The death of Umberto I shook the whole world. The result was unbelievable to many people, such a king was killed by an assassin who had no heels.

However, compared to other countries, Italy is more sad. Many people didn't expect that their monarch would be gone. So when King Umberto was taken out of the hospital, the crowd stood in the streets to see him off, and the scene was solemn and solemn.

As for the royal family, they all sat in the carriage with red eyes, and it took them a while to get used to such an outcome.

As for His Excellency the Prime Minister, he is busy preparing for the next steps. There are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with after the death of the king, not to mention the funeral or anything, and then the new king ascends the throne, and there is a more important division of power, which keeps his feet busy on the ground.

In addition, the next king has been decided, and Carlo, as the eldest son, is the best choice. Because from the hospital bed, Umberto had already determined that in front of so many people, it was impossible to be overturned and re-elected.

But unfortunately, even if Carlo becomes king, his power is very small, because his power is basically divided between the prime minister and the regent's uncle Amedeo, and he does not put his mind on it.

Now he's going to finish his father's funeral first, and the rest will wait.

It was quick to get from Rome to Palermo and to get back quickly.

However, this time it was no longer a freighter, and the Prime Minister transferred the Gordon, the best cruise ship in Italy at the moment. The 300-passenger cruise ship was asked to travel from Venice to Palermo while he was still in Rome.

At that time, the idea was to send the assassinated Umberto I from Palermo to Rome, which had better medical facilities, but now only the body could be sent to Rome.

Thankfully, Prime Minister Cairoli has taken this into account and has issued a document asking the remaining officials to prepare for the funeral, and they now need to hurry back to Rome.

On 25 April, the Gordon arrived in Rome carrying the remains of the people and the king. There were also a large number of people silently seeing off His Majesty on both sides of the road.

On April 27, the gates of the Quirinalale Palace opened, and the plainly dressed guards walked in front with various weapons, and then the carriage decorated with chrysanthemums carrying the remains of Umberto slowly walked out under the command of the Emperor Feng.

He was followed by family members, Queen Margalida and Carlo in mourning clothes, as well as his uncle Amedeo who also walked around with his family, followed by government officials and representatives of various countries. A look of grief appeared on everyone's face. It makes the atmosphere very depressing.

As the funeral procession departed, the people on the street involuntarily followed, and the size of the procession became larger and larger. In this regard, Sabot, who is the mayor of Rome, ordered the police to maintain order and not to have any accidents.

The long procession leads all the way to the Pantheon, a temple built by Octavian's son-in-law, now the burial place of the royal family, where Victor Emmanuel II, who led the unification of Italy, is buried.

Limited to the size of the Pantheon, the people who came with them were kept out. Four tall soldiers carried the coffin containing the body of Umberto I to the grave that had already been dug up.

Such a sight made the queen cry again, which caused the others to cry, and for a time the cemetery cried together.

But no amount of grief could prevent Umberto's coffin from being buried, and Carlo breathed a long sigh of relief as the priest stepped forward to tell him about the king's life.

It's not that he doesn't grieve Umberto's death, but that he is an adult at heart. He could say that among the people present, except for the royal family, how could anyone else have so much sadness. At least half of it is pretended, such as the fat man over there with an expression of a dead father, which is too fake.

Isn't there that one over there......

Hey, Carlo saw an old man with gray hair and felt like he had seen it somewhere. I've definitely seen him, but where have I seen him?

Carlo didn't care about the old man now, because the funeral attendees had already come to greet them as family members.

"Excuse me, Queen."

"Hmm."

The queen, who was still crying, replied casually.

"This is the Wells ambassador from the United Kingdom."

The official in charge of the introduction on the side whispered the name of the person who came to Carlo. Why did a diplomat come to introduce him, because he, as the next king, also needs to receive greetings from guests, and in order to avoid embarrassment because he does not know anyone, the prime minister has arranged for a young official to remind him.

"Excuse me, Your Highness Carlo."

"Thank you, Ambassador Wells."

"This is the French ambassador, Mr. Danny Dyer."

"Excuse me, Your Highness Carlo."

"Thank you, Ambassador Dale."

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Carlo felt like he was constantly saying words of thanks to his guests, and it made him feel like a marionette, at the mercy of others.

Immediately afterwards, the gray-haired old man also appeared in front of him.

"This is the honorable Mr. Giuseppe Garibaldi."

When introducing the old man, the young official used honorifics, which shows the respect that the official has for the old man.

It turned out to be him, no wonder he had a sense of familiarity.

However, in Carlo's heart, who heard the introduction, was more of a familiar sigh. Garibaldi's name had long been known to him, and it can be said that without him, the unification of Italy would have been much more difficult and would have taken much longer.

If it is said that in the war of unification there is to choose a selfless person, then no one but Garibaldi can be convinced. This is a heroic figure with great charisma, but also heroic tragedy. The reason is very simple, he is a republican.

Without making Carlo think too much, Garibaldi walked up to him.

"Please mourn, Your Highness."

"Thank you for coming, Mr. Garibaldi, and it is an honor to know you as a hero who helped unify Italy."

Faced with Carlo's unconventional answer, Garibaldi couldn't help but pause a little more.

"It seems that His Highness thinks I am a hero?"

"I think so."

"You know, I'm a republican."

"But that still doesn't change the fact that you're a hero."

A short conversation, and that was the end of it.

Carlo continued to talk to the others.

But in Garibaldi's heart, the name Carlo remained.

For this episode in which the funeral took place, no one knows what Carlo said about Garibaldi except for the young official behind him.