In his later years, Ao Bai's confidants were all over the imperial court. If he was not careful, he would disturb the imperial court and cause great changes. Kangxi decided not to show his face, so he chose a group of strong and lovely children to practice storing cloth for the play all day in the palace. When Ao Bai saw this scene, he thought that the emperor was young and indulged in pleasure. Not only did he care, but he was also secretly happy.
In May of the eighth year of Kangxi, Kangxi first sent Ao Bai's cronies to various places, left Beijing, and mastered the garrison power in Beijing together with his cronies. Then, he called Ao Bai to the palace. It's not surprising that Ao Bai used to frequent the palace.
He was unprepared when he was called this time. Earlier, Kangxi summoned the young guards around him to practice the cloth library and said, "You are all close relatives. Are you afraid of me or Ao Bai? " Everyone said, "I'm afraid of the emperor." Kangxi then arranged to arrest Ao Bai. Ao Bai entered the palace, and when Kangxi gave the order, the teenagers swarmed, and Ao Bai was caught off guard, kneeling on the ground and giving in easily.
The ending of Ao Bai:
After Ao Bai was captured, Emperor Kangxi ordered the king to interrogate him. After reviewing the facts, the ministers announced that Ao Bai should be dismissed and beheaded on 30 counts. According to Bai Jin, a French missionary, at that time, Ao Bai requested an audience with Kangxi to show him the scars he left to save his grandfather Huang Taiji.
As a result, scars and contributions to the last two emperors finally saved his life. Kangxi remembered Ao Bai's long experience in practice and repeated meritorious military service, and there was no trace of usurpation, so he treated him leniently, avoiding the death penalty and imprisonment, and his henchmen died or died. Soon, Ao Bai died in the Forbidden City in the eighth year of Kangxi.