Political Novels About Rising from the Grassroots to the Top 有没有从基层做到最高位的官场小说
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Officialdom: Starting with an Investigation Report 官场：从一份调查报告开始
Song Jingchuan is an ordinary civil servant at the municipal government's research office, with no connections or powerful patrons. A research report on the chemical industrial park is sent back by his superiors three times. Everyone tells him: Some numbers can be written down, but some truths cannot. In the end, Song Jingchuan signs his name anyway. Late that night, a torrential rain floods the city, and disaster strikes the chemical industrial park. The report no one wanted to read is delivere
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Reaching the Summit: From Entry-Level Clerk to the Pinnacle of Power 问鼎：从基层科员到权力巅峰
Liang Zhiyuan, a low-ranking government clerk, happens to rescue a mysterious person from drowning, unaware that she is Chen Hailing, the new leader parachuted in from above. Together, they uncover the tangled web of underground dealings in Shiyi County. When the illicit trade comes to light, armed with the favor of the county Party secretary, he navigates the factions around him and fights his way from a sleepy government office into the vortex of power.
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- 353 The Commoner Chief Councillor 布衣首辅 Liu Zhengyu, a graduate of Pingxi University's economics department, steps out into the world and begins an eventful journey through life. 13.6kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
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The Pinnacle of Power: A County Secretary's Extraordinary Career 权利巅峰：县委秘书的妖孽仕途
To be an official, you need two things: a heart devoted to speaking up for the people, and an unwavering sense of justice. Follow a county Party committee secretary as he climbs step by step toward the pinnacle of power in a cutthroat political game of schemes and betrayals.
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Awakening in 1999 觉醒在1999年
The year before the new millennium was destined to be extraordinary: Macau returned to China, a grand military parade marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the nation, NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project got underway, and more. Ordinary Su Yu also became a first-year high school student that year, serving as both class monitor and Communist Youth League branch secretary. An extraordinary life quietly began... The Eurasian continent lay ri
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- 356 A Bright Political Future 官运亨通 At 28, Lin Yun Feng had a limitless future ahead of him. After the Jin Hai Bridge, which fell under his jurisdiction, suddenly collapsed, Lin Yun Feng went from a rising political star to being cast aside. His beautiful wife cheated on him. Disheartened, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, only to stumble upon a secret... 2kReads8.8Score22814d adds
- 357 The Corrupt Official's Unchecked Power (Absolute Power) 官场之权势滔天（绝对权力） After losing power, Lin Feng was exiled to a remote township. He thought he would spend the rest of his life there, forgotten until the day he died. But he seized an opportunity in the policies handed down from above, and step by step made his way back to center stage, becoming the youngest person ever to hold power. 9.9kReads8.6Score29514d adds
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Reborn in the Bureaucracy: Starting as a Grassroots Civil Servant 重生官场：从基层公务员干起
At the crossroads of life, Li Dongmu faces a choice that will shape his fate once again. “In this life, I absolutely refuse to be a doormat.” “In this life, I’ll keep my fate firmly in my own hands!” “The road to officialdom is treacherous, with undercurrents surging. Every step must be carefully planned!” “No one will help me reach for the clouds, so I’ll climb through the snow to the summit myself!”
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The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始
My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right...
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- 360 Adoption into the Family 过继 This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 30kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
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The Storm of Power 权力风暴
After leaving the military, protagonist Jiang Yunhao embarks on his political career. In his struggles against his rivals, Jiang Yunhao sticks to his principles and never shies away from a challenge. He also frequently surprises people with his strategic skill. In the end, through his own hard work and the recognition of influential leaders, Jiang Yunhao carves out a path of his own to the top.
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- 362 The Young People at the Judicial Office 司法所里的年轻人 Fresh graduate Xu Daqi starts working at a judicial office. He goes from inexperienced and clueless to mature and steady, navigating the minutiae of grassroots work and the bizarre realities of life on the ground. After learning that good deeds are not always rewarded, he comes to understand that kindness must be accompanied by diligence. From suspicious-death investigations and land-flooding disputes to group petitions over contract breaches, he holds fast to the belief that public service is a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
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Officialdom: The Unlisted Bureau Chief 官场：空编局长
A power struggle in officialdom, a contest for influence. Shen Jingyu falls to her death, and Li Zhengguo, who was present, becomes a major suspect. Was it an accident or murder? Lin Song is assigned to assist Detective Liang Bing with the investigation. Sun Jianguo, owner of the Golden Romance Club, Han Qiang, and others are drawn into the case one after another. As Liang Bing and Lin Song painstakingly piece together the clues, they fall for each other and unexpectedly uncover a crucial piece
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- 364 A Junior Civil Servant in the County Government 县直单位的小公务员 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 365 The Knockout: I Let Gao Qiqiang Go from the Start! 狂飙：我开局放了高启强！ Before you stands Lin Jiajing: Qi Tongwei's only brother, Gao Yuliang's favorite student, the man Zhong Xiaoaï could never have, the one Gao Qilan has secretly loved for twenty years, Gao Qiqiang's true boss, the one who brought Tazhai to an end, and a graduate student at Handong University of Political Science and Law! [In the Name of the People + Ice Breaking Action + The Knockout] [No System] 76Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 366 In the Name of the People: Rising from Han University 名义：从汉大崛起 They are both talented young men from poor families. After being reborn, Lu An becomes Qi Tongwei's roommate in the lower bunk, as well as the most prized student of Han University Law School director Gao Yuliang... With memories of his previous life, Lu An is determined to change his good friend Qi Tongwei's fate. Years later, Lu An arrives in Handong by parachute, ready to begin his legend! 762Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Life in Officialdom: The Stories of Women in Politics 人在仕途：官场女人那些事儿
(Realistic political workplace + case-based stories + no harem) It’s hard to be a person, harder to be a woman, and harder still to be a woman in politics. But women in politics have their own rules for survival. Drawing on my 17 years navigating the political world, with firsthand experience across township, county, municipal, and provincial offices, I’ll show you what a woman in politics is really like!
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Tiger's Roar Over the Sea of Clouds: Starting with Military Discharge 虎啸云海从转业开始
Lin Haoyu leaves the military as a senior colonel and enters local government, rising from county magistrate to a powerful official in charge of an entire region. His wife, Su Mengyao, heads a Fortune 500 company. His younger sister, Lin Xiaowan, quietly supports her brother's political career, while his older brother, Lin Yu, is fiercely protective of her. Their background is enough to leave people speechless. I hope you’ll enjoy my new book.
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- 369 Soaring Through Officialdom: From Township to the Summit of Power 官途腾龙从乡镇到权利巅峰 After Chen Linhai passes the civil service exam, his girlfriend betrays him and a powerful family uses its influence to take his position. He keeps his illustrious family background hidden and starts out at the grassroots level in a township. Staying true to his original ideals and relying on exceptional ability, he overcomes one crisis after another and rises through the ranks to the pinnacle of power. Along the way, he uncovers the mystery of his birth and fulfills his ambitions and purpose in 6.6kReads7.2Score65114d adds
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Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零，从乡镇科员开始
This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official
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A Career Blessed by Fortune: A County Magistrate's Rise to Power 官运滔天：知县逆袭，权倾朝野
[Not a power fantasy! A complex tale of court intrigue and political struggle, grounded in historical research!] Li Shu, a modern-day civil service exam candidate who failed to pass, unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of the Qianlong reign and becomes a newly appointed jinshi. Starting out as a poor county magistrate in Hengyang, he investigates the shortfall in the ever-normal granaries, exposes the dark secrets of the grain transport trade, and takes on salt smugglers in league with
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The Political Arena 宦海
[Political intrigue + satisfying revenge] “Hold office and bring blessings to the people!” Song Yang, who grew up in a small mountain village, stumbled into officialdom by chance. Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. He overcame one obstacle after another, braving every challenge as he contended with forces from all sides, while one tale of love and hatred after another unfolded around him. His highest principle, from beginning to end, was to serve the people’s interests, and i
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I Get Stronger with Every Promotion, and I'm Already Invincible! 升官就变强，我直接无敌了！
[Invincible + scheming + swordsmanship + exhilarating power-ups] Li Chengfeng wakes up to find he has become a low-ranking Banner Officer in the Eagle Guard of the Great Chu Dynasty, with his patron already dead. Fortunately, he has the System: every promotion rewards him with a max-level martial art. What? Making it to a Hundred-man Commander earns me the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms? A Thousand-man Commander gets me Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens? … What do I care if they’re century-old
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After Being Struck by Lightning, I Can Hear What They're Thinking 被雷击后我能听到TA在想什么
[One Female Lead + Authentic Political Drama + Urban Fantasy + Mind Reading + Smart Protagonist + Climbing to the Top of the Political Ladder + Serving the People] Zhang Xiaoxian is a post-90s “middle-aged man” with no parents and no powerful connections. A temp at the Guangming District Civil Affairs Bureau, he works diligently but is constantly bullied by his superiors and ostracized by his coworkers. Then a freak lightning strike gives him the power to read minds, changing his fate. He outsma
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- 375 Great Tang: The Ultimate Promotion System 大唐：最强升官系统 Su Qin transmigrates to the early Tang dynasty and becomes a low-ranking county official. By chance, he acquires a promotion System. Local ruffians are terrorizing the people, leaving the entire town furious. “Choice One: Twist right and wrong, unlock the Corrupt Official achievement, and embark on a life of bribery and lawlessness.” “Choice Two: Judge right and wrong fairly, unlock the Upright Official achievement, and embark on a life of integrity and honesty.” “Choice Three: Do the bare minim 17Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Lucky Man in Officialdom, the Leader's Trusted Aide 官场幸运儿，领导身边的红人
This is a political intrigue novel set in local government. When the young Qin Feng is appointed in a crisis through his family's connections and parachuted into Nanping County, he is met not with welcoming applause, but with constant exclusion and covert obstruction from all sides. Every step he takes is like walking on the edge of a blade. As power, money, and personal ties weave together into a web, some choose to go along with the corruption, while others swim against the current. Faced with
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Part One 局部一
The protagonist, Hu Weimin, navigates the ups and downs of officialdom while staying clearheaded, resisting all kinds of temptation, and holding fast to his principles. The everyday settings make the characters feel as if they’re right there beside you, perhaps even people just like yourself.
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Reborn as Qi Tongwei: I'm Destined to Rule Handong 重生祁同伟：汉东一把手我当定了
On Lone Eagle Ridge, a bullet to the head brought the tragic tale of the man who nearly conquered fate to an end. Or did it? No! He reverses time and returns to his youth! This time, I, Qi Tongwei, will no longer kneel before power! I’ll settle every score with the enemies of my past life! The love I lost before, I’ll hold close in this life! From campus hero to military god, then to the pinnacle of power! In this life, I won’t just outwit fate. I’ll make this world a place where things go my wa
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In the World of Officialdom, One Wrong Move Can Get You Promoted 官场，不小心就升官了
Qin Mo, a 50-year-old, low-ranking employee at the Archives Bureau, wakes up one morning having traveled from 2025 back to the night before the 1995 civil service exam. After a miserable, bullied life in his previous life, all he wants this time is to make money and chase women, staying well clear of the troubles of government service.
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- 380 Reborn as an Official: Soaring Through the Clouds 重生为官：腾云驾雾 Liang Tianruo was a researcher who had reached the heights of study in the Divine Realm, only to be betrayed. Reborn, he enters the world of politics, where he becomes entangled in layer upon layer of mystery. Mysterious cultivation methods, a strange missing drug, and the secrets hidden by those around him leave him deeply perplexed. At Qingzhu University, his encounter with Qiu Ling sets off a series of mysterious events. Even his career advancement is riddled with hidden schemes, as though a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 381 With the System in Hand, I Become a Top Government Official 手握系统后，我成为超级公务员 [Wish fulfillment + male lead focus + play the pig to eat the tiger + growth] Just as graduation approached and Lin Chuandong was looking for a job, he unexpectedly got a Super Civil Servant System! Lin Chuandong was a graduate student at the nation’s top-ranked university of political science and law, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Yet he took a grassroots civil service job in the obscure Linjiang District. It left his classmates and teachers utterly bewildered. They thought his talents 203Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 382 Huang Zhichen's Tenth Book 黄智宸第10本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn to Question Officials at the Spring Festival Gala! I Publicly Denounce My Own Father! 重生春晚问政！我直接大义灭爹！
[Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Officialdom] + [Cunning comeback] In my previous life, I was the young master of Qingzhou’s most notorious crime family. I worked my tail off to pass the national civil service exam, hoping only to be a good person. But my father cut short my official career and forced me back into the criminal underworld. In the end, my family was destroyed, and I died in the street, full of regrets! Reborn, I find myself back at the city’s Spring Festival Gala, during a live
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- 384 A Tang Dynasty Official's Rise to Power 大唐升官记 Starting in the first year of the Zhenguan era, the protagonist transmigrates into the county magistrate who has been made the scapegoat. Drawing on his experience in government from a later era, he builds the strongest county in Zhenguan, rises steadily through the ranks, and ultimately transforms the Tang dynasty. Until one day, Li Shimin finally says, “It's time for us both to abdicate and let the next generation carry on the work.” This novel is grounded in a carefully researched historical 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
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The Pinnacle of Power: After Breaking Up with My Girlfriend, I Soared to Success 权势巅峰：和女朋友分手后扶摇直上
Betrayed by his girlfriend, with his patron's career hanging by a thread, Lu Xiaoyang, a secretary in the municipal government, suffered a double blow to his love life and political career. Disillusioned, he planned to leave politics for good. But the arrival of one woman completely changed his fate, helping him soar up the political ladder and reach the top of the provincial government compound.
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- 386 The Doctor’s Road to Officialdom 医路官途 After graduating from university, genius Chinese medicine doctor Ling You returned to his village to observe three years of mourning for his late grandfather. He also inherited the clinic his grandfather had run, Sānqītáng. Then one day, the arrival of a group of powerful figures changed his life. He had planned to spend his life practicing medicine, but after enduring a series of harsh realities, he came to understand that an ordinary doctor treats people, while a great doctor treats the nation 160.1kReads9.4Score8.4k14d adds
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Restarting Life on the Road to Success 重启之人生青云路
Actually, every novel is a portrayal of real life! Whether what you watch or read is... yourself!... I hope you see yourself!
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- 388 Reborn in 1996: Starting by Revitalizing a Poor Town 重生96：从振兴贫困镇开始 "If it benefits the nation, I will give my life, so why should I shy away from danger or fortune?" Only after spending half his life amid the ups and downs of officialdom did Zhou Pengcheng realize that some opportunities, once missed, become lifelong regrets. As the tide of the times surged forward, he returned to the crucial moment when he graduated from party school. Determined not to repeat his past mistakes, Zhou Pengcheng chose to take root in a poor, remote countryside and face the countl 24.7kReads8.5Score81214d adds
- 389 The Female Official 机关女干部 A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q 7.9kReads7.9Score61214d adds
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Officialdom: From the Health Clinic to the Peak of Power 官场：从卫生院走向权力巅峰
This isn’t a medical novel. It’s a pure officialdom novel. In his previous life, Lin Haoyun was framed and spent his entire career stuck at a neighborhood health clinic. Reborn, he had no other ambition than to hold on to his position as director. Yet he never expected to rise from a tiny neighborhood clinic, step by step, into a towering tree.
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Reborn: I Rise to the Top of the Political World 重生后，我逆袭官场权利之巅
Also known as Officialdom's Grand Road, Reborn at the Peak: My Background Is Unshakable, How Will You Deal with Me Now?, and Officialdom: The Pinnacle of Power [Urban] [Slice of Life] [Campus Belle] [Reborn] [Realistic] [No Harem] [Workplace] [Officialdom] [Feel-Good] [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Demoness] [Traditional Style] [No Suffering for the Protagonist] [Take Down the Sanctimonious First] He is stern and impartial, with no understanding of social niceties. If someone needs arresting
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Guo Jingyuan's Notes on Officialdom 郭敬远官场笔记
Set firmly against the backdrop of its era, this novel brings political realism and commercial idealism together seamlessly. The protagonist, Guo Jingyuan, has an exceptionally accurate grasp of economic trends and a remarkably keen business instinct. While still at university, he earns his first fortune at colleges across the capital. But determined to fulfill his ambitions, he resolutely enters politics, starting at the grassroots level while building his business career in parallel. In busine
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- 393 Officialdom: Call Me Chief, I’m Desperate to Get Ahead 官场：请叫我首长，我太想进步了 After being reborn, Su Wu returns to the police station where he once worked. While on duty, he spots Zhou Baoshan, a robber and murderer. Without hesitation or second thoughts, Su Wu takes decisive action, and from then on, rewrites his life... 15kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 394 A Blossoming Career 职场花途 After his night shift, Qin Tianzhu was passing the female manager's office on his way home when he heard noises inside. Curious, he peered through the crack in the door... 114Reads7.1Score4814d adds
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Spread Spring Breezes for Ten Thousand Miles, Walk the Path to the Azure Clouds 施万里春风，步青云之志
The greatest hero fights for his country and its people; the greatest doctor heals the nation and saves its people. Zhang Yi is a young prodigy who has studied medicine and martial arts since childhood. A star student at Yanda University, he starts a business with his classmates and amasses assets worth hundreds of billions. After graduating, he enters officialdom. With powerful connections and extraordinary abilities, he sweeps through the political arena using the way of the chivalrous healer,
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The Boss from Hell 极品老板
This superior barged into her life, and their relationship took a curious turn...
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The Twists and Turns of the Official's Path: Rising to Become a Party Secretary 官路跌宕：一路逆袭成书记
My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Road to Power: A Chance Encounter with a Heiress 官路争锋，从邂逅豪门千金开始
[No cheating, no transmigration, no rebirth. Political advancement and tangled romance, ordinary man and rich beauty, realistic and engaging.] When Li Zhi graduates, he turns down a high-paying job in the provincial capital and a chance to pursue graduate studies, leaving his hometown for his girlfriend’s city and passing the civil service exam for a small township. He thinks they’ll live happily ever after, but her parents tear them apart. Starting alone in a remote township far from home, he b
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Reborn: From Breakup to the Top 重生：从分手到巅峰
Reborn in a parallel world, he transmigrates into the body of a man named Qin Yi. From the start, he is a low-level employee, and because of his job, his girlfriend dumps him on the spot.
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A Lonely Boat on a Cold River: Twenty Years Adrift in the Sea of Officialdom 孤舟寒江：官海沉浮二十年
In the height of summer in 2005, three young people who had earned government trainee placements after graduating from a provincial capital university in eastern China embarked on their own political careers in different corners of Hongjiang County, Yangchuan City. Gu Lisheng, born into a poor family, plunged straight into Qingshiling Township, the poorest in the county. In a leaky storeroom and along muddy mountain roads, he held fast to his burning desire to serve the people, becoming a hands-
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