▁Old ▁Summer ▁Palace . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁repr im and ed ▁and ▁pun ished ▁again ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁observe ▁court ▁protocol . ▁This ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁dem oted ▁from ▁a ▁q in w ang ▁( first - rank ▁prince ) ▁to ▁a ▁jun w ang ▁( second - rank ▁prince ). ▁Za ich eng , ▁Prince ▁G ong ' s ▁el dest ▁son , ▁also ▁lost ▁his ▁be ile ▁title . ▁Despite ▁his ▁dem otion , ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁still ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Council . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁em press ▁dow agers ▁ordered ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁and ▁Za ich eng ▁to ▁be ▁restored ▁as ▁a ▁q in w ang ▁and ▁be ile ▁respectively . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁the ▁T ong z hi ▁Emperor ▁increased ▁Prince ▁G ong ' s ▁sal ary ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁q in w ang , ▁but ▁died ▁not ▁long ▁later ▁in ▁around ▁December . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Gu ang x u ▁Emperor ▁The ▁Gu ang x u ▁Emperor , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁the ▁T ong z hi ▁Emperor ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁continued ▁the ▁practices ▁of ▁ex empt ing ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁k ow t ow ▁in ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁presence ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁name ▁on ▁mem orial s ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁em peror . ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁as ▁z