顺治十八年(1661年)正月初八,爱新觉罗·福临去世。顺治立遗诏,指定皇三子玄烨(康熙)继位,以索尼、苏克萨哈、遏必隆、鳌拜为辅政大臣……康熙继位后几年来,鳌拜擅权自重、日益骄横。尤其在索尼病故,苏克萨哈被他绞杀后,鳌拜更是肆无忌惮、为所欲为,不仅把持了议政王大臣会议和六部的实权,而且任意行使皇帝的权威,对康熙的皇权构成了严重威胁。康熙决意铲除鳌拜,自亲政之日起,便有意逐步摆脱鳌拜的控制,使得鳌拜的权势有所下降。然而,当时鳌拜的党羽遍布朝廷内外,稍有不慎,必会酿成 Shunzhi eighteen years (1661) eighth day of the first month, Aixinjueluo Fulin died. Junji Liji rule, designated the third emperor Xuan Ye (Kangxi) to the throne, to Sony, Suksaha, contain Bilong, Aobai for the assistant minister ...... Kangxi following several years after the reign of worshipers, increasingly arrogant . Especially after the death of Sony, after Sukasha was strangled by him, Ao Bai was even more unscrupulous. Doing as he pleases, he not only took over the meeting of the Premier and the actual power of the six but also arbitrarily exercised the emperor's authority, posing a serious threat to Emperor Kangxi's imperial power. Kangxi decided to eradicate Ao Bai, and since the date of his pro-political activities, he deliberately got rid of the control of Ao Baai and made the power of Ao Bai to decline. However, at that time, the party members who were worshiping in Oaibai visited the court both inside and outside the country