Cao Mao had finally received Yang Hu's letter.
When Cheng Ji delivered the letter to Taiji Hall, Cao Mao immediately set everything aside and began reading it.
He had never understood why Yang Hu wanted Wen Yang to visit the various Xianbei tribes and deliberately stir up trouble.
Yang Hu apparently knew of His Majesty's confusion, and answered these questions very clearly in his letter.
In the letter, Yang Hu first offered Cao Mao his greetings, then discussed the situation in Hebei.
As it turned out, despite the rebellion, Hebei had become easier to govern. Perhaps the parasites had been wiped out so thoroughly that everything fell readily into Yang Hu's hands, and his administration progressed at astonishing speed.
This was probably something Hu Zun could not match.
As Yang Hu described Hebei's current development and achievements, Cao Mao could not help nodding. Yang Hu truly had not disappointed him.
As one of the foremost talents of the age, Yang Hu excelled at both civil administration and military command.
Only after explaining the situation did Yang Hu explain his actions in Youzhou and the surrounding areas.
Yang Hu believed that governing Youzhou inevitably meant dealing with the Xianbei.
While administering Hebei, progress in Ji Province, Bing Province, and elsewhere had been very smooth. Only in Youzhou, especially beyond the Yan Kingdom, did the situation become entirely different.
The greatest resistance still came from the Xianbei.
Although these Xianbei had already submitted, they attracted vast numbers of refugees. The local government offices actually could not compete with them for refugees. Across Liaoxi, Liaodong, and the surrounding commanderies, Hu people had begun to form the majority, and large numbers of Wei people had also adopted Hu ways.
They occupied the fertile farmland without paying taxes to the imperial court. Although they posed