In the early years of Kangxi, the auxiliary minister Ao Bai surpassed his superior, controlled the government, controlled the young emperor, and acted tyrannically in the court. In order to curb Obai, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang turned to win over Sony and his son. She changed the tradition of Emperor Taizong and Shizu in selecting the queen from the Borzigit family of Mongolia's Horqin tribe, and appointed Sony's granddaughter Hesheli as the queen.