动名词在句子中的成分

He began his rule seeking advisers on most matters and ended it with absolute control.他开始时还诸事请教大臣，最后大权独揽。中“seeking advisers”在句子中成分如何解读？

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He began his rule seeking advisers on most matters and ended it with absolute control.

现在分词短语 seeking advisers on most matters（不是动名词），为“方式状语”，说明 began his rule 的方式。

便于理解，可以在前面加介词 by：by seeking advisers on most matters。加了by 后，seeking 才是动名词了。