For a differentiable function $f : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$, suppose $f ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 3 f ( x ) + \alpha$, where $\alpha \in \mathbb { R } , f ( 0 ) = 1$ and $\lim _ { x \rightarrow - \infty } f ( x ) = 7$. Then $9 f \left( - \log _ { \mathrm { e } } 3 \right)$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$