Chapter 1898

In fact, Wu Guozhang had already started thinking about how to respond as soon as he received the intelligence.

In his mind, he had only two options. One was passive defense, where he innovatively proposed some acupuncture guidelines to cushion the impact brought by Gao Qimei.

The second was active offense, where he tried to make a fuss at the Grand Consecration Ceremony, either to disrupt the ceremony or to prevent several key figures from attending.

But both defense and offense were very difficult for Wu Guozhang, so after receiving Gu Changqing's invitation, he agreed without hesitation.

Gu Changqing, who didn't have to be distracted by government affairs, had more energy to come up with good ideas than himself. For example, in the last conversation, Gu Changqing proposed to carry out a qualitative attack on Gao Qimei's three pillars, which was very effective.

Gao Qimei was beaten so hard that he didn't say a word.

Gu Changqing did not keep the secret. He turned the black wooden cane in one hand and said calmly: "Gao Qimei is playing with us openly this time, which gives us a lot of time to operate."

"I think we can use this week to move around and start with the Tianshi Mansion and the commander-in-chief of the war department to make Gao Qimei's wishful thinking go wrong."

Hearing this, Wu Guozhang knew that Gu Changqing was going to take the initiative to attack.

He couldn't help but question, "Brother Gu, Gao Qimei has made his cards clear, and he has obviously made full preparations. It's probably not easy for us to interfere!"

Hearing this, Gu Changqing laughed, "Brother Wu, things depend on human efforts! I don't think the other two parties are completely united with Gao Qimei."

"Take the Tianshi Mansion for example. All the previous consecration ceremonies were hosted by the Inland Taoist Association and the Tianshi Mansion. Why is the Tianshi Mansion acting differently this time? Gao Qimei must have compromised with the Tianshi Mansion through some means."

"As long as we can find the connection, at least we can prevent the Tianshi Mansion from supporting Gao Qimei one-sidedly."

Wu Guozhang reached out to pick up the teacup, while quickly thinking about the feasibility of what Gu Changqing said.

Since the previous Heavenly Master who moved to Penglai was not willing to follow the Chang family to Penglai, when the relationship between the two places tended to ease, the previous Heavenly Master did a lot to promote religious exchanges between the two places.

This consecration ceremony was one of the activities used by the previous Heavenly Master to deepen the friendship between the believers in the two places.

After taking the throne, the current Heavenly Master also retained this activity, which has not changed for decades. Now it has suddenly changed, which is very abnormal.

This is indeed a point that they can cut in.

At this time, Wu Guozhang's hand suddenly paused, "Brother Gu, even if the Tianshi Mansion can be persuaded by us, what about the War Department?"

"The commander-in-chief of the War Department was promoted by Gao Qimei. The interests of both parties are related. It is unlikely that he will go against Gao Qimei!"

Although the Tianshi Mansion was persuaded, it was already a victory for the Wu and Gu families. However, if Gao Qimei and the commander-in-chief of the War Department insisted on making trouble, the Tianshi Mansion could not stop it.

Therefore, if you want to break the deadlock, you must deal with the two parties.

However, the commander-in-chief of the War Department not only has no contact with Wu Guozhang himself, but as far as he knows, Gu Changqing can't say anything in front of him, which is naturally difficult to proceed.

Gu Changqing knew what Wu Guozhang was doubting. He smiled and said, "Brother Wu, you and I may not have much impact on the commander-in-chief of the war department, but there is one person who can."

"The current mayor of Daobei City!"

Wu Guozhang was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized.

How could he forget this person?

Although the current mayor of Daobei City is only in his forties and has not much experience, he has a prominent identity that can be said to be unique in Penglai.

He is a member of the Chang family, the Chang family that once ruled Penglai for decades.

Although Penglai entered the election era after the second generation of the Chang family retired, the core members of the Chang family and the four major families moved to M country to settle down one after another.

Even in the third generation of the Chang family, there has not been a single powerful politician.

It seems that the Chang family has become a forgotten family, but the Chang family still has a strong influence in Penglai's political arena and the War Department. After all, most of the founders of the political arena and the War Department were former members of the Chang family.

This can be seen from the fact that the current mayor of Daobei City, the four generations of Chang family, rose rapidly as soon as they entered the political arena.

Moreover, the four generations of the Chang family are still in the same faction as Gu Changqing. Although the two sides have different ideas about governance, at this juncture, they will definitely point their guns at the outside world.At this time, Gu Changqing's voice came again, "Brother Wu, although I have persuaded Mayor Chang, I am not completely sure that the commander-in-chief of the war department will give Mayor Chang face and then follow our wishes."

"So I suggest that we each send one person to go with Mayor Chang, which can increase the success rate to some extent."

"As for the Tianshi Mansion, I think we can let Shouzhuo come forward and find someone from the Tianshi Mansion to contact him first and test the waters."

The Gu family and the Wu family have been competitors for many years. Gu Changqing's understanding of the Wu family is not necessarily weaker than Wu Guozhang, the head of the Wu family.

Although Wu Shouzhuo has not made any achievements in the political arena, he has a good attainment in literature and has made friends with some Taoist priests from the Tianshi Mansion. It is perfect for him to find out the details of the Tianshi Mansion.

Hearing this, Wu Guozhang turned the teacup in his hand, and after a moment of hesitation, he responded: "That's no problem. I'll let Huiru contact Mayor Chang. I'll talk to Shouzhuo after I go back."

Wu Guozhang also approved of Gu Changqing's series of arrangements, but he was a little suspicious that Gu Changqing had any other tricks to hide from him, just like Gu Changqing's attack on the Xing family this time.

So in the following conversation between the two sides, Wu Guozhang was more obscure and made indirect attacks on Gu Changqing.

But to Wu Guozhang's disappointment, Gu Changqing's answer was watertight, and he didn't get any clues from him.

Half an hour later, in a business car, Wu Guozhang, who left the teahouse, took the phone from his assistant and called Ye Xiao.

In fact, the person Wu Guozhang wanted to discuss with the most at the beginning was Ye Xiao. After all, he and Gu Changqing were only temporary allies who were on guard against each other, and Ye Xiao and the forces behind him were more reliable in Wu Guozhang's eyes.

However, before Wu Guozhang made the call, Ye Xiao called in first.

Wu Guozhang smiled. It seemed that the speed of getting the news in the inland was not slow!