After the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, Yang Liang worked hard in Beijing, and finally threw the pot of defeat to Gao Gong, relying on the favor of the Empress of Heaven, successfully got rid of the responsibility for the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, and in early November, he returned to his own territory and Taiyuan.

As the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the 300,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army was almost wiped out, but he had not even seen a shadow of the Goguryeo soldiers. However, as the youngest son of the emperor and empress, Yang Liang, the king of Han, received almost no corresponding punishment. It has been a long time since the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, and the conclusion finally given by the imperial court until now seems to be only thunder and rain. The three most important generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Marshal Yang Lang, Changshi Gao Gong, and Shangzhu King Shiji, Yang Liang and Gao Gong were not punished at all, only Shangzhu King Shiji was transferred out of Beijing by the imperial court and appointed as the governor of Liangzhou, Hexi.

Entering Taiyuan City and finally returning to his own territory again, Yang Liang also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Before the Eastern Crusade, he thought that this would be a great opportunity, and that being able to lead an army of 300,000 to conquer the small barbarian kingdom of Liaodong Cel was a great opportunity for him to make contributions and expand his influence in the military. Thinking about the reason why his second brother Yang Guang, the king of Jin, has such prestige and influence among the five brothers, the most important thing is that when he was in Ping Chen, he served as the commander of the three-way Ping Chen army, and led 92 commanders with more than 500,000 troops to wipe out Nan Chen. If it weren't for that, how would he be willing to spend so much effort to compete with Ah Mo for the position of commander of this Eastern Crusade.

When the king of Jin withdrew from the competition for the position of commander of the Eastern Expedition. Yang Liang was still a little proud, feeling that he had finally won this important opportunity from his second brother. But who would have thought that a crusade would be made. In exchange for such a result. The 300,000 men were almost gone, not even the shadow of the enemy was seen. On the way from Liaodong to Beijing, Yang Liang has always been nervous and uneasy. After all, the Eastern Crusade not only failed, but also failed so ugly and miserable. Fortunately, after worrying for more than a month, I finally succeeded in returning to Taiyuan safely.

The day I left Kyoshi. Yang Liang couldn't help but feel a little proud. It's just a defeat, and it's nothing, as long as the father and queen mother still like him. He is still the most powerful governor of the town today.

In front of the gate of Taiyuan City, the staff and generals of the Prefecture Governor's Office stood in a row, and the military advisor Wang Yu was in front, and the main book was Dou Lu Yu. It was followed by Kaifu Xiao Maha, Kaifu Wang Dan, Su Qinwu, and Yuwen Yongchang. Che cavalry generals Yuan Shiya, Liu Jian, Qiao Zhongkui, Ru Ru Tianbao, Qi Liang and other civil and military personnel. In addition, Zhu Cao joined the army, and several states near the state also rushed to greet him.

As one of the four major governors of the Great Sui, Yang Liang, the governor of Bingzhou, has the largest territory. The territory stretches from Huashan in the west, to the Bohai Sea in the east, to Yanmen Pass in the north, and to the fifty-two states of the Yellow River in the south. In particular, the people of the Kanto region of the territory are still martial, and the soldiers are strong and strong. Last year, Yang Liang was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, and the Son of Heaven personally sent him to Bingzhou to take up his post, which shows the Son of Heaven's love for this younger son. Moreover, he also gave Yang Liang special powers that the other three chief managers did not have. Yang Liang is specially granted the privilege of not being restricted by laws and regulations, and can act on his own. One word. The law can't control Yang Liang.

Back at the Governor's Mansion, the governor's mansion, as well as the generals of the governor's mansion, chariots and horses, and Zhu Cao's army stood below, and when Yang Liang was seated, they followed and sat down. In the full hall, Yang Liang, who is only twenty-three years old, is the youngest, but in this hall, except for Yang Liang, everyone else is a powerful person. All of them are officials who are at least seven grades or above. If you don't get in to the seventh grade, you can't get in.

For such a scene, Yang Liang has long been commonplace, accustomed to it, and it is natural. Although he was defeated, Yang Liang at this time was very relaxed, but he looked like a triumphant. He greeted everyone affectionately, and only called his subordinates by their names instead of official titles, which seemed much more cordial.

This is also Yang Liang's perennial experience in Beijing, before leaving the town and the state, Yang Liang has been hanging many official positions, but in fact it is only in name, most of the time he is with the Son of Heaven, and has seen more of his father's superb imperial skills, Yang Liang is also a little similar to the gourd he painted, and won the admiration of many subordinates.

After a meeting, it's time for a banquet.

There was a banquet in a different hall, hundreds of cases were arranged in two large rows, and there were flowers everywhere, and behind each table was a high-ranking official, and there was a young and beautiful maid waiting next to him. Yang Liang is in the main seat of the upper head, a wide jade case. This large jade table is covered with flowers, golden tablecloths, silver tableware, and the main color of red in the hall, the bright Persian red carpet, and the sound of the next musician playing live instruments comes to the ears. The atmosphere in the whole banquet hall was joyful and flashy. Such a scene really makes people think that it is a feast after triumph.

This kind of banquet is all one person, one table, several cases, the traditional meal system, one dish at a time, everyone's is the same. There are main dishes, staple foods, side dishes, and non-staple foods, one after another, and there are dozens of dishes in the whole banquet, plus all kinds of snacks and fruits, not to mention one person and one seat, even if it is ten to eat one table, this amount cannot be eaten at all. In the end, the dishes here are basically multiplied, and when the dishes are served, these officials will at most gently pinch a little bit of each of them, and they will pay for it lightly. There are also many dishes, and they are almost untouched. Every once in a while, a young maid would come up and remove the dish that had not been touched at all.

Luxury, or rather, waste.

But this is also a habit, in order to show his wealth and luxury, as a dignified prince, and also the chief prince of the fifty-two states, Yang Liang can't be like ordinary poor people, a large group of people around a table, serving a basket of steamed cakes, and then a pot of porridge and a bucket of vegetable soup, just send it away, right? In that case, it would be too poor and sour.

What Yang Liang wants is the scene, and what he wants is pomp. As for the rest, it's all inconsequential. Although there are still a large number of people outside who can't even eat two meals of porridge a day, Yang Liangtang, a prince, is there still a few dollars missing, and as for the people can't eat, what does it matter to him. There are so many poor people in the world, is it because he can't eat meat?

There are many dishes on the banquet, not all of them are delicious, but they must all be expensive. The name of each dish is not only tempting, but the ingredients used are also very rare, so they are also staggeringly expensive. There are hundred-year-old ginseng from Liaodong, all kinds of seafood from the seaside, and even all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits from the south. Humps, bear's paws, deer tongue and other rare ingredients are very common here.

At the banquet, there were good dishes and good wine, accompanied by music and singing, and soon the wine was hot.

Today's protagonist is Yang Liang, who is a good drinker, and the amount of alcohol is also very good. The amount of alcohol is good when he is young, Yang Liang is let go of the drink and drank happily.

After the banquet, it was already midnight. The main bookkeeper, Dou Lu Yu, personally sent Yang Liang back to the door of the backyard, looking at Yang Liang's face was not bad, Dou Lu Yu said: "The king really has a good amount of alcohol, several generals have drunk today, but the king is still very sober." ”

Yang Liang said proudly, "What is this wine, you're a little drunk, aren't you?" You should go back and rest early. ”

"It's okay, just go back and rest for the night. I'll come back tomorrow morning, and you've been away from home for a lot of things, and I have to wait for you to deal with them. Dou Lu Yu said.

Yang Liang snorted and said, "Then you go back quickly, if there is anything, I will talk about it tomorrow." ”

As the chief secretary of the governor's office, Dou Luyu is a confidant who has won Yang Liang's trust. Dou Luyu is very young, even two years younger than Yang Liang. At the age of twenty-one, he can take up such a confidential position as the chief secretary of the governor's office, and of course there is a background. Dou Luyu's father, Dou Luji, was a general of Wei Zhou and was also a Guanlong nobleman. After entering the Sui Dynasty, he was added to the Zhu State, promoted to the Duke of Chu, and served as the governor of Xia Prefecture and the marching marshal of the Northern Expedition to the Turks. Dou Lu Ji's elder brother Dou Lutong was named the Duke of Nanchen County, and Yang Jianmei, the eldest princess of Changle, the son of Shang Tian, became a concubine, and Dou Lutong also successively served as the assassin of Dingxiang Erzhou and the governor of Xia Hong's two states. In short, the Doulu family, from the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, are all aristocratic eunuchs. Dou Lutong married the sister of Yang Jian, the son of heaven, and in turn, Yang Jian asked his son Yang Liang to marry Dou Luji, the daughter of Dou Lutong's brother, Dou Luji, as a concubine. Two generations of marriage, the Doulu family married an eldest princess, married a prince, a concubine and a princess, which can be described as a pamper. Dou Lu Yu is the second son of Dou Lu Ji, and the younger brother of Princess Dou Lu, and Yang Liang's brother-in-law, so he was able to hold such an important position as the chief bookkeeper.

Yang Liang and Dou Lu have not been married for a few years, and the relationship is just right, especially when Dou Lu is still very competitive, he just gave birth to Yang Liang's eldest son Yang Hao, and Dou Lu's mother's family is strong, so he is even more favored by his husband. Although there are not many women around Yang Liang, and there are a few beautiful women everywhere he goes, when he returned to Taiyuan, he still went directly back to Princess Dou Lu's side first. The Doulu clan is now in the limelight, the stomach is competitive, the mother's family is strong, and the backyard status is stable. Although she also knows that her husband will inevitably have many women outside, it doesn't matter as long as she can't shake the status of their mother and son.

Yang Liang is still very clear about this aspect. As the prince and prince, he sits on one side and has great power in his hands. The entire Great Sui, the four major governors, 32 small and medium-sized governors, more than 300 prefectures, eight or nine million household registrations, a population of 450 million, and one million soldiers, such a large unified dynasty. Under the Son of Heaven, in addition to the crown prince of the prince, there are the four major governors who have the most power. Among the four governors, the governor of Jingzhou is now not in charge of the prince, and the rest of the three prefectures of Yizhou, Yangzhou, and Bingzhou are all governed by the three princes of their own brothers. In comparison, although the Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou is not as prosperous as the Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou, its territory is larger and its soldiers and horses are stronger. It is precisely because of this capital that Yang Liang gradually has some ideas in his heart. He can see that as the eldest brother of the crown prince, his position is too unstable.

(There's one more chapter in the evening!) Ask for a ticket! (To be continued......)