"Lv Xia is Zheng Shidao's fellow disciple, and it was the Emperor's intention for Princess Puan to recommend him to the Gu Family Academy—"
Princess Puan, the Emperor's biological sister, married into the Gu Family back then with the aim of fostering ties and exerting control.
After ascending the throne, he heavily relied on officials from the Qingzhou School, led by Assistant Minister Zheng Shidao, even promoting the Qingzhou School as the primary doctrine in the Imperial College.
"Last month, Gu Yuan, son of Prince Consort Gu, responded at the Imperial Court, and his words were in opposition to the Qingzhou School—"
At this point, Su Shunqing couldn't help but gloat.
The Gu Family, having roots in Jiangnan, has its own distinct style of writing, neither competing with the Qingzhou School for Confucian orthodoxy nor wishing to pledge allegiance, thus many of the family's young members over fourteen do not enter the Imperial College for studies.
