Although the eight Regional Commanders remained silent, their hearts were dancing with joy.
Who was Shi Kefa? A member of the Donglin Faction.
They had cultivated good relations with the Donglin Faction, and the Imperial Court had begun to rely heavily on them. What did this imply? It meant the Imperial Court would not treat them the way it had treated Zuo Liangyu. Combined with the recent distribution of military pay, these factors significantly lowered their guardedness against Yuan Jixian.
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