After returning from the Eastern Expedition, Yang Liang went through many troubles in the capital and finally threw the blame for the defeat to Gao Bing. Relying on the favor of the Emperor and Empress, he successfully escaped from the responsibility of the Eastern Expedition's defeat. In early November, he returned to his territory, Bingzhou, Taiyuan.

As the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army, the 300,000 troops of the Eastern Expedition Army were almost gone, but there was not even a shadow of the Goguryeo soldiers. If such a defeat was replaced by other generals, he would at least have to be demoted and demoted. However, as the youngest son of the emperor and the empress, the Han King Yang Liang received almost no corresponding punishment. The Eastern Expedition Army had been defeated for a long time, and the final conclusion given by the court until now seemed to be just a thunder and rain. The three main generals of the Eastern Expedition Army, the marshal Yang Liang, the chief of the General Secretary, Gao Yang, and the King of the Shangzhu Shiji, were not punished at all. Yang Liang and Gao Yang were not punished at all. Only King of the Shangzhu Shiji was transferred out of the capital by the court and appointed as the general manager of Liangzhou, Hexi.

After entering Taiyuan City and finally returning to his territory again, Yang Liang felt relieved. This year, it was really unfavorable for him. Before the Eastern Expedition, he thought this would be a great opportunity to command 300,000 troops to conquer the small barbarian country in Liaodong. It was a great opportunity for him to make achievements and expand his influence in the military. I think the reason why his second brother, King Yang Guang, had such reputation and influence among the five brothers, was that when he pacified Chen, he served as the commander of the three-way Pingchen army, commanded more than 500,000 troops of 92 general managers to destroy Nanchen. If not, he would not have been willing to spend so much effort to compete with Ah Lu for the position of commander of the Eastern Expedition.

When the King of Jin retreated from the throne of commander-in-chief in 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 an Eastern Expedition would have resulted in such a result. Almost 300,000 people were almost gone, and even the shadow of the enemy was not even seen. On the way back from Liaodong to Beijing, Yang Liang was actually nervous. After all, the Eastern Expedition not only failed, but also the defeat was so ugly and so miserable. Fortunately, after more than a month of worry, he finally returned to Taiyuan safely.

On the day he left the capital, Yang Liang couldn't help but feel a little proud again. A defeat was just a matter of nothing, as long as his father and mother still liked him. He was still the most powerful general manager in the area today.

In front of the Taiyuan city gate, the staff and generals of the Bingzhou General Administration stood in a row, with the military advisor Wang Xun in front, and the chief clerk Dou Lu Yu. Then there were Xiao Moha, Kaifu Wang Dan, Su Qinwu, Yuwen Yongchang, and the generals of the chariot and cavalry Yuan Shiya, Liu Jian, Qiao Zhongkui, Ruru Tianbao, Qi Liang and other civil and military officials. In addition, the Cao army, the governors of several states near Bingzhou also came to greet them.

As one of the four major general managers of the Great Sui Dynasty, Yang Liang, the Bingzhou general manager, had the largest territory. The territory started from Huashan in the west, ended at the Bohai Sea in the east, reaching Yanmen Pass in the north, and the 52 states on the Yellow River in the south. Especially the territory of the Kanto region, the people were martial and powerful. Last year, Yang Liang became the general manager of Bingzhou, and the emperor personally sent him to Bingzhou for office, which shows the emperor's favor for this young son. And he also gave Yang Liang special power that the other three general managers did not have. He specially granted Yang Liang the privilege of not being bound by laws and regulations when encountering problems. In a word, the law cannot control Yang Liang.

When they returned to the General Administration, the governors of each state, as well as the chief officials of the General Administration, the generals of the chariots and other officials and the generals of the Cao army stood down early, and they followed them after Yang Liang sat down. In the whole hall, Yang Liang, who was only twenty-three years old, was the youngest, but in this hall, except Yang Liang, everyone was a powerful figure. Everyone was at least a seventh rank or above. If you were less than the seventh rank, you would not be able to enter.

Yang Liang had long been used to such a scene, and was used to it and natural. Although he returned from defeat, Yang Liang was very relaxed at this time, instead of winning a great victory. He greeted everyone intimately, not by official titles but only called their names, which seemed much more intimate.

This is also the experience that Yang Liang has been working in the capital for many years. Before leaving Bingzhou, Yang Liang had always held many official positions, but in fact he was just a name. Most of the time he followed the emperor and saw his father's superb skills. Yang Liang was a bit similar to his words, winning the praise of many subordinates.

After a meeting, there is a banquet.

There was a banquet in the hall. Hundreds of tables were arranged in two rows, with flowers everywhere. Behind each table was a high-ranking official, and next to it was a young and beautiful maid who was specially served. Yang Liang lived in the upper head seat, a wide jade table. This jade table was filled with flowers, covered with golden tablecloths, silver tableware, and red main color in the hall, bright Persian red carpet, and the sound of the musical instruments played by the next musicians. The atmosphere in the entire banquet hall was joyful and glitzy. Such a scene really made people think it was a feast after triumphant.

Such banquets are served by several tables per person, and the traditional separate meals are served, and everyone has the same dishes. There are main dishes, staple dishes, side dishes, side dishes, side dishes, and side dishes, and dozens of dishes are served at the whole banquet, plus various snacks and fruits. Not to mention one meal per person, even ten meals can’t be finished. The dishes here are basically all served at the end. When the dishes are served, these officials will at most gently pick up a little and stop at a light compensation. There are also many dishes that are almost unmoved. Every once in a while, a young maid comes up and removes the dish that has not been moved.

Luxury, or waste.

But this is also a habit. In order to show his luxury, as a dignified prince and a prince in charge of the 52 states, Yang Liang could not be like ordinary poor people, like a large group of people gathered around a table, brought a basket of steamed cakes, and then brought a pot of porridge and a bucket of vegetable soup, and then gave it away, right? That would be too poor and sour.

What Yang Liang wants is the scene and the show. As for the others, it is all irrelevant minor issues. Although there are a large number of people outside who can’t even eat two meals a day, Yang Liang, a prince, isn’t that a few dollars missing? As for the people’s food, what does it have to do with him? There are so many poor people in the world, so can’t Yang Liang eat meat because of this?

There are many dishes at the banquet, not necessarily all delicious, but they are all expensive. The name of each dish not only sounds attractive, but also the ingredients used are also very rare, so they are also as expensive. Here are century-old ginseng shipped from Liaodong, various seafood shipped from the seaside, and even various fresh vegetables and fruits shipped from the south. As for bird's nest and shark fin, there are even a lot of rare ingredients such as hump, bear's paw, and deer tongue.

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

The protagonist today is Yang Liang, who is also a good person with good alcohol content and has a good alcohol tolerance. He is young and has a good alcohol tolerance. Yang Liang let go of drinking and had a good drink.

After the banquet, it was already midnight. The chief clerk Dou Luyu personally sent Yang Liang back to the door of the backyard. Seeing that Yang Liang looked pretty good, Dou Luyu said, "The king is indeed very good at drinking. Several generals have drunk it today, but the king is still very awake."

Yang Liang said proudly, "What's this little wine? Are you a little drunk? Just go back early to rest."

"Fortunately, I'll be fine if I go back and take a rest for a night. I'll come here again tomorrow morning. I've accumulated a lot of things during the time you are not at home, so I have to wait for you to deal with it." Dou Lu Yu said.

Yang Liang was drunk and said, "Then you go back quickly. If there is anything, I'll talk about it tomorrow."

As the chief clerk of the General Administration, Dou Luyu was a confidant who was deeply trusted by Yang Liang. Dou Luyu was very young, even two years younger than Yang Liang. He was able to serve as the chief clerk of the General Administration at the age of 21, and of course he had a background. Dou Luyu's father Dou Luji was a general of Wei and Zhou, and was also considered a nobleman of Guanlong. After entering the Sui Dynasty, he was promoted to the position of Shangzhu Kingdom and was promoted to Duke of Chu. He served as the general governor of Xiazhou and the marshal of the Northern Expedition of Turks. Dou Luji's brother Dou Lutong was awarded the title of Duke of Nanchen County, and the Emperor Shang Yang Jian's sister Princess Changle became the son-in-law, Dou Lutong also served as the second prefect of the second prefecture.

The governor of the state and the general manager of Xia and Hong. In short, the Doulu family, from the Western Wei and Northern Zhou, have been in the Sui Dynasty, and have been all nobles and wealthy families. Doulutong married the sister of the emperor Yang Jian, and then Yang Jian asked his son Yang Liang to marry Douluji, the daughter of Douluji, the brother-in-law of Douluji, as his concubine. The two generations of marriage, the Doulu family married a eldest princess, a prince, a prince consort and a princess, which was very honored and favored. Douluyu was the second son of Douluji, and the younger brother of Princess Doulu, and Yangliang's brother-in-law, so he was able to serve as such an important chief clerk.

Yang Liang and Dou Lu have been married for a few years, and their relationship is just right, especially Dou Lu, who is very determined, just gave birth to Yang Liang's eldest son Yang Hao. In addition, Dou Lu's family is strong, so she is even more favored by her husband. Although there are not many women around Yang Liang and there are a few beautiful women everywhere, when he returns to Taiyuan, he still goes back to the princess Dou Lu first. Dou Lu is now in the limelight, with a strong belly, and a strong family, and a stable backyard status. Although she also knows that her husband is inevitably surrounded by many women, it doesn't matter as long as she can't shake the status of their mother and son.

Yang Liang was still very clear about this. As the prince and the prince, he was in charge of the country, and he had great power. In the entire Sui Dynasty, there were 32 small and medium-sized general administrations, more than 300 states, with a household registration of one million, a population of 40 to 50 million, and a soldier of one million. Under the emperor, except for the crown prince, the four general administrations had the most powerful power. Among the four general administrations, the general administration of Jingzhou was not the prince now, and the other three prefectures of Yizhou, Yangzhou, and Bingzhou were all controlled by three princes of their brothers. Compared with the general administration, although the general administration of Bingzhou was not as prosperous as the general administration of Yangzhou, the territory was larger and the troops were stronger. Because of this capital, Yang Liang gradually had some ideas in his mind. He could see that as the eldest brother of the prince, his status was too unstable.
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