▁approached ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Be ij ing , ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁mobil ising ▁troops ▁and ▁man aging ▁defence ▁arrang ements . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁as ▁you ▁z ong zh eng ▁( 右 宗 正 ; ▁Right ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Cl an ▁Court ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁An ▁De hai , ▁a ▁court ▁e un uch ▁and ▁close ▁a ide ▁of ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁C ix i , ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁executed ▁in ▁Sh and ong ▁Province ▁by ▁D ing ▁Ba oz hen , ▁the ▁provincial ▁governor . ▁This ▁was ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁capital ▁crime ▁for ▁e un uchs ▁to ▁travel ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁For b idden ▁City ▁without ▁author isation . ▁The ▁em press ▁dow ager ▁became ▁more ▁susp icious ▁of ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁because ▁she ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁inst ig ated ▁D ing ▁Ba oz hen ▁to ▁execute ▁An ▁De hai . ▁ ▁Dem otion ▁and ▁rest oration ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁T ong z hi ▁Emperor ▁married ▁the ▁Ji ash un ▁Em press , ▁he ▁granted ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁the ▁" ir on - cap " ▁privile ge ▁again . ▁He ▁officially ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁power ▁from ▁his ▁reg ents ▁in ▁around ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁dis ple ased ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁C ix i ▁when ▁he ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁her ▁plan ▁to ▁re build ▁the