Chapter 24 The truth that subverts everything
The female assassin obviously wanted to let Lu Changjing know the cause of his death, so she did not kill him immediately.

Looking at the tearful female assassin, Lu Changjing was silent for a moment and said, "If the dam had not burst in Songren Prefecture five years ago and diverted the water of the Huangsha River, once the areas downstream were flooded, more people would have died."

"I don't care what happens downstream. I only know that it was because of you that the dam was breached that the entire Songren Prefecture was flooded, killing and injuring millions of people, including all my relatives."

The female assassin became excited and said, "You dog emperor, I am just a little girl. I don't know the overall situation of the court. I know that it is because of you, the dog emperor, that my relatives are dead, so you must pay with your life."

"But before you seek revenge against me, didn't you know the inside story of the flooding of Songren Prefecture that year?" Lu Changjing said with a wry smile.

"Inside story?" The female assassin frowned. "What other inside story could there be? The inside story is that you, the dog emperor, ordered the dam to burst, turning our entire Songren Prefecture into a living hell."

Lu Changjing said helplessly: "It seems that you really don't know the inside story of that year. It was not me who ordered the breach of the dam. If you don't believe it, you can look through the files in the imperial study outside. There are records of this incident in it."

"Impossible! I asked a lot of people and they all said that it was you, the dog emperor, who ordered the dam to burst. How could it not be you?" The female assassin shouted in disbelief and drew her sword, wanting to chop off Lu Changjing's head.

Lu Changjing looked at her and said affirmatively: "I have just said that if you don't believe me, you can go and look through the files in the Imperial Study Room outside. There is a backup of the files on this matter in the Imperial Study Room."

"Before this, I didn't know you were going to assassinate me, and I wouldn't leave any false files. You will know when you go and take a look."

"Hmph..." The female assassin suddenly realized something: "You want to trick me out, right? Cao Wenzheng is outside. If I go out, he will definitely kill me. This way you will be saved. I won't fall for your trick."

Lu Changjing smiled bitterly: "There is a door mirror in this secret room. You can use it to see if Cao Wenzheng is outside. If he is outside, don't go out. If he is not, you can go out and get the file."

"After all, you don't want to die with me without knowing the real enemy."

"This..." The female assassin blushed, but still said stubbornly: "I just didn't expect that you, a dog emperor, would still do this kind of thing in the room."

Under Lu Changjing's guidance, the female assassin quickly found the door mirror and discovered through it that Cao Wenzhen was not in the imperial study. He must have gone out for something.

Only then did he feel relieved, but he still did not let Lu Changjing go. Instead, he carried him out cautiously.

If she finds anything wrong, she will crush Lu Changjing to death. Anyway, she is ready to die together with him.

As long as she could get revenge, she would be willing to die immediately.

It would be worth dying if I could take Emperor Daning to hell with me.

"The file about the Huangsha River bursting its banks five years ago is in the third compartment of the first shelf. Just take it down."

Lu Changjing instructed, and the female assassin quickly found the file on the Huangsha River bursting its banks, which was about a foot thick.

After getting the file, she immediately took Lu Changjing back to the secret room and locked the door.

"Stay here quietly."

The female assassin left Lu Changjing behind and began to flip through the thick files. As she flipped through them, her eyes soon turned red again. What happened back then was like a nightmare to her. When everything was clear again and presented in more detail before her eyes, how could she not cry?

But soon, the tears in her eyes were withdrawn, and she stood up suddenly in disbelief: "Impossible, how is this possible? The one who ordered the breach of the dam was not you, the dog emperor, but the respected Lord of Songren Mansion, Yu Jinzhong. I don't believe it!"

"That's true. When the situation was urgent and the court had not yet reached a conclusion, and I didn't know what to choose, Lord Yu, who was on the front line, privately ordered the river embankment to be dug up for the sake of tens of millions of people downstream." Lu Changjing said in a deep voice.

The female assassin looked at him angrily and said, "Palace Master Yu is so kind to the people, how could he do such a thing? It must be you, the dog emperor, who tampered with the files and put all the blame on Palace Master Yu. I must kill you, the dog emperor."

"Do you think this is a crime?" Lu Changjing looked at her and asked curiously.

The female assassin grabbed the sword in her hand and said, "Isn't it a crime? So many people died, isn't it a crime?"

"But in everyone's eyes, the breach of the dam was a great achievement." Lu Changjing said in a serious tone: "Because the dam was breached in time, several prefectures in the lower reaches of the Huangsha River were preserved, and tens of millions of people were safe and sound. Compared with the millions of casualties, what is that?"

"So the file does not put all the blame on Palace Master Yu, but returns all the credit to Palace Master Yu instead of me, the emperor."

The female assassin was trembling all over. Although she knew that what Lu Changjing said was right, she still couldn't accept it.

Lu Changjing continued, "In the eyes of the world, the breach of the dam is a great achievement, so with the help of many people, this great achievement fell on me. I usurped the credit of Palace Master Yu."

"If you hadn't come to me tonight, I wouldn't have let anyone else know about this. Otherwise, where would my dignity be if it got out?"

"So...that's why many people have said over the years that it was you, the dog emperor, who ordered the dam to burst. This is praising you instead of blaming you." The female assassin said gritting her teeth.

At the same time, her mind emerged with the admiration and respect that many people expressed for Emperor Daning when talking about this matter. At that time, she did not think about it too much, nor did she dare to think about it too much.

But now that I think about it carefully, what Lu Changjing said was not wrong, all of this is indeed true.

The person she had wanted to take revenge on for many years was not her enemy, but the real enemy, Lord Yu Jinzhong, who was highly praised by the entire Songren Mansion and her relatives.

What an irony this is.

Thinking of this, the female assassin couldn't help but burst into tears. She almost collapsed and didn't know what to do next.

Lu Changjing didn't say anything, just watched quietly, and at this moment midnight had passed.

As his physical condition improved, all the poisons in his body were eliminated and he fully recovered.

With the help of the Imperial Magic Talisman on his body, his life is no longer in danger.

He was so paralyzed before that he couldn't even use the Imperial Spirit Talisman.

(End of this chapter)