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The Song school eventually prevailed due to favor from the Qing emperor and also because some Han texts were determined to be not genuine by scholars of the time.

My question is, were the scholars who determined the validity of the Han texts influenced/pressured by the fact that the Qing dynasty favored the Song school? Perhaps they found it more convenient to come up with evidence that some Han texts were disingenuous due to the prevailing attitudes of the rulers?

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Upvoted. That does seem rather likely, doesn't it? – T.E.D.♦ Feb 8 at 9:29
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+1 could you perhaps add some relevant links to background information (on differences between Song and Han schools of Confucianism) – Drux Feb 8 at 9:45
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Is this a viable candidate for migration to philosophy.stackexchange.com if it doesn't receive an answer in a reasonable period of time? – Samuel Russell Feb 9 at 22:14
@T.E.D. that was my thought, without knowing too much about the kaozheng (text analysis) techniques, it does seem like political pressure was present. My professor did not consider it as a possibility at all. Migration to philosophy.stackexchange.com seems like a good idea. – grayQuant Feb 10 at 18:45

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