– 1 6 5 0 ), ▁who ▁head ed ▁the ▁P lain ▁Y ellow ▁B anner , ▁Su ks aha ▁was ▁reward ed ▁for ▁his ▁military ▁success es ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D eli ber ative ▁Council , ▁the ▁main ▁policy - making ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Q ing ▁dynast y . ▁After ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁Sh un z hi ▁Emperor , ▁Su ks aha ▁became ▁a ▁trust ed ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁X ia oz hu ang . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Sh un z hi ▁Emperor ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁a ▁modified ▁imperial ▁will ▁was ▁made ▁public ▁which ▁named ▁four ▁reg ents ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁ent hr oned ▁K ang xi ▁Emperor , ▁who ▁was ▁only ▁six ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁four ▁reg ents — S oni , ▁O bo i , ▁Su ks aha , ▁and ▁E bil un — had ▁all ▁helped ▁J ir gal ang ▁and ▁the ▁Sh un z hi ▁Emperor ▁to ▁pur ge ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁D org on ' s ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 . ▁The ▁four ▁were ▁appointed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ' s ▁wish ing ▁to ▁avoid ▁acc ru ing ▁further ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁imperial ▁relatives , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁diffusion ▁of ▁imperial ▁power ▁during ▁the ▁Sh un z hi ▁reign . ▁Su ks aha ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁reg ents . ▁ ▁Su ks