By the way, just like Saudi Arabia, it is clear that the people are very poor, but the aristocracy is so rich that they spend a lot of money at every turn. Is this the case with the border galaxies, no, it's just the Hemingway family.

After the first Grand Duke of Hemingway's family helped the founding emperor achieve great things, his children and grandchildren have been living in the imperial capital, and later because of the serious personal fighting between the children of the great nobles of the imperial capital, about 600 years ago, the then Count Hemingway asked for orders to return to his homeland to clean up the interstellar pirates.

The emperor of the empire didn't think much about it, so he agreed, knowing that this Blue Whale Star was originally the homeland of the Hemingway family, who knew that later emperors became weak and incompetent, allowing the family to directly rule a galaxy. In this way, he became a border warlord and no longer obeyed the royal family.

For hundreds of years, at least three generations of hard work, this Blue Whale Star has long been the private property of the Hemingway family, who can still manage their affairs?

Stopped at the gate of the palace, the earthy yellow floor tiles covered the entire vestibule garden, surrounded by machine guards and a small number of soldiers with guns on guard, but it was not as exaggerated as in the Qing palace drama, ten steps to one person. However, there are also a lot of cameras and hidden bunkers everywhere, and Lei Luo roughly scans around and sees at least 9 hidden piles.

"Mr. Baron, please!" The Earl of Birmingham waved his hand into the main hall of the palace.

In fact, starting with the count, the nobles of the upper three ranks had their own estates and also had their own palaces. The royal family is generally called a castle, a manor! But in private, each can be regarded as a royal palace.

If you look at the history of the West, most of the castles that remain are the dormitories of the original nobles rather than emperors and kings. So it was not surprising that Lei Luo saw such a palace, and maybe one day he would have a city of his own.

It's just that human beings always have a strange feeling, the smaller and more crowded the house, the heavier the human touch, but if everyone is clothed and fed, after this house is one person, the human affection is indifferent.

The palace is a bit Islamabad style, on the whole, the light transmission design is very good, there is no gloomy feeling of Gothic, and the earthy yellow background color, the whole palace is dressed in warm colors.

The vestibule is a garden square, and there are two small palaces next to the main palace, Lei Luo entered the main palace and saw through the window that there was a garden at the back, although it was not very large, but there was an outdoor swimming pool carved with white marble, and there was no one in it at the moment, but the loungers and parasols were new. There is a small corridor behind it, and behind the corridor is a fence, and you can vaguely see a few animal cages, which seem to have a lot of private pet animals.

When everyone reached the hall on the second floor, the Earl of Birmingham turned back to Lei Luo and the others, "Except for the Baron, the rest of us can wait in the living room next to it, there are refreshments there, you can rest." ”

The group looked at Lei Luo, who nodded before they turned and walked towards the living room.

Lei Luo sorted out his military uniform and said, "Please also ask the earl to introduce you!" ”

The Earl of Birmingham smiled and pushed open the door beside him, and an empty office appeared in front of Lei Luo. Before entering, the tabby skin on the floor made his eyelids jump, good guy, how many white tigers do you have to die to make such a big carpet, and said that there is no money, Nima is estimated to be worth millions of dollars if he sells a blanket, right?

The layout of Grand Duke Hemingway's office is basically the same as the Empress's office, except that the Empress's office has a solemn feel, while his is more like a leisure place. I saw no one in front of the huge desk, but on the terrace near the balcony stood an old man with black hair, who was wielding a golf club and playing golf on a virtual platform.

"Grand Duke, Baron Lei Luo is here!" Birmingham looked like an old eunuch, hunched over, with small steps, and his hands almost in their sleeves as he stepped forward.

As Lei Luo was thinking nonsense, Grand Duke Hemingway swung his shot violently, he was slender and did not have the bloated body of most nobles, and he looked heroic when he wore a black background duke's civilian clothes.

The virtual golf ball shot into the projection screen like a beam of light, and the track trajectory was clearly visible, landing exactly on a hole. When Lei Luo was secretly praising the other party's good skills, Grand Duke Hemingway put away the pole and looked back at Lei Luo.

To be precise, Grand Duke Hemingway is also more than two hundred years old, and he is already in his real old age in Titan, his wrinkles and age spots reveal his true age, and his jet-black hair is clearly dyed, and the roots of his hair are already gray.

Grand Duke Hemingway's skin is already very wrinkled, so the eye sockets are very deep, and the tip of the nose is also shaped like an eagle's hook, which makes people feel a trace of haze, and there is always a feeling that it is not easy to get along.

I'm afraid this Archduke Hemingway has killed a lot of people! Lei Luo obviously felt that the momentum of the other party was definitely above himself, this was the momentum that only the generals who had been fighting on the battlefield all year round had the momentum that only the generals who had fought on the battlefield, and there was a hint of slaughter in the coercion.

Lei Luo's expression was slightly moved, he knew that this Grand Duke Hemingway was definitely not one of those powerless and powerless noble lords in the imperial capital, and even no one in the cabinet except for ten marshals could avoid his edge. But he is no longer a layman, a soft-footed shrimp, although he hates politics and always claims that he does not understand politics, but in fact it is the opposite, otherwise he would not have risen quickly.

One of the major elements of political comprehension is to stand in line, and it is clear that he has been very proud so far holding the thigh of Empress Claire. When it comes to acting, although Lei Luo is not a professional, he still looks like a scholar and bureaucrat. So he stepped forward and bowed 45 degrees and saluted: "Lei Luo meets Archduke Hemingway." ”

Grand Duke Hemingway's eyes stared at Lei Luo like a falcon, and it was not until Lei Luo saluted and greeted him that he suddenly turned cloudy and sunny and showed a bright smile, stretched out his hand and said: "Baron Lei Luo is exempt, how can you say that he is also Her Majesty's most trusted minister!" ”

Lei Luo immediately raised his head and changed his smile and said: "Where is the Grand Duke, Lei Luo is just an independent head of the regiment, in terms of qualifications and experience, he is not as good as the elders, especially the Grand Duke Hemingway's family has a prominent history, and it is one of the oldest families in the empire, which is really admirable!" ”

"Where and where, there are talented people in the country, if it weren't for the strict family education of my ancestors, my Hemingway family may have long since fallen into the long river of history." Grand Duke Hemingway said as he walked to the side of the small bar and pointed to a seat for Lei Luo and said, "Please take a seat, what do you want to drink?" ”

Lei Luo said: "Whatever, I don't know much about wine." ”

Grand Duke Hemingway opened a few bottles of wine and actually started to mix wine on the spot, he looked at Lei Luo and said meaningfully: "As a nobleman, wine tasting is the most basic quality, and you still have to learn a lot!" ”

Lei Luo looked at his old but neat movements, and was even more sure that this Grand Duke was definitely an innate body cultivator, and his every move was the regular movement of a martial artist. He smiled: "What's the use of being able to taste wine, and you can't survive by drinking on the battlefield!" ”

Grand Duke Hemingway's hand froze, and he raised his middle finger and smiled at Lei Luo: "You kid is very murderous!" ”

Lei Luo touched his hair and said: "I'm not murderous, I'm a soldier, this is unavoidable." ”

Grand Duke Hemingway brought a glass of black and half a glass of red wine to him and said, "Then you can taste the bloody sunset I have blended!" ”

Lei Luo took the wine that looked like a mousse cake, took a sip and nodded: "It's not bad, there is a feeling of astringency and sweetness, and there is a slight bitterness between the lips and teeth after drinking." ”

Grand Duke Hemingway smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, although you said that you can't taste wine, you still have the ability to appreciate wine!" He picked up a cup of coffee-colored cocktail and said, "But did you know that you can watch a person when you drink?" ”

Lei Luo laughed and said: "The Grand Duke is really joking, I have heard too many such words, what is to appreciate a person through the tea that a person likes; Through the words written by a person, you can see through a person; It's all if I want to say it, but the real thing is that some people themselves have a good sense of appreciation. It is said that it is to drink tea and drink wine to see people, but it is better to look at a person's behavior to figure out a person! ”

"Good fellow, it seems that Baron Lei Luo has also read some forbidden books!" Archduke Hemingway suddenly spoke: "Do you know some common sense in psychology?" ”

Lei Luo said: "Hehe, I haven't read any psychology, don't forget that the Grand Duke is looking at me, not me looking at the Grand Duke!" "Nice Tai Chi, pushed over.

Grand Duke Hemingway's eyebrows twitched again, but his expression remained the same: "You are so slippery at a young age, it seems that those sons of my family have underestimated you!" ”

Lei Luo knew that this was another conversation with something in his words, and the more he said now, the more the other party might know, so he shook his head and said nothing. In the end, he drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and bowed to Grand Duke Hemingway and said: "Since I have met His Royal Highness the Grand Duke (the Duke is already a prince and can be called His Royal Highness), I am also satisfied, go back today to settle down with my subordinates, and tomorrow we will start to change guards!" ”

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, you must know that Her Majesty Empress Claire sent an ultimatum half a month ago to tell us that you are about to arrive, and now you have also delayed for half a month, so don't be in a hurry these days, take a look around first, and have fun!" Archduke Hemingway said.

Lei Luo bent down and said, "Obey." And he retired.

As soon as Lei Luo opened the door and went out, the Earl of Birmingham, who had not spoken, immediately said: "Your Highness, this Lei Luo is not good!" ”

"Isn't it normal for someone to be bad?" Grand Duke Hemingway continued to drink the wine in his cup, glanced at him sideways and said: "Our empress has a great temper, and she can kill the third prince, which is enough to show that she is no longer the little princess we know, but an extremely vengeful and vicious female emperor!" ”

The Earl of Birmingham couldn't help but look up at him: "Then this Lei Luo"