本篇选自《相声传统作品选》,是刘宝瑞口述、孙玉奎整理的著名单口相声,它通过目不识丁的张好古借助魏忠贤的势力中进士、当翰林,又由糊涂皇帝朱由检给他连升三级的故事,揭露了封建统治阶级的昏庸腐朽,以及攀附权贵、徇私舞弊的种种劣迹,富有深刻的思想意义,完全可以当作一篇讽刺故事来读。 This book is selected from the “Crosstalking Traditional Works”, is a famous stand-up comic dialogue organized by Liu Baorui’s dictation and Sun Yukui. It was passed by an illiterate Zhang Haogu who used the power of Wei Zhongxian to study for the Jinshi and Hanlin, and was also given to him by the confused emperor Zhu Zu. The story of the third level reveals the feigned decay of the feudal ruling class, as well as the unscrupulous traces of clinging to monarchy and favoritism, which have deep ideological significance and can be read as a satirical story.