In 1757, saying he did not like the clothes he changed into, he cut off the head of his wife Kim Han-chae and carried it around.
It is said that on this day, the crown prince killed six eavesdroppers, including Kim Han-chae.
Kim Han-chae
Crown Prince Sado
The body was mutilated after being murdered by
He carries Kim Han-chae’s head and shows it to the court ladies and Hyegyeonggung.
Princess Hyegyeong wrote that she was very scared when she saw this.
Gyeongbin Park (Park Byeong-ae, concubine of Crown Prince Saso, a former court lady)
In 1761, he beat his concubine Bing-ae (Mrs. Gyeongbin Park) to death with his hands and threw their son Eunjeon-gun into a pond.
Fortunately, the baby was placed on a lotus leaf and attendants quickly rescued him, saving his life.
Seo Gyeong-dal (domestic investigation management)
The goods were brought late
killed by
Yoo In-seok (Inner Hall)
This is the inner pavilion that was concealed as if the crown prince was present when he secretly went on a sightseeing trip.
Other than that
The death of the in-laws of his biological mother, Yeongbin Lee.
A blind fortune teller is killed because he doesn’t like his fortune telling.
In 1760, he threw a checkerboard at Crown Princess Hyegyeonggung Hong, injuring her to the point where her eyeball almost fell out.
After that
The Crown Prince does not end with simply killing.
It is said that he captured not only court ladies but also nuns, beat and raped them, and openly had sexual intercourse with the court lady who was covered in blood after being beaten.
They also used torture with a soldering iron, which was a punishment that King Yeongjo banned at the beginning of his reign, saying it was too cruel.
In addition, it is said that he was absorbed in sightseeing and luxury, and there was even a time when he postponed the visit to himself and went on a sightseeing trip to Pyeongan Island without King Yeongjo’s knowledge. (It was an unacceptable custom at the time for the royal family to go outside the city without the king’s permission.)
It is said that they went on excursions or went on a tour outside the city, and while doing so, they gang-raped women, extorted people’s money, and beat them to death for no reason.
In addition, it is said that there was a case where the Crown Prince’s budget ran out due to banquets or the purchase of gifts, so he borrowed money from craftsmen, but when King Yeongjo found out later, he repaid the money from the national treasury.
Hanjungrok and Daecheonrok (Jeongjo’s
According to the book that summarizes the incident,
It is said that the number of people killed in this way reached over 100 people.
Also, at the request of King Jeongjo, in Seungjeongwon Diary,
More than 100 of his actions were omitted and detailed.
Nevertheless, the remaining records are like this, so in reality,
The damage caused would have been more than that.
It is true that King Yeongjo abused his children excessively and treated them harshly, so the children passed away.
The deviation was so extreme that he ended up like the serial killer Yoo Young-cheol.
Yoo Yeong-cheol survives and becomes king or the father of the king (Jeongjo).