A Bright Official Career: Reborn, Starting as a Selected Graduate

As the saying goes, “First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui.” A successful official career takes three parts luck, five parts connections, and seven parts savvy maneuvering. To thrive in office, you have to go with the flow. Those who know how to ride the tide can rise to the top far more easily than those who scheme against one another. Going with the flow means planning for the whole board instead of fixating on one corner. Read the larger trend like a chess game, and make each move without regret. Jiang Hongyun believed an official career was like a chess game: what mattered was judging the moment, knowing when to advance and retreat, recognizing talent, and planning ahead, all while following the proper path to success. In his previous life, he had spent more than thirty years rising and falling through the ranks, caught up in political power struggles. In the end, he went against the tide and was ruined and disgraced. Reborn into a new life, he saw the opportunities in the political world before others did. Casting aside the urge to compete, he adapted to the times and built good relationships, climbing step by step from the grassroots to the pinnacle of power.