▁G ong , ▁gave ▁him ▁permission ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁inner ▁imperial ▁court , ▁assigned ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁pat rol ▁and ▁defence ▁matters , ▁and ▁ordered ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁carrying ▁the ▁White ▁Rain bow ▁S word ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁their ▁father . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁closed ▁in ▁on ▁Jin an ▁( <0xE7> <0x95> <0xBF> 南 ; ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁H ai ▁River ), ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Grand ▁Council , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁military ▁affairs . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁received ▁three ▁additional ▁appoint ments : ▁dut ong ▁( 都 <0xE7> <0xB5> <0xB1> ; ▁B anner ▁Commander ), ▁you ▁z ong zh eng ▁( 右 宗 正 ; ▁Right ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Cl an ▁Court ) ▁and ▁z ong ling ▁( 宗 令 ; ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Cl an ▁Court ). ▁He ▁was ▁public ly ▁pra ised ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁after ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁were ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁Jin an . ▁ ▁When ▁Prince ▁G ong ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁the ▁X ian f eng ▁Emperor ▁repr im and ed ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁observe ▁court ▁protocol ▁and ▁removed ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Grand ▁Council ▁and ▁his ▁z ong ling ▁and ▁dut ong ▁appoint ments . ▁However , ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁was ▁still ▁permitted ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁inner ▁imperial ▁court ▁and