Why is Li Keji a funny person?

During the period of Xian Tong in the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous comedian Li Keji who claimed to be familiar with the essence of "three religions and nine streams". Regardless of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Legalists, famous artists, Mohists, strategists, sages, farmers and so on. Everything is under his control. One year in Yanqing Festival, there was a farce to be performed, and I saw Li "sit up with a photo". He first talked about Mi Fei in the Three Kingdoms, where he knew about astronomy and geography, and he knew about religious customs, and he claimed to be a genius Mi Fei who studied "religious customs". At this time, the actor sitting with Li Keji asked, "Since you know something about the three religions, who is Nicom?"

Li Dao: "The Diamond Sutra says,' Sit and give'. If this nigume is not a woman, why do you say' husband' (homophonic with' fu') sits in the back (homophonic with' son')? " "

At this moment, the emperor burst out laughing.

He asked again, "Who is the old gentleman on the throne?"

Li Keji said, "What a woman!"

"I don't understand, why is Taishang Laojun a woman?"

"The Tao Te Ching said,' I am in great trouble because I have a body and I have no body. "What's my trouble?" If I am not a woman, how can I be afraid of getting pregnant? "

The emperor smiled again.

He asked, "Who is Wang Wenxuan?"

Li Keji said, "Wen Wangxuan, female!"

"Wang Wenxuan is a woman, too?"

"Haven't you read the Analects of Confucius? Confucius said,' if you sell it, you will be kind to it.' Tell me, if Wang Wenxuan is not a woman, why is he "waiting to get married"? "

The emperor smiled.

This joke is recorded in "Living in a Group" (a collection of jokes). The former emperors wanted to entertain, so they raised some excellent people and told jokes as their profession. Li told these jokes by homophonic means, and "misinterpreted" the words in Diamond Sutra, Tao Te Ching and The Analects of Confucius to achieve the purpose of "laughing".