▁C athol ics ▁and ▁he ▁preferred ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁county ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁G oks an ▁in ▁H w ang ha e ▁province . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁he ▁even ▁with d rew ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁home ▁but ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁back ▁to ▁Se oul ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ex ile ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁King ▁Je ong jo ▁died ▁suddenly . ▁The ▁new ▁king , ▁King ▁Sun jo , ▁was ▁still ▁only ▁a ▁child ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁power ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁King ▁Ye ong jo , ▁often ▁known ▁as ▁Queen ▁Dow ager ▁Kim ▁or ▁Queen ▁Je ong sun . ▁Her ▁family ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁fa ctions ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁reform ist , ▁often ▁Catholic , ▁Nam - in ▁group ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁completely ▁power less ▁during ▁Je ong jo ' s ▁reign . ▁She ▁at ▁once ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁C athol ics , ▁who ▁were ▁den ounced ▁as ▁tra itors ▁and ▁enemies ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Je ong ▁Y ak - j ong ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁and ▁executed , ▁together ▁with ▁Y i ▁Se ung - h un , ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Je ong ▁Che ol - s ang , ▁died ▁then ▁too , ▁executed