The father's departure did not allow the two to herd sheep, because they still had a lot of homework and military work to learn.
In terms of schoolwork, Carlo was not worried at all. The intensity of study in later generations would allow him to do it with ease, but in terms of military affairs, he could only grit his teeth and persevere. Especially the riding skills were a kind of torture for Carlo.
Yes, as a prince, Carlo had to learn to ride a horse. In fact, he was not the only one. Nowadays, there is no male noble in Europe who does not learn to ride. This is also an important part of military skills.
"Your Highness Carlo, relax and don't be afraid. Sarah is a very docile mare and she won't move around."
On a small horse farm in the palace, Captain Conti, a royal riding instructor, was teaching Carlo equestrian training. Because in his riding uniform, he was tensing up, holding the reins tightly with both hands, and looked deep.
Afraid of falling.
His embarrassment naturally attracted ridicule from his younger brother Vittorio, but he had no words to mock him and trotted past him on horseback with a high-spirited look on his face, and even deliberately raised his chin at him.
His brother's performance made Carlo feel a little sad. This was really retribution, and it came so quickly.
How can anyone control a horse skillfully if he has never even touched a horse's hair in his previous life? Even if it is a docile mare, it is the same. See if the horse wants to bite when it opens its mouth.
"Your Highness Carlo, please don't hold on to the reins. Sarah feels very uncomfortable."
As an instructor, Captain Conti quickly pointed out his mistake.
Hearing the riding instructor's words made Carlo feel even more nervous.
who I am?
where am I?
What am I doing?
Now he has no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to hone his riding skills. Instructor Conti, who trains his riding skills, also teaches very patiently.
Speaking of Captain Conti, it is not simple at all. He protected his father Umberto I from evacuating safely during the Battle of Custoza, so he was valued by him. However, although Captain Conti is loyal, he is not very capable.
, can only do some protection work, and the task of teaching the two princes how to ride is also assigned to him.
Compared with his own poor equestrian skills, his younger brother Vittorio's equestrian skills were very good and even received praise from Captain Conte.
"Your Highness Vittorio, you ride very well and you will definitely be an excellent equestrian in the future."
The praise from Captain Conti made him like a proud peacock, frequently showing off all kinds of extravagances to Carlo. But Carlo didn't pay much attention to his younger brother's childish behavior. Wait until Victor has pocket money next month
, let him know how powerful his brother is.
The riding practice basically lasted all afternoon. After the sun set in the west, Carlo, who was exhausted from the practice, and Vittorio, who was not yet having fun, returned to the Quirinale Palace.
After they returned to the palace, they saw a tall and handsome man talking to their mother as soon as they entered the door. This was a visit from their uncle Amedeo.
The two of them greeted each other in unison. "Hello, uncle."
"Hello, two little princes."
Facing the greetings of Carlo and Vittorio, Amedeo responded enthusiastically.
Speaking of which, this uncle's experience is also extremely rich. Uncle Amedeo became king early on, earlier than his father Umberto.
At that time, there was a coup in Spain. General Juan Prim, who led the coup, planned to choose a king for Spain. The person chosen at that time was Prince Leopold of the Hohenzollern family. This proposal was strongly opposed by France and became the
The trigger of the Franco-Prussian War. Then he chose his uncle, Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, as king.
Faced with the title of king falling from the sky, Amedeo naturally would not give up, so he ran away to become the king of Spain. However, he was unlucky. Juan Prim, who urged him to become the king, was assassinated on the way.
As a result, the first thing he did when he arrived in Spain was the funeral of Prim, who was assassinated.
Therefore, his position in Spain was extremely embarrassing. He had no supporters and became a king in name only. After three years of being a boring king, the Spanish Parliament deposed his king and overwhelmingly declared the establishment of a republic.
.And a year later, Isabella's son Alfonso XII was welcomed back, and the Bourbon dynasty was restored.
After Amedeo stepped down from the embarrassing Spanish throne, he returned to Italy with ease and became the Duke of Aosta again.
However, as the Duke of Aosta, Amedeo lives in Turin all year round and usually does not come to Rome. I don’t know why he came to Rome this time. Of course, this is beyond Carlo’s control at the moment.
"Uncle Amedeo, what did you bring for us this time?"
As the younger brother, Vittorio was not polite at all and asked about the gift.
Facing Victor's words, Uncle Amedeo smiled, touched his head, and replied, "Victor, uncle has nothing to bring you this time. You must know that Turin is not rich either."
Hearing his uncle's words, Victor couldn't help but hold his mouth shut, but the words from his mother made him immediately change his attitude.
"Vittorio, why are you talking to your uncle? Didn't I teach you manners?"
Following the dissatisfaction of his mother, Queen Margarita, Victor's expression immediately changed. He immediately changed from a look of disgust to a very enthusiastic one.
"I'm glad uncle came to visit."
Carlo was naturally not as idiotic as Victor, and he politely said welcome words.
"Carlo, I haven't seen you for a year and I didn't expect you to be much more polite now."
As the uncle said this, he came up with a slap on the head, causing black lines to appear in the corners of Carlo's eyes.
"Haha, our Carlo is actually shy."
This is not shy, okay...
Facing his nervous uncle, Carlo looked hopeless, which made his uncle and mother laugh.
"Go and change your clothes quickly. I can smell the sweat from afar."
The mother said as if she was trying to save herself from a problem, and she also used her hand to fan her nose and mouth, as if there was a smell. This move naturally made the two of them run back to the room quickly.
After seeing the two children leaving, Queen Margherita said, "Your brother is still in Sicily for inspection and will not be back until two days later. If you are in an emergency, you can go directly to Sicily."
Find him."
"It doesn't matter, I can wait for my brother to come back."
The words of her brother-in-law made Margarita, the queen, feel relieved. It seemed that this visit was indeed not an important matter. If it was an important matter, she would have sent a telegram directly.
Amedeo was indeed fine. He just received news that there were extreme anarchists who would be harmful to his brother. This made him feel uneasy, so he planned to inform his brother.
It needs to be explained here that in Europe in this era, all kinds of ideas are simply dancing in chaos. The new democratic demands have violently collided with social reality, giving rise to many political ideas, among which are anarchists.
The core of anarchists is to enhance individual freedom and abolish government authorities and all government agencies. In this era, anarchists like to encourage political violence, such as bomb attacks and assassinations of heads of state.
This type of action is often called "propaganda of the deed". The original meaning of this term refers to demonstration of direct action to inspire the masses to carry out revolution. However, propaganda of deed can be violent or violent.
It's non-violent.
It was clear that this time the anarchists were targeting King Umberto.
Since someone wants to assassinate his brother, he should be informed quickly. But unfortunately, this news has not been confirmed by Amedeo. It is impossible for him to tell his brother with unconfirmed news, be careful, there is someone
You may be assassinated.
And this kind of situation can be seen everywhere in Europe. European monarchs in the 19th century were not safe at all. There were not many people who wanted to assassinate them and make big news.
This is also a sequelae caused by the explosion of ideas. Although the theory of blood is still the mainstream in Europe, its resistance is not small at all, and the leaders are basically children of the nobles. It can be said that the enemies come from within.
Amedeo, who had not seen his brother, could only wait until next time. The Duke of Aosta returned to Turin the next day.
