ang , ▁Han ▁Yu ▁had ▁an ▁un named ▁grand ne p hew ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Hu ai ▁River ▁region . ▁He ▁instruct ed ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁to ▁study ▁Conf u cian ▁class ics ▁in ▁a ▁school , ▁but ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁showed ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁bul lied ▁his ▁class m ates . ▁Han ▁Yu ▁then ▁arranged ▁for ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁school , ▁but ▁the ▁ab bot ▁compla ined ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁def i ant ▁and ▁reck less . ▁Han ▁Yu ▁then ▁brought ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁home ▁and ▁sc old ed ▁him ▁for ▁not ▁sp ending ▁his ▁time ▁product ively . ▁However , ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁special ▁ability ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁pe ony ▁flowers , ▁and ▁demonstrated ▁it ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him . ▁Han ▁Yu ▁was ▁greatly ▁surprised . ▁His ▁grand ne p hew ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Hu ai ▁River ▁region ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁common er . ▁ ▁Leg ends ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ 1 7 th ▁Century ▁novel ▁Han ▁X ian zi ▁Qu anz hu an ▁ ▁( The ▁Story ▁of ▁Han ▁X i ang zi : ▁The ▁Al chem ical ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁D ao ist ▁Im mort al ), ▁Han ▁X i ang zi ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Han ▁H ui , ▁the ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁Han ▁Yu ▁( a ▁famous ▁states man ▁and ▁poet