Located in Quchifang near Qujiangchi, there is a small garden. Although the area is not large, it has strange stones, weeping willows and Qushui corridors. The layout is very elegant and decent, showing the owner's taste here.

Because of the Qujiang gathering in the courtyard outside the garden, the noisy sounds made the flowers and trees in the garden tremble, but they also blocked some of the noise. Outside the pavilion outside the core of the garden, there are also tents surrounding it. Although there is no pleasant feeling of the spring breeze blowing on the face, it is also an excellent place to treat guests.

"Fortunately, the natives in Qiao Zuosi, have this old business that has remained, so that we, those who traveled against the country, can have a foothold when entering Beijing."

The banquet was prepared in Taichung, and seven or eight guests gathered together. One of the middle-aged men held the cup and sighed: "The scenery in Xijing is really different now. At the beginning of the year, I am expected to come to Xijing for a short time. I will let my family bring goods to the west first. I will live in the business of the family. I didn't expect Chang'an to be expensive and I couldn't find it for a long time. I thought it was because my family was not good at using it. Only in this way did I realize that Chang'an was prosperous and it was difficult to live in. I could only disturb my face and ask the owner of this village to protect me."

Qiao Zhizhi, the owner of the small garden, is wearing a Yanju Shi's clothes. After hearing this, he twisted his beard and smiled and gave the guests a cup of wine: "The famous king came to this place to make great contributions to politics, and the scenery in Xijing is not the same as before. Idle business here, which was occasionally made in the old year, is not used to live for a long time. I have been idle for several years, and the land price has risen by more than dozens of times. If I had not been greedy for the convenience of the land near Quchi, I might not be able to withstand the temptation of profit. Wang Er was born to be a rich man. If he did not dislike the narrowness of this place and restricted your interests, the garden industry would be given directly, and there would be no need to make any more scriptures."

Qiao Zhizhi was born in the Qixun family of the country. His father, Qiao Shiwang, was the son-in-law of Emperor Gaozu and a famous minister in Zhenguan. He himself never complacent with the honor of the Xun family. He went through internal and external affairs and had a lot of work. Naturally, those who could have had a good time with him were not vulgar.

For example, Wang Wujing, a middle-aged man who just spoke out, was from Langya and was born in Donglai Hao's family. Even Qiao Zhizhi's background was called a rich man. In addition to being a wealthy man, Wang Wujing was also good at speaking and was a master of scholars in the world. He had the same friendship with Qiao Zhizhi and his interests were quite in line with him.

When Wang Wujing heard that Qiao Zhizhi was granted the garden industry, he was not stubborn and nodded directly and said, "Chen Nian is not enough to make a plan. Only when he entered this place can he realize renovation. Xijing is enlightened and better than Shendu. I really have the plan to live here for a long time. Since Qiao Zuosi is not stingy, I will refuse to be disrespectful. The layout of this garden is quite in line with my heart. He has occupied the magpie's nest and has since regarded himself as the master."

The land price of Qujiangchi has soared. Although Qiao Zhizhi's garden industry is not large in size, its price has reached thousands of huge volumes because it is close to Qujiang. The most important thing is that it may not be able to buy it if you have money.

Such a high-priced gift is only a few words, which not only shows that they have deep friendships, but also shows that their families are well-off. One dares to give away and the other dares to receive.

Wang Wujing was not just a gift. After raising his glass to congratulate, he waved his hand and walked out of the staff next to him, with dark faces and burly figures.

Wang Wujing pointed at the two servants and smiled at Qiao Zhizhi: "These two Kunlun slaves are quite good at fighting skills. They have followed me before and visited famous masters from the two capitals to teach skills. If they give them a little armor, it will be difficult for more than a dozen people to approach them. The Left Commander General is in the west of Jixi, and there are strong winds on the other side. They must have strong personnel to use them with them to ensure safety in and out."

Qiao Zhizhi was happy after hearing this. He had a deep friendship with Wang Wujing. He knew that Wang Wujing had no money and food to cultivate these two Kunlun slaves, and he devoted a lot of effort alone.

In the old year of Chuigong, Wang Wujing once followed his troops outside and went north to pacify the rebellion of Tongluo and Pugu tribes. At that time, the two slaves followed the army to fight, and they had a sign of ascending first and falling into battle. Even Liu Jingtong, the general manager of the army at that time, loved the courage of these two slaves and repeatedly asked Wang Wujing to buy them. Wang Wujing just refused to respond, but now he gave it to himself. If it is just a value, it is far from comparable to his Quchi Garden.

Since Wang Wujing did not refuse his gift, Qiao Zhizhi also accepted the second slaves he gave him. Moreover, he will go to the side again this time, and it is indeed appropriate to have such a warrior around him to listen to him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, someone in the table said wonder: "The court has issued an imperial edict to confer the Zuosi to the southern province as a Langguan. Why is Zuosi going to go far away to the west of Ji?"

Jixi is the synonym for the Western Regions. The key battle of the Tang Dynasty to defeat the Eastern Turks occurred in Jikou, and Jixi is the vast area west of Jikou.

Hearing the guest's question, Qiao Zhizhi sighed: "What the court does not want me to do. Instead of going to the capital to serve as a noble minister of the Qing Dynasty, I would rather choose my father's old ambitions and patrol the border land to repay the country. His Highness Yong knew that I had this ambition, so he joined the Beiting to supervise the army a few days ago. After making arrangements for personnel in the capital, he was about to travel north. Although it was a pity that the friends could not meet in the capital, the Chinese people had happened, and I was afraid that time would not be available."

In addition to being a prominent family member from the country, Qiao Zhizhi was the most famous in the world and was a romantic poet. However, this does not mean that he was just a noble and idle man who only knew about visiting prostitutes and singing lyrics, and he was quite familiar with border affairs.

One of this comes from family traditions, and his father Qiao Shiwang himself is known for his border affairs. For example, on the eve of the Eastern Turks in the early years, the important diplomatic action of joining Xue Yantuo in conjunction with Xue Yantuo was led by Qiao Shiwang. Later, the Tang Dynasty conquered Gaochang, and Qiao Shiwang served as the first Anxi Protector. Xue Yantuo, who was taught by him, was eventually defeated by Qiao Shiwang Dian Army.

Therefore, the Qiao family is an absolute Zhenguan martial arts family. Qiao Zhizhi has this family background, so he naturally has this ambition, hoping to repeat the glory of his ancestors.

However, when Emperor Gaozong was not happy with the Xunmen of Guanzhong, Qiao Zhizhi had no chance to join the Rong brigade for a long time, so he could only stumble on his words. It was not until the time of the Chuigong period that he followed the army as the military censor to quell the rebellion of the Tielite tribes.

Although this battle was quite beautiful, the marching chief Liu Jingtong and the general Wang Fangyi were in close contact, and were implicated by Wang Fangyi soon after, which made the battle fail to properly describe the merits. After returning to the capital, Qiao Zhizhi had to continue to surrender idleness.

It was during the period when he was idle in the capital that Qiao Zhizhi was fortunate to meet His Highness Yong. He was initially attracted by His Highness Yong's amazing talent, but as he got closer, he felt that His Highness Yong was a rare talent in the Zong family.

Later, the series of deeds and achievements of His Royal Highness Yong also confirmed Qiao Zhizhi's view. Therefore, when the imperial court was still struggling with how to treat Xingtai, Qiao Zhizhi resigned from the Shendu court and returned to Xijing to join Xingtai.

Because he was born in a country and had many good reputations, Yu Shilin has a lot of reputations. Although Qiao Zhizhi did not participate in the imperial examination, the court still appointed him as a Langguan in the Southern Province and was appointed as a scholar of the Zhidian.

However, in the face of this mission, Qiao Zhizhi was not very moved. He knew that the court valued nothing more than a little reputation in the scholars. Although such an appointment was precious and expensive, it was not his long-cherished wish after all.

Now Di Renjie, who is in power in the country, focuses on health preservation, and the court is afraid that there will be no major moves in military affairs. He is in his fifties. If he continues to stay in the court for leisure, he may be able to wear a purple robe in this life. However, he has no shortage of titles and wealth, and he still hopes to display his long-established ambitions in his life.

It was difficult for the court to give him such an opportunity, but King Yong could. King Yong did not regard him as a simple minister. He had met and talked a few times before and praised him for some of his border affairs strategies. Now he was given a military post in Beiting. Qiao Zhizhi did not intend to miss this opportunity.

When everyone present sighed when they heard Qiao Zhizhi say this, they felt so complicated, both envying Qiao Zhizhi and resentment towards the court.

Most of them also participated in the election held by the imperial court before, but were deposed. Qiao Zhizhi did not run for the election but was given up on the appointment. Instead, he gave up his position.

Some people ask but cannot get it, while others don’t care. Putting aside their feelings about their respective situations, this itself also shows the unreasonableness of the imperial court in selecting scholars.

"The court does not think that it cannot win people, but it is actually not good at appointing scholars..."

Suddenly someone let out such a sigh, expressing the voices of everyone.

However, as soon as this was said, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became strange and silent for a moment. The reason for this is that the source of this sentence is the owner in the banquet.

Chen Zi'angnian was 35 or 36 years old, and he was very young and energetic. The impression he gave on weekdays was indeed the same. He was arrogant and spoken vigorously, and he often convinced people around him. No matter where he was, he could quickly become a focus person.

However, today Chen Zi'ang was much silent. His body was not very tall and curled up in the mat, looking a little hunched. Before, everyone talked about many topics, but he didn't speak, just sat in a silence and drank, so that he almost had no sense of existence.

At this time, someone quoted what he said before, and everyone looked at Chen Zi'ang again, and they were full of sympathy. Chen Zi'ang also noticed the eyes of everyone, raised his glass and said, "Everyone should express his emotions, don't care about me, this is abominable thing. I rely on this cup of Qingli and discuss the wonders with Du Kang."

While he was talking, he drank the wine in the glass again. Because of his fierce movement, some wine flowed into the subjelly whiskers along the corner of his mouth. He did not wipe it, but stopped the cup and signaled the waiter to come and refill it again.

Seeing that Chen Zi'ang was so depressed, the sympathy in everyone's eyes became even stronger, but they didn't know what to say for a moment. Chen Zi'ang was convicted for his words and received a bad comment from the emperor's "forced remarks". Even if he was not stripped of his official status, his political life was completely over.

Everyone present, including Qiao Zhizhi, may have a very little reputation among the scholars, but they are still waiting for others to choose. If they are not in the position of power, they cannot say that they can give Chen Zi'ang any substantial help.
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