang said: "It seems that the three Aiqing are really thirsty, come and serve tea." ”

Ji Chang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "King, the ministers are already full, and there is no need to serve tea anymore." I don't know what the king ordered when he summoned his ministers and others to come? Don't delay your business. ”

Sure enough, bitter tea is used to relieve fatigue, which can be regarded as a treasure, and now that Ji Chang is clear-eyed, he can start today's main drama.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "King Wen of Zhou is too worried, there was nothing serious today, but a few times ago, a new gadget came from the Western Regions, it is said to be quite interesting, I have nothing to do, so I want to invite the three Qing family to enjoy it together." ”

When the three of them heard this, they were all stunned, and Zigan said: "Since the king said it was interesting, it must be an extremely novel thing, and I asked the king to take it out and let me wait for it." ”

King Shang nodded, glanced at Jiao Fang on the side, Jiao Fang high-fived three times, and saw four attendants walking in carrying a square table, and on the square table, there were some small wooden pieces scattered on it.

At first glance, these small wooden blocks are undistinguishable, but if you look closely, the pattern carved on the front of each wooden block is different. These things, but Ziya found thirty skilled craftsmen and spent a whole night to make them.

If there is a modern person here, of course he will recognize the origin of this thing at a glance, there is nothing wrong with it, Huang Xue came up to help Ji Fa resist drowsiness, it was nothing else, it was a pair of mahjong.

Mahjong is the quintessence of China, and the reason why Huang Xue thought of it is precisely because she has seen on the Internet that mahjong and online games are known as the two main culprits of modern people staying up late.

Huang Xue's hometown in the last life was close to Bashu, and mahjong was the favorite of the elderly in the village, so she also knew it very well.

Compared with other board games, the pace is faster, and the sound of table tennis is more refreshing, plus the number of participants requires four people, which requires more concentration than two-player games such as chess.

Of course, the main reason why Huang Xue chose it is that it has a strong addiction, which can also be seen from its popularity in later generations, and Huang Xue wants to use this addiction to help Ji Chang resist sleepiness.

Ji Chang looked at the table of mahjong and said strangely: "King, what is this, how come Weichen has never seen it?"

The king of Shang laughed, and with a wave of his hand, the attendant placed four round stools on the four sides of the table, and he took the lead in sitting facing south and said with a smile: "I haven't seen it, everyone sit down, I will teach you." ”