Cheng Xiaoyu was very nervous. He said he was an officer, but he was just a grassroots officer who commanded hundreds of cavalry. The one he saw most was his immediate superior and the lieutenant level. Ma Hou was the highest-level general he had ever contacted, but it was only a few sides, and it was only after he was injured. But now, all those standing in this room were the top figures of the Ming Dynasty. Needless to say, the emperor was, generals like Ma Hou were of a low level in the room.

I wanted to worship the big ceremony, but the emperor stopped me. I could only stand like a wooden stake with crutches. The crutches were still unable to control them. I kept shaking in my hands, knocking the smooth and bright ground twitching.

"Let's start!" Qin Feng nodded at Xu Lai.

Xu Lai walked to Cheng Xiaoyu, reached out and picked up Cheng Xiaoyu, who was tall and big, and grabbed the tall and big horse, like a chicken. He grabbed the crutch from his hand and threw it far away to the corner of the wall. Then he pressed Cheng Xiaoyu onto a large table, pulling it and tearing off the leg of Cheng Xiaoyu's broken limb, revealing half of the leg left due to amputation, including the part below the knee, was gone.

He stretched out his finger and pressed the muscles near the wound. Xu Lai nodded with satisfaction: "Good, he recovered well, this kid has good physical fitness."

Looking at a large group of high-ranking officials and nobles standing beside him, Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't help but close his eyes.

Xu Lai opened the box he brought with him, took out two pieces of silver-shiny utensils from the inside, placed it on the table, and first put the previous piece on Cheng Xiaoyu's thigh. Because Cheng Xiaoyu had measured the size in advance, the size was just right. The cold iron cover was covered with a comfortable soft lining so that Cheng Xiaoyu's flesh would not be worn out.

The iron cover on the top is all made of steel sheets, which are very flexible. On the outside, Xu Lai added a belt with a buckle. At this time, Xu Lai tightened the belt, and the upper half of the entire prosthesis was firmly fixed on Cheng Xiaoyu's thigh.

Everyone's eyes fell on another longer prosthetic limb, and it was obvious that this part was the key.

After picking up the other piece, Xu Lai had to be much more careful this time. With the sound of locks, the two prosthetic limbs were connected together. Xu Lai raised Cheng Xiaoyu's thigh with one hand, held the calf with the other hand, gently shaking it up and down, and the knee joints were freely moved. He couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He lowered his legs flat and held the silver-shining big foot below. The size of the iron foot was also as big as Cheng Xiaoyu's own foot size. Turned left and right, and moved up and down. The joints created by Xu Lai personally turned with his hands without any obstacles.

There was a sound of exclamation everywhere. Everyone present had seen the prosthetic limbs, but they were just like a crutch on their legs. However, the prosthetic foot, ankle and knee joints created by Xu Lai could move freely like real legs.

"Okay!" Xu Lai reached out and patted Cheng Xiaoyu's face with his eyes closed, "Boy, stand up and take two steps."

Cheng Xiaoyu sat up a little stiffly, his face turned red, and he stared at his newly equipped silver-shining iron legs uneasily, stretched out his hand to gently stroke it, and the cold feeling spread to his heart along his fingertips. He moved, turned from the platform, put his two feet on the ground, and a slight sense of pressure came from the prosthesis connected to his right thigh. He hesitated for a moment and looked at the crooked that was thrown by Xu Lai in the corner of the wall.

"Stand up, boy, you don't need to bend you anymore." Xu Lai obviously saw Cheng Xiaoyu's gaze, and said unhappily, reached out to hold Cheng Xiaoyu's neck, lifted him up, and paused to the ground.

Cheng Xiaoyu stood there steadily.

"Sit two steps, little fish, walk two steps!" Mahou encouraged.

Amid everyone's expectant eyes, Cheng Xiaoyu took a step forward stiffly, and his iron foot landed on the ground, making a slight sound. His body shook slightly, but in the end he still stood firmly.

"Continue!" Xu Lai ordered.

Cheng Xiaoyu walked slowly forward, and as the distance went further and further, his pace became more and more stable.

"Come back!"

Hearing Xu Lai's order, Cheng Xiaoyu turned around and walked back. Everyone's eyes had already fallen to several joints of the prosthetic limbs. What shocked everyone was that these joints controlled by the mechanism were actually like human joints, moving freely, able to bend their knees and rotate. If Cheng Xiaoyu put on his pants and shoes at this time, he would be afraid that if he didn't look carefully, he would really not be able to look at this broken leg.

With a loud bang, warm applause rang out in the hall.

"Master Xu, you have made great contributions!" Chen Zhihua looked at Xu Lai eagerly and said.

"It's really good!" Qin Feng nodded happily.

Xu Lai looked proud and reached out to take out a box from behind and threw it to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Boy, this is a spare pair. You can wear two pairs for replacement. Remember to take good care of them, especially those joints. You must apply grease regularly to keep them smooth, otherwise it will become blocked when worn. This thing is not cheap."

At this time, Cheng Xiaoyu was already ecstatic. Apart from the slightest discomfort on his legs, his actions were as good as normal.

"Thank you, Master."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, General!"

"Thank you, General Ma!"

"Thank you, my father-in-law!"

He thanked him one after another, turned around and bowed to everyone. Seeing Cheng Xiaoyu's silly look, everyone laughed.

"Xiaoyuer, you can follow me to charge into battle again in the future." Mahou patted Cheng Xiaoyu's shoulder vigorously.

"Charge ahead?" Xu Lai shook his head: "This is not possible. Putting on this prosthetic leg is just to let him live an ordinary life like an ordinary person. He can't do anything like killing enemies in battle. General Ma, do you think I am a god? The joints of these legs are very delicate. Let's put it this way, except for bearing his own weight, you can carry at most dozens of kilograms of things. No matter how many of them, the mechanisms that make up the joints can't stand it. So don't think about this kid going to fight again, and live a peaceful and ordinary life in the future."

"Can't go into battle?" Cheng Xiaoyu suddenly became a little disappointed.

"Nothing, nothing!" Although Ma Hou was a little disappointed, she still smiled and said, "I will stay in the army from now on. Become an officer who manages logistics, and I can still make achievements."

Cheng Xiaoyu took a long breath, and the face of Mrs. Liu, who was crying and raining, suddenly flashed in his mind. He swallowed and suddenly knelt down at Mahou: "General Ma, please be angry with me for being arrogant. Since I can't go on the battlefield, Xiaoyu doesn't want to eat rice in the army. Xiaoyu knows that our troops never have idle people, even if they are kids, they can go on battle and kill the enemy at any time. Xiaoyu asks General Ma to allow me to retire."

The face of the horse monkey sank.

"Now I can live like an ordinary person, and after retirement, I can support myself, I will not eat idle food, nor will I look down on you. General, please be kind to you." Mahou kowtowed and said, "And Xiaoyu has some feelings for me."

"Tell me!" Ma Hou said unhappily.

Cheng Xiaoyu took a deep breath and slowly told the story of him and Liu Kui. After the talk, he looked up at the people in the hall with some anxiety, "Xiaoyu agreed to Liu Kui to take care of the mother and son for the rest of his life and still be able to do things in the army. Xiaoyu is actually quite happy, but Xiaoyu must leave here with the army. They are orphans and widows, so they are afraid they will be very sad."

Ma Hou knew about this, but it was the first time that Qin Feng, Chen Zhihua and others heard about it.

"I promise a thousand gold, I'm really a man." Qin Feng glanced at Cheng Xiaoyu, nodded in appreciation. "General Ma will only worry about this matter. You go down first, and General Ma will answer you when he turns back."

"Thank you, your Majesty!" Cheng Xiaoyu knocked a few times, stood up, and carefully retreated.

"It's a good breakthrough point!" Qin Feng said suddenly.

After Chen Zhihua was slightly stunned, he suddenly sniffed at what His Majesty the Emperor said: "What does Your Majesty mean is the integration of Qin and Ming countries?"

Qin Feng nodded: "The people of Yongdu, and there are even many people in Qin. They regard us as occupiers, invaders, and the integration of the people of the two countries has always been difficult to solve. Only by truly solving these problems can the people in Qin have a sense of identity with our Ming Dynasty, and this area has become our Ming territory. This is much more difficult than defeating the enemy in military terms. Since ancient times, it has been easy to conquer the body, but difficult to conquer the heart. Cheng Xiaoyu's affairs can be used as a model and publicize it."

Chen Zhihua nodded and said, "Your Majesty said very well. If this is the case, you might as well do things a bit high-profile. First, the fact that Liu Kui was unyielding in the battle and could hold his wife to his enemy can be promoted. Second, the girl who promised Cheng Xiaoyu a thousand gold medals must be praised vigorously. Third, the court naturally needs to give extra care to Mrs. Liu's family so that they can live a good life."

"There is no problem at the first two points, but the third one is not. The extra care will give rise to some additional ideas for others." Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Don't Cheng Xiaoyu want to stay and take care of their mother and son? Then let him stay, but there is no need to retire. Yongdu County will have to garrison troops in the future and let him serve as a position in the local garrison. He will naturally take care of the mother and son here."

"Your Majesty has thought it through carefully. Doing so will not show any signs of water or show off." Chen Zhihua nodded in his approval.

"You can arrange this matter by Zhihua." Qin Feng said, "You must let everyone in Yongdu know about this matter."
Chapter completed!