The father's departure did not leave the two to herd the sheep, as they still had a lot of homework and military to learn.

In terms of homework, Carlo is not worried at all, the learning intensity of the Celestial Empire in the later generations can make him comfortable with this, but in terms of military affairs, he can only grit his teeth and persevere, especially in riding, which is even more torture for Carlo.

That's right, as a prince, Carlo had to learn to ride a horse, in fact, not only him, but now there is no male aristocracy in Europe who does not learn horsemanship, which is also an important part of military skills.

"Your Highness Carlo, take it easy, don't be afraid. Sara is a very docile mare and doesn't move. ”

On a small horse farm in the palace, Captain Conte, a royal riding instructor, is teaching Carlo equestrian training. Because he was dressed in riding clothes, he was tense up, and his hands were clutching the reins, looking like he was afraid of falling off.

His embarrassment naturally drew ridicule from his brother Vittorio, but he had no words to mock him, and trotted past him on a horseback with a high-spirited face, and deliberately raised his chin at him.

His brother's performance made Carlo feel a little sad, this is really retribution, and it came so quickly.

Who let himself not even touch horse hair in his previous life, how can he skillfully control horses. Even a docile mare is the same, see if the horse is going to bite when it opens its mouth.

"Your Highness Carlo, don't hold on to the reins, Sara feels very uncomfortable."

Captain Conte, who was an instructor, hurriedly pointed out his mistake.

Hearing the words of the riding instructor made Carlo feel even more nervous.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

Now he has no choice but to continue to hone his riding skills. And the instructor Conte, who trained himself in riding, was also very patient in teaching.

This Captain Conte is not easy to say, he protected the safe evacuation of his father Umberto I in the Battle of Custozza, so he is valued by him. It's just that this Captain Conte, although loyal but not very capable, can only do some protection work, and the task of teaching the two princes riding is also assigned to him.

Compared with his terrible equestrianism, his younger brother Vittorio's equestrianism is very good, and he was even praised by Captain Conte.

"Your Highness Vittorio, you are a very good rider, and you will definitely be a good rider in the future."

The praise from Captain Conte made him like a proud peacock, frequently showing off all kinds of tricks to Carlo. As for his younger brother's childish behavior, Carlo didn't pay much attention to it. Wait for Victor to have pocket money next month, and then let him know how good his brother is.

The practice lasted almost an afternoon, and it was only after the sun turned west that the exhausted Carlo and Vittorio returned to the Palazzo Quirinale.

When they returned to the palace, they saw a tall, good-looking man talking to their mother, who was visiting their uncle Amedeo.

The two greeted each other in unison. "Hello, uncle."

"Hello, little princes."

Greeted by Carlo and Vittorio, Amedeo responded very enthusiastically.

Speaking of which, this uncle's experience is also very rich. Uncle Amedeo became king early on, before his father Umberto.

When there was a coup d'état in Spain, General Juan Prime, who led the coup, intended to elect a king for Spain, and the chosen one was Prince Leopold of the House of Hohenzollern, a proposal that was strongly opposed by France and became the trigger for the Franco-Prussian War. His uncle, Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, was then chosen as king.

Faced with the title of king falling from the sky, Amedeo naturally would not give up, so he ran to become the king of Spain. It's just that he was unlucky, and Juan Prime, who was still trying to make him king, was assassinated on the way, and the first thing he did when he arrived in Spain was the funeral of Prim, who was assassinated.

So his position in Spain was extremely awkward, and his supporters were gone, and he became a king in name only. After three years of tasteless king, the Spanish parliament deposed his king and overwhelmingly proclaimed a republic. A year later, Isabella's son Alfonso XII was reinstated, and the Bourbon dynasty was restored.

And 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 usually does not come to Rome when he lives in Turin all the year round, and he doesn't know what he came to Rome for this time, of course, this is not something that Carlo can manage at present.

"Uncle Amedeo, what did you bring for us this time?"

As a younger brother, Vittorio was not polite at all, and asked about the gift as soon as he opened his mouth.

Faced with Victor's words, Uncle Amedeo smiled and touched his head and replied. "Victor, Uncle didn't have anything for you this time, you have to know that Turin is not rich."

Hearing his uncle's words, Victor's mouth couldn't help but choke, but the words from his mother made him change his attitude immediately.

"Vittorio, how did you talk to your uncle, didn't I teach you manners."

With his mother, Queen Margalida, dissatisfied, Victor's expression immediately changed, and he immediately changed from a look of disgust to enthusiasm.

"It's nice that my uncle came to visit."

Naturally, Carlo is not as idiotic as Victor and politely says words of welcome.

"Carlo, I haven't seen you for a year, I didn't expect you to be much more polite now."

As the uncle spoke, he was smacked on the head, causing a black line to appear in the corner of Carlo's eye.

"Haha, our Carlo is actually shy."

It's not shy, okay......

Facing his uncle, who was nervous, Carlo had a loveless expression, which made his uncle and mother laugh.

"Go and change your clothes, I can smell the smell of sweat from afar."

The mother said as if she was relieved, and fanned her hand in front of her nose and mouth, as if there was a peculiar smell. This move naturally sent the two of them back to the room quickly.

And after seeing the two children leave, Margalida, as the queen, spoke. "Your brother is still inspecting Sicily and will not be back until two days later. If you are in a hurry, you can go directly to Sicily to find him. ”

"It's okay, I can wait for my brother to come back."

The words of the younger uncle relieved Margaelida, who was the queen, that it seemed that this visit was indeed not a big deal. If it matters most, just send a telegram.

Amedeo really didn't have anything to do, but he was disturbed by the news that there were extreme anarchists who would be bad for his brother, so he planned to inform his brother.

It should be noted here that in Europe in this era, all kinds of ideas are simply a group of demons. The fledgling democratic demands collided violently with social realities, giving rise to a number of political ideas, including anarchists.

At the heart of the anarchists is the promotion of individual liberties and the abolition of government authorities and all government agencies. And in this era, anarchists are most fond of encouraging political violence, such as carrying out bomb attacks and assassinations of heads of state.

This type of action is often referred to as "propaganda of the deed". The original meaning of the word meant to take exemplary direct action to inspire the masses to make a revolution. But campaigns can be violent or non-violent.

It is clear that this time the anarchists have set their sights on King Umberto.

If someone wants to assassinate his brother, he should be informed quickly. It's just a pity that this news Amedeo has not been confirmed. There's no way he's going to take an unconfirmed piece of information to his brother and say, "Be careful, someone might want to assassinate you."

And this situation can be seen almost everywhere in Europe, and the European monarchs of the nineteenth century were not safe at all, and there are not too many people who want to assassinate them to make big news.

This is also the sequelae of the outburst of ideas, although the theory of descent is still the mainstream in Europe, but its resistance is not small at all, and the leaders are basically the children of the nobility, so it can be said that the enemies are from within.

Amedeo, who did not see his brother, had to wait for the next time, and the next day the Duke of Aosta returned to Turin.