Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 6 An unexpected surprise
Garibaldi's greatness is unquestionable.

The famous French writer Victor Hugo once said: "I don't want to hurt you, but I have to tell the truth. Of all the generals who have fought for France, only Garibaldi is invincible."

After the Franco-Prussian War, Prussian General Wilder once admitted: "If all the French troops were commanded by Garibaldi, then there would probably be more than one flag captured in the war of 1870."

Such a general who made his enemies sigh and admire involuntarily did not enter the top level of the Italian government for various reasons, but lived in seclusion on the small island of Caprera.

The good news is that because of Garibaldi's high reputation among the Italian people and his contribution to the unification of Italy, Garibaldi was able to live leisurely in Italy without worrying about being arrested by the government.

Of course Carlo wanted to meet such a person who was admired by everyone.

An impertinent visit would only cause trouble, and since Carlo was still young, there was no need to rush.

However, this does not mean that Carlo cannot contact Garibaldi at this time.

In fact, Garibaldi lived a colorful life in retirement. He even published a novel "The Thousand", which tells the story of how he led an army of only a thousand people to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Garibaldi's reputation earned him a whopping 2.1 lire, or about £840, for the first printing of the book.

Since Garibaldi had such an interest, Carlo certainly didn't mind inviting Garibaldi to serialize some stories in the Italian 24 Ore Sun.

If it were some of Garibaldi's combat deeds in the army, I believe most Italian people would still prefer it.

Carlo's Italian 24 Ore newspaper was able to expand rapidly thanks to Garibaldi's reputation, and Carlo also had the opportunity to get to know Garibaldi.

But it all depends on whether Garibaldi is willing to do so. If Garibaldi is unwilling to publish his article in the Italian Sun, Carlo will have no way to stop him.

Because in Italy, Garibaldi's own reputation even exceeded that of the royal family, and the Italian people would not allow any slander against Garibaldi.

In 1879, a journalist named Giovanni wrote two stories attacking Garibaldi personally, and was assassinated shortly afterwards.

If Garibaldi had not personally launched a fundraising campaign and donated a pension to Giovanni's widow, Giovanni's family would probably have continued to live under the condemnation of the Italian people.

This also indirectly proves Garibaldi's greatness. For Italy and the Italian people, Garibaldi has no shortcomings.

In order to make a good first impression on Garibaldi, Carlo revised the letter he was going to send to Garibaldi several times, and asked Laurent to check if there was anything inappropriate.

A few days later, Garibaldi's peaceful life was broken on a small island called Caprera in the northeast of Sardinia.

After Garibaldi announced that he would not receive any guests, the island seemed to have become Garibaldi's territory, with few outsiders coming and going.

In addition, there were many soldiers on the island who were specifically responsible for "protecting" Garibaldi, which further prevented outsiders from visiting.

At this time, Garibaldi, who should have been living a leisurely life of fishing, frowned as he looked at a letter with the royal emblem on the table.

"What happened, father?" Garibaldi's second son, Jyoti, looked at his frowning father and asked in surprise.

It was the first time that Jyoti saw his father frown since he retired to Caprera Island, and it was because of a letter.

If he didn't believe in his father Garibaldi's character, Jyoti would even think that his father's lover outside was pregnant and wanted the property. "Nothing, Jyoti. It's just a letter, a letter from the royal family." Garibaldi looked at the letter on the table and thought, while subconsciously answering his son's question.

"A letter from the royal family?" Jyoti was even more surprised, and even asked involuntarily: "A letter from the royal family? Did something happen again?"

"It hasn't come to that, Giotti." Garibaldi smiled and shook his head, saying self-deprecatingly: "Even if something goes wrong, they will never look for me, unless Vittorio's crown is in danger again."

"What is this?" The curiosity in Jodi's eyes still did not dissipate, and her gaze shifted to the envelope on the table.

"It's a letter from His Highness Carlo." Garibaldi still had a faint smile on his face and said, "By the way, I saw that little guy before. Is he feeling better?"

"It's him!" Jyoti nodded and said happily, "Among the guys in the royal family, I like His Highness Carlo. It's a pity that His Highness is not the crown prince of the kingdom."

"Some things can only be said here, but you'd better keep your mouth shut when you go out." Garibaldi glanced at his somewhat excited son and reminded him:

If you don't want to live with me in Caprera for the rest of your life, you'd better show some respect to those royal guys."

"I know, father. Is there anything that Prince Carlo wrote to tell you?" Jyoti was still curious about Carlo's letter and asked repeatedly.

Garibaldi nodded and said with a smile: "This should be the first time that someone in the royal family has praised me to this extent!
Carlo wants me to write an article for his Sun newspaper, preferably one that tells some of the stories of the Red Shirts.

Jyoti's cheerful words brought Garibaldi and Carlo closer, and Garibaldi changed the way he addressed Carlo from His Highness to Little Carlo.

At this time, Carlo didn't know that the Garibaldi he was thinking about had actually come into contact with the owner of this body a long time ago, and Garibaldi had a very good impression of Carlo.

But it's normal if you think about it. Carlo (the original self) has been sick since childhood, his father is busy with government affairs, and his mother died early. Naturally, his personality has become timid and friendly.

Having seen so much arrogance and debauchery among the nobles, it is not surprising that Garibaldi had a certain good impression of young Carlo.

"Is the Italian Sun newspaper the same one as His Highness Carlo?" Jyoti's excitement became more obvious, and he said impatiently, "Dad, didn't you say before that you wanted to write your story for more Italians to read? Isn't this a good opportunity?"

Garibaldi shook his head helplessly as he looked at his son who was cheering and jumping for joy. He said, “Although I can write this story, it is not up to me to decide whether more Italians can read it.

If my story were to reach His Highness Carlo's Italian Sun, it would be more trouble than it's worth.

However, it is hard to refuse His Highness Carlo's invitation. Let me write a few less boring stories first and see how those old guys in Florence react. "

Although it is said that the idea of ​​Italian unification was created by Mazzini, no one can deny that Garibaldi's pure and deep love for Italy also influenced the vast majority of Italians.

Although Garibaldi made outstanding contributions to the unification of Italy, he was too close to the republic. A story adapted from real events may be popular among Italians, but not necessarily by the Italian government and royal family.

Because of this, Garibaldi did not want to affect other people because of himself, especially Carlo, with whom he had a certain affection.

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