Chapter 1549 The Way of Individual Contribution

Buckingham Palace can be regarded as the highest political symbol for the United Kingdom, but all the most grand diplomatic activities are basically held in Buckingham Palace, and even many leaders of other countries who visit the United Kingdom also stay at Buckingham Palace.

Generally speaking, the status of Buckingham Palace in the UK is indeed very high, but it is not only the leaders of various countries who have the opportunity to be invited. In fact, the British royal family often invites elites from all walks of life to Buckingham Palace, such as Olympic champions, well-known athletes such as the national football team, Another example is popular singers, actors, literary and artistic workers, well-known experts and scholars, and entrepreneurs.

Not only elites from all walks of life in the United Kingdom will be invited by Buckingham Palace, but even elites from other countries often become guests of Buckingham Palace, such as Bill Gates, such as Li Jiacheng.

The entire Buckingham Palace has dozens of receptions a year, most of which are non-political activities. The British royal family hopes to convey the royal family's concern for the whole country and even the whole world through non-political meetings with elites from all walks of life.

After nearly an hour of driving, the motorcade that Li Mu and William were in drove into the closed area of ​​Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace is the supreme palace in the United Kingdom, even if it is famous throughout Europe. Although the buildings here are not as large as the Goldberg Manor, they are generally more delicate and luxurious.

In addition to the main palace, the entire Buckingham Palace has three annexed palaces. However, at this stage, the degree of openness of Buckingham Palace is very low. Most tourists are blocked in front of the fence outside the main palace. Although a large number of tourists are only separated from Buckingham Palace by a wall, they There is hardly any impact on normal intrauterine activities.

At every gate, entrance, and passage, there are Royal Guards wearing red shirts and bearskin hats. These people seem to be incompetent, but they are actually elite troops in the British Army, responsible for the security of the entire Buckingham Palace. .

After the convoy arrived inside Buckingham Palace through a dedicated channel, a large number of staff, service personnel and members of the royal family have been waiting here for a long time, including William's father, Prince Charles.

The layout of the scene was extraordinarily grand. Not only was there a brand-new red carpet, a neat royal guard of honor, but even the Royal Orchestra was playing the Scottish bagpipes at the scene, and the sound was extremely pleasant.

As soon as the bulletproof Jaguar sedan for the royal family stopped, an English gentleman about sixty years old stepped forward and opened the door on Li Mu's side. At the same time, the door on Prince William's side also opened. It was opened, so the two got out of the car at the same time.

There were no media reporters at the scene, only two royal family photographers filmed at a position a few meters away from the car door. The shutter sound and fill light did not cause any trouble to Li Mu.

Prince Charles, who was in his fifties, immediately stepped forward with a smile, walked directly across the red carpet to Li Mu, stretched out his hand to Li Mu, and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Li, welcome to Buckingham Palace!"

William had come to the front at this time and said to Li Mu, "Mr. Li, this is my father, Charles."

Li Mu said politely, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Prince Charles. Thank you and other members of the royal family for your invitation. It's a great honor to be here as a guest."

Charles said: "We very much hope that Mr. Lee can stay overnight at Buckingham Palace and let William accompany you to visit Buckingham Palace and London's famous attractions, but it is a pity to hear that you have a very rushed itinerary next."

Li Mu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Next time I come to the UK, I hope I will have a chance to make up for this regret."

Charles nodded and smiled: "That's for sure. Anytime Mr. Li comes to the UK, we sincerely welcome you to visit Buckingham Palace."

Li Mu thanked him, and Charles introduced him to other members of the royal family present. There were seventeen members of the royal family who came to greet Li Mu outside the palace. From this, it can be seen that the entire royal family attached great importance to Li Mu's arrival.

After shaking hands with everyone, Li Mu, at the invitation of Charles, walked into the main palace of Buckingham Palace with him, William, and other members of the royal family.

Davidson of the Goldberg family did not have such treatment. Since he was not invited, the royal family arranged for him and his team to rest in one of the annexed palaces. Although a sumptuous lunch was also prepared for them, the British The royal family has no energy to entertain him.

Charles told Li Mu that the elderly queen was waiting in the living room at this time, and said that the queen had been looking forward to meeting Li Mu, and was full of praise for Li Mu.

After coming to the living room, Li Mu saw the queen who was welcoming him at the first sight. The face of the queen was very familiar to Li Mu. When he was a child, he often saw the face of the Queen of England in Hong Kong movies. , the queen also often appears on the news, and she has been on the throne for a very long time, which alone makes her famous all over the world.

The Queen is almost 80 years old this year, but she has a very good spirit. She is wearing a lavender dress and an elegant and fashionable top hat of the same color. There are two white flower arrangements on the top hat. In addition, The decorations worn by the queen are also very elegant, pearl earrings, necklaces, and brooches are all extraordinarily elegant.

This old man can be regarded as one of the most fashionable old ladies in the world, and his dress is almost a textbook example of the European aristocracy.

When she saw Li Mu, the queen smiled kindly and did not see that she was the monarch of a country. After shaking hands with Li Mu, she sighed: "I have been looking forward to meeting Mr. Li, and today finally got my wish, in my eyes. , Mr. Li can be said to be the most outstanding young man in the world, and it is my honor to meet you here."

How could Li Mu deserve the Queen's "honor", he said hurriedly and humbly, "Your Majesty, it is my honor to be summoned by you, and I am just an ordinary businessman, not the most outstanding young man."

The Queen looked at Li Mu and said with a smile: "My highest expectations for my grandchildren are not even one-tenth of what Mr. Li has achieved today. Take William as an example, he is my eldest grandson, and I have high hopes for him. The highest, but my expectations for him are nothing more than hope that he can successfully complete his studies, that he can have more talent, insight and ability than most people, and that he will not lose face to the British royal family and the Windsor family in the future. My expectations for him, Compared with what Mr. Li has achieved today, it is still far behind."

Li Mu hurriedly said: "I spent a few days with William in the Goldberg family. To be honest, William is a very good young man. I think his ability, talent and charisma are stronger than mine. It's just that the two of us chose The direction is different. I choose to devote my energy to the Internet field, while William hopes to become a qualified heir to the royal family. To use an old saying in Huaxia, both of us are specialized in the arts."

The Queen did not expect Li Mu to speak so modestly, and to give William such a great affirmation, with a happy smile on his face, pulling him and William like a grandmother, sighing: "You two are of the same age, And it is rare to be able to talk so speculatively, I believe that you can also become good friends in the future."

Having said that, the Queen looked at Li Mu and said with a serious face: "Mr. Li, William has a very strong sense of family and country. Since he was a child, he hoped to be able to make a difference for this family, this royal family, this country and even this world. A contribution, but I always feel that sometimes his eyes are too focused, which will cause him to lack the breadth and the overall view of the problem."

William on the side was not embarrassed at all when his grandmother said this, and said jokingly: "Your Majesty, you can't ask me for Mr. Li's achievements, just like you said, the gap between me and him is too big. ."

The Queen said with a smile: "I am not asking you based on Mr. Li's achievements. Achievement requires many conditions, not only your internal conditions, but also many external conditions, such as the direction you choose, external opportunities, The development and changes of the current situation even require a lot of luck, but I think you should learn from Mr. Li's vision and his way of looking at problems."

After saying that, the Queen looked at Li Mu and smiled: "William told me some time ago that he wants to join the Royal Air Force and serve the country. I think this is a good direction, but it may not be a smart direction. Over the years, When members of the royal family think of contributing to the country, the first thing that comes to mind is to join the army;"

"Even when I was young, when the Germans were bombing London, I volunteered to go to the front to control the searchlights. Both my sons were in the army, my eldest was in the Royal Navy, my second was in the Royal Air Force, and William and his younger brother also want to join the army;"

"Although I don't want to dampen their enthusiasm for joining the army, I can't help but ask myself, do the men of the entire Windsor family only have to join the army as the only way to serve the country? If so, that proves our thinking mode. Too stubborn, and lack of innovation, the most important thing is the lack of overall situation, as a soldier, you can only contribute a small amount of strength to the country as an individual, but if you can achieve a career, you can make a bigger contribution. The ability to dedicate more strength to the country. If a person wants to dedicate to the country, the best way is not to give as much strength as he has, but to find a way to improve himself, first accumulate strong strength, and then Going to continuously provide help for the construction and development of the country, unfortunately, William does not have this concept now..."

Immediately, the Queen paused and said again: "It's like Mr. Li, if you are just a young man in your 20s, the contribution you can make to China and the world is actually very small, but now you create With Muye Technology and created so many great undertakings, at this time, your contribution to the world exceeds that of most people in the world, and this is also my expectation for William's future."