《太平广记·卷四百八十一·蛮夷二》
新罗国的国君听说马行余是从中国来的，便以宾客之礼接待他，并说： 我们虽属夷狄国家，但每年都有到中国学习儒学的人，其中还有些人被推荐到中国朝廷，考中功名光荣回国。
新罗国君闻行余中国而至，接以宾礼。乃曰： 吾虽夷狄之邦，岁有习儒者，举于天阙。
The king of Silla heard that Ma Xingyu was from China, so he welcomed him as his guest, and he said: Although our country is a barbaric one, we have people going to China every year to learn Confucian classics, and some of them even get recommended to the Imperial Court and they return home with honors.