政 王 ) ▁and ▁granted ▁him ▁some ▁special ▁privileges . ▁These ▁privileges ▁included : ▁" ir on - cap " ▁status ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁title / pe er age ; ▁an ▁increment ▁in ▁sal ary ▁to ▁twice ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁q in w ang ▁( first - rank ▁prince ); ▁exem ptions ▁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 ▁firm ly ▁decl ined ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁" ir on - cap " ▁privile ge , ▁and ▁instead ▁sought ▁to ▁be ▁concurrent ly ▁appointed ▁as ▁z ong ling ▁( 宗 令 ; ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Cl an ▁Court ) ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Sh en ji ying ▁( a ▁fire ar ms - equ ipped ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing ▁army ). ▁The ▁two ▁em press ▁dow agers ▁also ▁ordered ▁Prince ▁G ong ▁to ▁super v ise ▁Hong de ▁Hall ▁( 弘 德 <0xE6> <0xAE> <0xBF> ; ▁a ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁For b idden ▁City ), ▁where ▁the ▁T ong z hi ▁Emperor ▁studied . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Q ing ▁forces ▁finally ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁Reb ell ion ▁after ▁a ▁war ▁last ing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade , ▁and ▁re capt ured ▁Ji ang ning ▁( 江 <0xE5> <0xAF> <0xA7> ; ▁in ▁present - day ▁Nan j ing ) ▁from ▁the ▁reb