After receiving Xiao Yao's reply, Du Feng came to the side hall to pass a message to Chao Heng: "My housewife's poisoning has not been cleared, and the lord wants to treat her and heal her injuries, so I don't have time to see Secretary Chao, and I also ask Secretary Chao and the three disciples to go back first and come back tomorrow." The lord of my family also happened to have something to discuss with Secretary Chao. ”

After receiving Du Feng's message, the humble gentleman, Chao Heng, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty, smiled very respectfully and politely: "I took the liberty to visit, and I was abrupt, and I asked Steward Du to forgive the King of Lanling on behalf of Heng." I wonder if the mother's illness will improve? ”

"My housewife is no longer harmed, and the prison is walking slowly......"

The four of them walked out of the gate of the Xiao Mansion, Chao Heng was still smiling and respectful, and Abe Qingming and the Japanese girl were whispering: "I heard that the Taoist priest who pursued the assassin has returned, but he has not been chased, that is, there is no antidote." ”

"I wonder how Princess Lanling is doing now?"

"King Lanling said that he also had something to discuss with his father, I don't know what it will be?"

But Ape Fei Jinzo couldn't help but complain in a low voice, he was extremely envious of Xiao Quai, and worshiped and pursued Xiao Qubing as an idol and goal, but he was extremely "self-respecting" and couldn't stand a trace of neglect.

"The king of Lanling is so proud, the master is a secretary and supervisor, a high-ranking official of the third grade, and he only arranged for us to wait in the side hall. He was going to heal his wife, so why didn't he tell us earlier? Since we have something to discuss with Master tomorrow, what if we stay for one night? ”

Chao Heng Zhengse said: "Jin San, a disciple of the Lanling Wang Immortal Family, a young hero, always acts unexpectedly, but it is important to have a true temperament.

The teacher thinks he is very good, it's better than many people who have different hearts, his status is much higher than that of the teacher, and he has no friendship with the teacher, this is already very good, how can you be dissatisfied? If you are still like this. I won't bring you here tomorrow as a teacher! ”

Ape Fei Jinsan hurriedly bowed down to say that he was taught, still a little indignant and a little envious in his heart, and secretly swore in his heart that he would reach the height of Xiao Qu's illness in the coming day, and return the snub he received today.

Fortunately, Xiao Quzhi didn't intend to deliberately snub or tease them. Playing the trick of visiting three times before being willing to meet, on the morning of the second day, the four of them really saw Xiao Quai, or the main hall.

"I took the liberty to visit yesterday, it was really rude, and I asked King Lanling for forgive......ness."

Chao Heng sat respectfully opposite Xiao Quai, his three apprentices stood behind him very respectfully, Chao Heng said politely: "Yesterday, King Lanling said that there was something to discuss with him, I don't know what it is?" ”

Xiao Quzhi asked rhetorically: "I'm not busy beforehand. I don't know what the secretary and supervisor Chao came to look for and sick? ”

Chao Heng was a little embarrassed, turned around and pointed to the three apprentices and introduced: "These are the three apprentices below, Abe Qingming is also under the son, Sarutobi Shinzo, Fujiwara Shizuka." ”

Xiao Quzhi nodded at the three of them, and said in his heart Are you waiting for me to ask why you want to introduce it, I won't ask. I'm mad at you.

After being silent for a long time, Chao Heng was humble and restrained to the extreme, and an old face turned a little red: "That's the case." I heard that the king of Lanling is ancient and modern, and he knows everything about astronomy and geography.

The three apprentices below admired and admired the knowledge and martial arts of the Lanling King, and they wanted to be able to listen to the teachings by the Lanling King's side......"

Xiao Quzhi looked at him expressionlessly, and then looked at the three people behind him, and had to say. This little Japan is short, and it is short, but it is one in ten thousand, and it is also talented.

If you don't come from the next generation, you know the temperament that these little Japanese devils bring from their bones. is an ordinary native of the Tang Dynasty, and he really likes the latter three.

First of all, the eyes of the three of them are very bright, they seem to be very clever and smart, and secondly, the demeanor, etiquette, and demeanor of the three of them are extremely outstanding, they are even more polite than the Tang people, and they have a hundred times more temperament, and they still have a trace of pleading and humility in their eyes.

People can't help but have a thought: It's a pity that such a good student, who is eager to learn, doesn't accept it.

But Xiao Quzhi didn't have any such thoughts, and there was a slight inexplicable look on his face.

Chao Heng had no choice but to continue: "Originally, it was difficult for us to open up such a presumptuous thing. But before I heard about the King of Lanling, I went to Renyazi and selected some smart and clever boys as disciples.

He also asked someone to teach the employees of the Four Seas Trading Company to read and read every night, and the three disciples under him were all smart and studious, and they could be called the best disciples, and they could also teach the employees of the Four Seas Trading Company to read and read for the Lanling Wang. If the king of Lanling doesn't believe it, he can try them with a few questions......"

Xiao Quzhi stared at him and smiled: "You don't need to try it, I can see that these three people are extremely smart and good at learning." But no matter how good they are, I won't accept them as disciples. ”

"Why?" With such a neat refusal, Chao Heng was also stunned, he opened his mouth and regretted: "But because of their online disciples? If this is the case, as long as the king of Lanling is willing to accept them as disciples, they will no longer be the disciples below. ”

Xiao Quzhi waved his hand and said, "My knowledge, as well as my martial arts, will not be taught to foreigners." ”

Chao Heng and Ape Fei Jinsan and the other four were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect it to be this answer, which was really unexpected for them.

Since 90 years ago, after the Battle of Baijiangkou and Japan was beaten by the Tang Dynasty, Japan has shown its taming to the Tang Dynasty, and then has continuously sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn various advanced culture, science and technology, and institutional classics.

As for Datang, he was also very satisfied with the tame, humble and studious attitude of Japan and the Tang envoys, and out of a proud and proud mentality, all the things of Datang were open to the Tang envoys and let them learn.

And not only that, all the Tang people treat these diligent and studious Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty with indescribable liking. The vast majority of scholars, craftsmen and eminent monks still have a kind of mentality of being good teachers when they treat them as envoys to the Tang Dynasty, not to mention taking the initiative to ask for advice from them, and sometimes they are more like begging to send Tang envoys to learn from him.

What kind of mentality is this, Chao Heng summed it up, Datang is like a lady in a beautiful palace dress, and Japan is like a simple lady who is dressed simply, when she was a playmate when she was a child. The two met on the street, and the lady, who was married to a wishful husband and dressed in beautiful palace clothes, always warmly brought this childhood playmate, who had a bad life, to the house to give a warm reception, in order to show how good she was, how rich her family was, and how colorful her life was, so as to win the praise and envy of this poor playmate.

Therefore, for a long time, all the envoys to the Tang Dynasty, no matter which scholar, craftsman, and monk of the Tang Dynasty value the knowledge, and want to study under him, they don't even need to mention it, as long as they show this meaning, the other party will happily accept the Tang envoy as a disciple, and then teach them without reservation.

I didn't expect that when I arrived at Xiao Quai's place today, it would be like this, so the four of them were stunned, and their brains couldn't turn around at all. Why? Isn't Datang the best teacher and the most broad-minded?

"But your staff Ali Yi is also a foreigner, and Prince Xerxes is also a foreigner," Chao Heng said after a while.

"Ali Yi is my servant, Xerxes's sister will be my wife in the future, and the Persian Governorate is also the land of the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Qu said in his heart, this little Japanese devil has to stop investigating in detail.

"I am also willing to be a servant of the King of Lanling." Sarutobi said eagerly.

"I don't want you to be my servant! In short, I will not teach my knowledge to any foreigner! Xiao Quzhi looked at his face and said word by word.

"I can never go back to Japan and join the Datang household registration!" Sarutobi refuses to give up.

"That's not going to work either!"

The scene was cold, for those of them who have always been welcomed in Datang, and countless people from the Tang Dynasty took the initiative to be their teachers, Xiao Quai's face-to-face refusal was undoubtedly like beating them with a stick, and they were blinded.

Then Xiao Quzhi spoke: "However, I can talk to you about business." ”

"Talking about business?" Chao Heng was a little numb, he was not a businessman, what business could he do? (To be continued.) )