▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁S ado , ▁was ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁King ▁decide ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁honor ary ▁title ▁for ▁his ▁father . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁fra ug ht ▁enter prise , ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Ex ped iency ▁sub f action ▁while ▁his ▁main ▁enemies ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Princi ple ▁sub f action . ▁The ▁Southern ers ▁were ▁strong ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁wish ▁to ▁honor ▁S ado ▁highly ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁grateful . ▁However , ▁he ▁then ▁found ▁it ▁pr udent ▁to ▁send ▁Das an ▁away ▁from ▁court ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁appoint ing ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁station ▁at ▁Ge um je ong , ▁South ▁P ye ong an ▁province . ▁ ▁Here , ▁he ▁provided ▁clear ▁proof ▁of ▁his ▁re jection ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁by ▁doing ▁everything ▁possible ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁C athol ics ▁working ▁there ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁their ▁faith , ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁to ▁perform ▁ancest ral ▁r ites . ▁Al most ▁certainly , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁C athol ics ’ ▁re jection ▁of ▁Conf u cian ▁rit ual ▁that ▁had ▁turned ▁him ▁against ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Se oul ▁and ▁promoted ▁but ▁his ▁many ▁enemies ▁continued ▁to ▁acc use ▁him ▁of ▁supporting ▁the ▁pro - western