Wen Xunpeng had only heard in the past that Zhang Dai had once been dismissed and imprisoned, and that he was a man of unyielding backbone. But as for the specific reasons for his dismissal and imprisonment, because Zhang Dai had only been an official of middling importance, he had actually only heard it in passing and was not very clear about the details.
At this moment, after hearing Jian Qu's explanation, he felt that this person could be considered unusual among officials as a whole.
With such a temperament, if he were to go together to investigate the matter of the Seven Granaries, big trouble would likely arise.
In an instant, Wen Xunpeng already had some insight. He looked at Su Ziji and, seeing his calm expression, felt a chill in his heart: My lord has likely already perceived the crucial point in this.
He then heard Jian Qu worrying about this very matter as he continued, "Because he opened the granary without an imperial decree, he was directly escorted back to the capital and cast into Heavenly Prison, where he was locked away for a full half-year before being released."
"The strange thing is that although he was demoted by three ranks, there was no heavy punishment. The Taizu even said that he spoke out for the people and was a good official."
Regardless of whether the Taizu back then wanted to consummate a fine tale of monarch and subject or for other reasons, although Zhang Dai had been imprisoned for half a year, he gained no small reputation upon coming out.
Yet not long after his release from prison, the Taizu passed away, and Zhang Dai was transferred back to a local post. As a result, he once again got into a dispute with his colleagues, making