Why the curse?

Chinese people often call fools or people who speak rudely, do things carelessly, act casually, and like to make a fool of themselves as "two hundred and five". According to research, there are roughly the following possible sources:

◆1. Originated from the story of the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, there was a lobbyist named Su Qin, who wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms. He was very majestic for a while, but he also made many enemies, and was eventually killed in Qi State. King Qi was very angry and wanted to avenge Su Qin, but he couldn't find the murderer for a while, so he thought of a plan to have Su Tai's head cut off from the body and hung on the city gate, with an inscription next to it. He said: "Su Qin is a traitor. If you kill him, I will receive a reward of a thousand taels of gold." As soon as the list was posted, four people claimed that they had killed Su Qin. King Qi said: "You are not allowed to pretend!" The four men all insisted that they did it. King Qi said: "One thousand taels of gold, how much will each of you four get?" The four replied in unison: "Two hundred and five for each person." King Qi slapped the table and said angrily: "Come here, push out these four 'two hundred and five' Beheaded!" The word "two hundred and five" has been passed down like this.

◆2. Originated from the story of Tang Dynasty. Jing Zhaoyin, the "mayor" of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, was very powerful and had a large honor guard when he went out on patrol. The little official who opened the way at the front was named "Hedao Wubai". He held a long pole in his hand to drive away passers-by. Later, the number of people shouting Wu Bai increased to two people, but the people in Chang'an did not call them two Wu Bai. Instead, they said they were *** and called Wu Bai, so each person was called two hundred and five, and because each of them held a long pole in their hands. , so they are also called Ershazi. This illustrates the Chang'an people's aversion to domineering officials. Passed down to this day, two hundred and five and two stalks have become synonymous with reckless, rude, and rude people.

◆3. Originated from folklore. Once upon a time, there was a scholar who spent all his time studying hard and forgetting to eat and sleep in order to obtain fame. However, he never succeeded in passing the exam and did not even have a son. In his later years, the old scholar finally became disheartened and indifferent to fame and fortune. Instead, he was blessed with a son and a daughter. When the scholar recalled his life's success and failure, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, so he named his two sons: one was called Chengshi and the other was called Banshi. From then on, the scholar taught classes behind closed doors at home and lived a happy life. One day, the scholar told his wife: "I am going to the market for a stroll. You can supervise the two sons to write at home. The eldest son will write three hundred, and the younger son will write two hundred." After the scholar came back from the market, he asked the two sons how they were studying at home, and the old wife replied : "I wrote it, but it didn't succeed enough and failed more than it did. Both are two hundred and five!"

◆4. Originated from Pai Gow. Pai Gow is a kind of gambling equipment. There are two cards, "Er Ban" (four points) and "Mo Wu" (six points). These two cards together equal ten points. In the gambling activity of promoting Pai Gow , known as "Dead Ten". It is the smallest dot in Pai Gow. No one is bigger than it. It cannot "eat" any tiles, so later people used the word "Er Ban Wu" (abbreviation of Er Ban and Mo Wu) to jokingly call everything. People who can't do well and can't be controlled. As time went by, the "two board five" became "two hundred five". In Hong Kong, it is customary to call them "two or five boys".

◆5. According to a middle school Chinese document, ancient people divided silver into taels. Generally, five hundred taels was an integer unit. They were wrapped in paper. At that time, a package of five hundred taels was called a "letter". And two hundred and fifty taels is "half a seal" of silver. Because it is homophonic with "half crazy", people later also called crazy people "two hundred and fifty".

◆6. Once upon a time there was a fool whose family was in ruins. One day he went to sell a family heirloom, and it was written on the treasure "Sold out for 258 taels." However, when he was selling, someone bargained with him and insisted on only giving 250 taels. He thought 250 would be 250, so he sold 250 taels of gold. , many people laughed at him for asking for 8 taels of gold, and he was a fool. Since then, people have called people who are confused two hundred and five.

◆7. In modern times, it is said that some people learn to sing the songs of Xing Wu Bai, but they can’t imitate them. Others say that he can count at most half a five hundred -----

That's all I know, and I'll provide it to everyone as a joke after dinner. Welcome to add more.