High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Qiao Lin ( ) (d. July 28, 784) was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor briefly early in the reign of Emperor Dezong. He later served the rebel ruler Zhu Ci, and after Tang forces destroyed Zhu's regime, was executed despite his old age. It is not known which year Qiao Lin was born, but it is known that his family was from Taiyuan. He was poor in his youth and lost his father early, but was studious and became known for his literary abilities. Early in Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao era (742-756), he passed the imperial examinations and was made the sheriff of Chengwu County ( , in modern Heze, Shandong) and later the sheriff of Xingping County ( , in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi). He was later invited by the great general Guo Ziyi to serve as Guo's secretary, and later made a Jiancha Yushi ( ), a mid-level imperial censor. At this time, he was said to be often talkative and jocular, and he often insulted hiscolleagues.