In the meantime, Kim Chun-taek, who was member of the Noron faction, and Han Jung-hyuk from the Soron faction, staged a campaign to reinstate the Deposed Queen. Choe Sug-won (later Choe Suk-bin), was an open supporter of Queen Min and encouraged the King to reinstate her to her original position. In 1693, Sukjong's new favorite, a palace maid from the Haeju Choe clan, was officially elevated to a royal concubine of the Sug-won rank. Later, Jang Hui-bin was appointed as Queen Consort. In that same year, Jang So-ui was promoted to Bin (빈, 嬪), the highest rank for a consort, with the prefix Hui (禧), which means "beautiful". This incident is called Gisa Hwanguk (기사환국).
In March 1688, Queen Inhyeon was also deposed and exiled. The Namin faction seized power, and they exiled the Queen's father and the leaders of the Seoin faction. Sukjong became angry at the opposition, and many were killed, including Song Si-yeol. Sukjong pushed for a compromise in which the Queen would adopt Yi Yun as her son. The Namin faction pushed for the King to acknowledge Yi Yun as heir apparent, but the Seoin faction insisted that the Queen was still young and could bear a son, who should be the heir. The Noron was supported by Queen Inhyeon. In the court, the Seoin faction split into Noron (Old Learning), led by Song Si-yeol, and Soron (New Learning), led by Yun Jeung. In 1688, she was elevated to So-ui (소의, 昭儀), after giving birth to the King's first son, Yi Yun. In 1686, Ok-jeong became a concubine with the rank of Sug-won (숙원, 淑媛). In 1683, Hyeonyeol died and Queen Min, Sukjong's wife at that time (posthumously known as Queen Inhyeon), allowed Lady Jang to return to court. While visiting Queen Jaui, the King became infatuated with Ok-jeong's beauty and gave her the rank of Seungeun Sanggung (or Favored Sanggung 승은 상궁), but his mother, Queen Dowager Hyeonyeol, who belonged to the Seoin faction, feared that Jang Ok-jeong would influence him to favor the Namin, so she expelled her from the palace. She became a lady-in-waiting to the King's step-great-grandmother, Grand Queen Dowager Jaui, at the recommendation of Prince Dongpyeong, who was Sukjong's first cousin-once-removed and Jaui's step-grandson. Ok-jeong is widely thought to have been one of the most beautiful women in Joseon, and her charm was mentioned in the Annals. Part of the Namin faction, she came from a long line of interpreters and belonged to the Jungin class.
Jang Ok-jeong was the daughter of Jang Hyeong and his second wife, Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan. She was the Queen of Joseon from 1689 until her deposition, in 1694. Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan ( Hangul: 희빈 장씨, Hanja: 禧嬪 張氏 3 November 1659 – 9 November 1701), personal name Jang Ok-jeong ( Hangul: 장옥정, Hanja: 張玉貞), was a consort of King Sukjong of Joseon and the mother of King Gyeongjong.
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