西門慶與應伯爵之間，名義是「兄弟」，實乃主子與幫閒，照理說西門慶具有更高的權力，卻又能處處看見應伯爵荒唐的僭越以及西門慶的放縱與容忍。兩人達成看似平衡關係的原因，或許透過彼此玩笑的往來，能有所窺見。
    《金瓶梅》中的應伯爵是說笑的箇中好手，除了擅說笑話，他也靈機應變，以機智言語或滑稽行為製造笑鬧氣氛，使自己獲得西門慶的青睞。但其實，應伯爵的笑謔言語行為中，能窺見他審時度勢、淫穢人品及隱忍的防衛與攻擊。本文以應伯爵說的玩笑與諧謔行為主要研究對象，透過應伯爵的笑話探索其深層心理；並以應伯爵與西門慶玩笑的語境，進而了解應伯爵與西門慶之間的友誼與權力關係。

    Gujin Tushu Jicheng is a vast Leishu during the reigns of the Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi, which headed and compiled mainly by scholar Chen Meng lei. It consists of approximately 10 thousand volumes, divided into six major series, namely calendar, geography, society, nature, philosophy, and economy. Shen Yi Chapter, Bian Yi Chapter, and Qin Chong Chapter from Jicheng all cited figures and texts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. In addition to a variety of common birds and beasts, the Qin Chong Dian cited the spiritual birds and auspicious animals of various appearances from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. From birds and beasts to insects and fishes, nothing was missed. The examples include Kui, Kaiming Beast, Ninetailed Fox, Bi Fang Bird, Jingwei, Yinglong. The number exceeds those in Shen Yi Dian and Bian Yi Dian.
   The cited figures and texts of Classic of Mountains and Seas in Qin Chong Chapter appear to infl uence Shou Pu. A total of 180 fi gures in Shou Pu include auspicious animals, strange beasts, and spiritual animals, making it a animal illustration filled with outstanding drawings and texts. Among them, spiritual animals were painted based on the contents of Gujin Tushu Jicheng. Or put more precisely, Shou Pu was created by reworking on the basis of Qin Chong Chapter-Strange Beast Section. This study puts emphasis in the figures of the Classic of Mountains and Seas cited by Qin Chong Chapter and Shou Pu, and refers to several versions of Shanhaijing Tu (Illustrations of the Classic of Mountains and Seas) circulated in late
Ming and Qing dynasties. In addition to address issues such as sources and editions of numerous illustrations of spiritual animals,this study primarily aims to examine the core meaning of the figures of spiritual animals from the Classic of Mountains and Seas to Jicheng and Shou Pu, and compares the interests in knowledge of natural science between Ming and Qing dynasties as Qing dynasty was originally a ethnic group who loved horse riding and hunting and might have special preference for birds and beasts.