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Real Political Intrigue Fiction: Nothing Shallow or Brain-Burning, That’s My Taste 真正的权谋小说(不尽兴,不烧脑,我吃食)

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  1. 301 Ten Years After the Wicked Minister Died, He Came Back to Life 恶臣死后十年,他活了 Historical335k WordsOngoing The emperor was dead, the crown prince was weak, and sycophants held the court in their grasp. Traitors ruled the land. Loyal officials dared not speak, and the court bowed as one. Those who refused to kneel had their bones broken. Those who dared to speak had their tongues torn out. Men of principle died beneath the executioner’s blade, while vile opportunists became honored guests in the halls of power. A spark smoldered in the mountains, barely clinging to life. A hidden dragon lay coiled in 248Reads8.9Score108Shelves
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  2. 302 The System Told Me to Become Empress, but I Got Rid of the Emperor Instead 系统让我当皇后我却把皇帝搞没了 Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Revenge after being reborn + System power fantasy + doted on by powerful men + intense tragic romance + sweet HE] The System told me to become empress. I agreed. But I never said I wouldn’t kill the emperor. I was the one who brought down the crown prince, killed the powerful minister, and even planted the person he trusted most by his side. As the emperor lay dying, he glared at me. “Who are you, really?” I wiped the blood from my sword and smiled at him. “Someone who crawled back from hell.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 303 Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted There is no straight road through life, especially when it comes to being an official. Hao Xiaodong spent many years navigating the political arena before gradually understanding its many hidden rules. Now, following his novel The Way to Promotion, a new story is here for readers. Join us as we witness another kind of life in the world of officialdom. 34kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
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  4. 304 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
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  5. 305 The First Secretary 第一秘书 Urban7.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Perplexing Road to Office. Take one step while looking two ahead, and plan three moves in advance. How can one cut a path through the perilous world of officialdom, with beautiful women by his side? Watch as an unassuming young man from the grassroots slowly builds a brilliant future of his own. 11kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
  6. 306 Climbing the Ranks and Proving the Way 升官证道 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top. 89.6kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves
  7. 307 A Worthy Minister Sent by Heaven 天赐良臣 Historical354k WordsCompleted Li Chenhao, a PhD in history, accidentally transmigrates to Beijing in the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi reign while visiting the Palace Museum. Drawing on his knowledge of Qing history, he quickly adapts to his new surroundings and decides to seek out Yinzhen, who is still the Fourth Prince. Watch as Li Chenhao helps Fourth Prince Yinzhen earn Kangxi's favor. How will he deal with rivals trying to win him over or threaten him? How will he ease the burden on farmers, increase tax revenue, and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 308 The Extraordinary Path to Power 非常权途 Urban4.7M WordsCompleted From lowly secretary to Party secretary, transferred and reassigned, promoted on the surface but demoted in practice, he rises and falls along the way, navigating treacherous political waters and seizing every opportunity to soar ever higher... 12.9kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
  9. 309 From the Countryside 起于乡野 Urban821k WordsCompleted Guan Yiliang excelled academically and was assigned to a subsidiary unit under the Rural Affairs Department as a top graduate. But the political winds soon began to shift, and obstacles kept appearing on his path forward. Watch how he responds to every move, matching wits and courage with his opponents as he composes a moving song of life. He is a man of great wisdom and heroic bearing. 8.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
  10. 310 I, Qi Tongwei, Refuse to Curry Favor With the Powerful. I'll Start as a Village Official 我祁同伟,不事权贵,从村官干起 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can 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! 35.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
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  11. 311 This Start Is Pretty Miserable! 这个开局有点惨啊! Historical888k WordsCompleted He transmigrates straight into an assassin training camp! After barely escaping with his life, he unexpectedly takes the place of an official’s son! He originally planned to pursue the imperial examinations, but the dynasty is in its final days and chaos engulfs the land! Watch the protagonist carve out his own place in the world! The author is no good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story... 3.3kReads8.6Score233Shelves
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  12. 312 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职?我转投纪委调查组 Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 533.5kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
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  13. 313 Fake Eunuch: From Helping the Empress Dowager Ascend the Throne to Ruling Through Intrigue 假太监:从扶太后登基到权谋天下 Historical353k WordsCompleted A power fantasy of court intrigue set in an alternate history, starring Mo Wujin, a fake eunuch who transmigrates into the imperial palace! The moment he opens his eyes, he is swept into the turmoil of an emperor and empress at odds and a court in chaos. He appears humble and obedient, but in truth he is cunning and ruthless, with unparalleled strategic brilliance. He can manipulate the peerlessly beautiful empress dowager, whose power holds sway over the entire court. He can also keep the patie 258Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 314 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵,再续大唐五百年 Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 315 The Ladder of Power: Showdown at the Summit 官梯:巅峰对决 Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Being an official is a skill. Jiang Yiming had barely started his job when he was sent down to Yangwan Village, but after helping a county leader through a personal crisis, he was promoted three ranks in one go! See how Jiang Yiming wins people over from every side, deftly escapes all kinds of traps, and lives by his credo: "Serve as an official, and bring prosperity to the people in your care!" 108.6kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
  16. 316 Reborn as a Civil Servant: A Peak Career from Day One 重生公务员之出道即巅峰 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted "Zhao Shuyan, you useless coward. Let's get a divorce!" "With your abilities, how did you ever manage to become a civil servant?" … What is life in the political arena really like? Watch as reborn Zhao Shuyan starts out at the county Party committee compound and turns his career into a legend, reaching the peak from the moment he makes his debut! 1.1kReads8.5Score101Shelves
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  17. 317 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + sweet romance] (A full-cast audiobook adaptation is available. Give it a listen!) In her previous life, she caught a chill after falling into the water and slept for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she was told she would marry the Marquis's heir in a month. To please her family, she agreed. But the heir's heart never belonged to her. At the marquis's residence, she was constantly targeted and mistreated, 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
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  18. 318 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田:从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score170Shelves
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  19. 319 Noyaka's Culinary Travelogue 诺雅卡美食游记 Eastern Fantasy669k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] + [Japanese Light Novel] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Adventurers' Daily Life] + [Gourmet] On the continent of Noyaka, humans, beastfolk, demi-humans, elves, and all the other races each occupied a corner of the land. That year, something of modest importance happened in the human kingdom of Vicania. The noble Kamikawa family welcomed a new child, a girl named Kamikawa Yuu. In the years to come, Yuu, who dreamed of becoming an adventurer, and a soul adrift from another world would enco 3kReads—Score120Shelves
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  20. 320 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 121.2kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
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  21. 321 At the Pinnacle of Politics: Winning With a Rebellious Streak 巅峰官场:胜在反骨 Urban622k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + political intrigue + revenge + one heroine + wish fulfillment + no self-sacrificing saint] In his previous life, Zheng Gongcheng was reduced to a pawn, framed by others, and died in despair. Reborn, he is defiant to the core, sees through the ways of officialdom, and rises to the top. (The sequel to this book, “The Pinnacle of Officialdom: Defiance Wins, Part 2,” has been signed. Readers are welcome to follow it. I dedicate this book to everyone who enjoyed this story and political in 2.6kReads9.0Score215Shelves
  22. 322 Autumn Passes Over Jing Mountain 禾过璟山秋 Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing [Modern siblings transmigrate together + two equally matched political players + nation-building + imaginative historical romance + devoted couples with happy endings] After a car accident, modern siblings Rui He and Rui Zheng both transmigrate into a political intrigue novel, only to find themselves bound to a doomed, unfinished story set in a chaotic age. In the original, Emperor Murong Jing is isolated and outmatched, hemmed in by powerful aristocratic families and ministers, as well as the a 92Reads—Score538Shelves
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  23. 323 After Being Banished to the Cold Palace, I Cling to the Imperial Preceptor 被打入冷宫后我赖上了国师 Ancient Romance488k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + Subverting tropes + Light political intrigue + Devoted to each other + Not a wish-fulfillment story] Jiang Dai was just a busy modern office worker. She clicked on a political intrigue novel to investigate a case, but before she could finish reading it, she opened her eyes one day and found herself as an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace who wouldn't survive three chapters... No, not even one. Where was the essential System for someone who'd transmigrated into a bo 130.9kReads9.5Score20.3kShelves
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  24. 324 Help! The Revenge-Seeking Couple Goes on a Killing Spree After Being Reborn 救命!复仇夫妻档,重生后杀疯了 Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing [Female-Dominance Power Fantasy] [Ancient Chinese Romance] [Rebirth and Revenge] [A Powerful Duo] [A Sickly Prince] [Disguised as a Man] [Court Intrigue] [Dark Power Fantasy] Alternate title: Reborn as an Empress: Husband, Shall We Rebel Together? In her previous life, her entire family was executed, and she died full of hatred at the chopping block. Now she has returned from hell, and together they launch a new deadly game! She disguises herself as a man and enters the court as an official, her —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 325 The Sequel to Lurking 潜伏后传 Urban686k WordsCompleted In September 1949, at Tianjin Airport, one fleeting glance was all it took. Using the code phrase “the old hen circling,” Yu Zecheng entrusted his life savings and the intelligence he had yet to deliver to his “late wife,” Wang Cuiping. After heading to Taiwan, Yu Zecheng walks on eggshells under Wu Jingzhong. He must contend with factional infighting within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics while fending off the relentless scrutiny of Liu Yaozu, chief of the Operations Division. Meanwh 48.4kReads8.6Score3kShelves
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  26. 326 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 Ancient Romance721k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 404Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  27. 327 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.7kReads7.0Score914Shelves
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  28. 328 Passing Myself Off as a Zhuge: Heavens, Why? Rebuild the Han! 冒姓诸葛:悠悠苍天?再造大汉! Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In Jianxing Year Twelve, Zhuge Liang, the peerless genius known as the Sleeping Dragon and chancellor of Shu Han, fell ill and died at Wuzhang Plains, lamenting, “Vast heavens, why have you treated me so unfairly?” He had devoted himself completely and worked until his dying day, making six campaigns against Mount Qi in an attempt to restore the Han and return to the old capital. But fate was cruel, his ambitions unfulfilled, and he passed away. Zhuge You, a history undergraduate from the twent 142Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 329 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来,我凭不争系统扭转死局 Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 330 The Great Yin Empress 大殷女帝 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She died in a single night, and the Purple Gold Palace came crashing down. Reborn overnight, she rose to glory once more. Nie Qingwan, Empress Dowager of the Great Yin Empire, was the woman who secured the empire with a single word. But after she helped her heir take the throne, she met a violent end. When she awoke again, she had become Hua Beijiao, a woman in the Eastern Jin Prince’s mansion who had swallowed poison and died rather than marry into the imperial palace. Marry the Emperor of Yin? 123Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  31. 331 Climbing the Official Ladder: From Assistant to the Finance Bureau Director 官梯:从财政局局长助理开始 Urban231k WordsOngoing A new novel from the author of Officially, an old hand. Everyone is welcome to come read it. Thank you for your support! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to make every story a good one! 109Reads—Score117Shelves
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  32. 332 Dad! Please Stop Rising in Rank. Our Family Really Are Treacherous Officials! 爹!求你别升了,咱家真是奸臣! Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the only daughter of Xu Youde, the most corrupt official in all of Great Qian. Looking at the room full of gold and jewels, she doesn’t smile. She knows the entire Xu family will be executed in three years, and she’ll be hung on the city wall as a public warning. Luckily, she binds herself to the “Heartless Riches System.” If she can amass a hundred billion through ruthless profiteering and ruin her reputation, she can take ten billion in retirem 31.5kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
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  33. 333 With the System in Hand, I Become a Top Government Official 手握系统后,我成为超级公务员 Urban203k WordsOngoing [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 212Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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  34. 334 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊!嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 28kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
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  35. 335 The Emperor’s Favorite Minister? No, I’m Rebellious to the Bone! 皇帝宠臣?不,我一身反骨! Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Power Struggles] + [Political Scheming] + [High-Stakes Play] + [Not Mindless] The great clans grew powerful and took control of the imperial court. The emperor wanted to use me as a weapon to reclaim imperial authority, but he devised countless ways for me to die. Once he realized how useful I was, he even wanted to castrate me and turn me into a eunuch, so I could continue serving as his blade. The Left Chancellor, head of the great clans and a man of unfathomable depths, pointed to the fish 7.5kReads9.0Score695Shelves
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  36. 336 The Evil Spirit Symbiosis of Slaying Loulan 斩楼兰之恶鬼共生 Two Male Leads924k WordsOngoing [Unhinged, cold-blooded beauty bottom VS flashy, decadent, scheming top + Black-and-White Impermanence-style demon couple + equally matched leads + intellectual romance] “This dynasty is rotten to the core, starting with its foundations, like the salt administration.” “Then let’s tear it down. The two of us will be the demons who lay it to rest.” !!!!! Two male leads!!! Not a wish-fulfillment story!!! Absolutely no misogyny!! If you don’t like that, don’t read!!! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 337 The Pinnacle of Political Intrigue 权谋之巅 Historical414k WordsCompleted The Pinnacle of Political Scheming is an online novel steeped in human nature and the art of political maneuvering. It tells the story of how Lin Yi, the protagonist, uses his extraordinary intelligence and courage to rise from obscurity and become a master strategist amid the tangled power struggles of the imperial capital. In a world full of schemes and betrayal, Lin Yi must use his cunning and resourcefulness to match wits with powerful figures from every faction, cut through layers of confus 859Reads—Score118Shelves
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  38. 338 My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹 Historical304k WordsOngoing I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 339 Breaking Through in Officialdom 官场突围 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Everything that came before is merely a prologue. One sudden, heartbreaking phone call nearly broke his back. But it also opened an entirely new chapter in his life. From then on Along the long road of officialdom, he trudges thousands of miles, with his dreams as his destination; In the treacherous world of politics, he digs traps and breaks through deadlocks, while remaining calm and inscrutable. “Heh, you’re on page [number] of the Classic of Mountains and Seas!” This catchphrase reveals the 60Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  40. 340 A Moment’s Impulse Made Me the Founding Empress 一时手痒后,我成了开国女帝 Fantastical Romance776k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + warlord hegemony in troubled times + nation-building + ensemble cast] A prophecy descends from the heavens: a time of chaos is coming. Lu Zhao had only wanted to find a Beggars' Gang and get by. But someone said she was destined to become the Human Emperor. So Lu Zhao embarked on her path to conquer the realm amid the chaos. Strategist 1: “It's just a lord. We can replace her whenever we want.” Later: “I would gladly become the lord's sword, and die without regret.” Strateg 7.9kReads8.2Score930Shelves
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  41. 341 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.6kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
  42. 342 The Golden Bait Project 黄金鱼饵计划 18k WordsCompleted [Modern mystery, dark crime, twist-filled power fantasy] Cornered with no way out, he came up with a plan: the Golden Fish Bait scheme. He deliberately posted huge amounts of fake gold online, posing as a wealthy recluse to lure greedy thieves to his door. He set up layers of mechanisms, surveillance cameras, and traps in advance, hoping to take the thieves down and get the money he needed to save his life. But once the hunters took the bait, everything spiraled out of control. The intruders wer 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  43. 343 The Boss from Hell 极品老板 Urban9.5M WordsCompleted This superior barged into her life, and their relationship took a curious turn... 11Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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  44. 344 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门! Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 12.2kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
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  45. 345 The Maltese Falcon 马耳他之鹰 120k WordsCompleted One job, two murders, three groups on his trail, four factions. On a foggy night in San Francisco, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a deadly con revolving around a priceless black falcon statuette. A beautiful woman, swindlers, hitmen, wealthy businessmen: everyone has an agenda, and danger lurks at every turn. When the truth strips away the disguises, and love collides with principle, he must make the most ruthless choice. No warmth, no redemption, just the truth, hard-boiled to the en 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  46. 346 The Officialdom Rankings: Rising and Falling in the Political Arena 官榜:宦海浮沉 Urban838k WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Political Intrigue] + [Period Novel] Returning to the 1990s, Chen Guohua, a civil servant, relies on the foresight that comes with being reborn to emerge from a desperate predicament and finally get a new lease on life. But before he can enjoy his fresh start, he's given a mission at a moment of crisis and sent to Qianlou Town. There, he must face entrenched local factions, an impoverished township, and investors with ulterior motives... Chen Guohua fears nothing. He meets each 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  47. 347 Rise and Fall in the Officialdom 官场沉浮 Urban5.9M WordsCompleted A class reunion, a chance encounter: watch as Huang Haichuan spins a down-to-earth legend, stages a spectacular reversal of fortune, and rises step by step while finding success at every turn in the political arena. When he meets his former lover again, who will have the last laugh? Huang Haichuan is determined to take his grassroots rise to the very end! 620Reads8.6Score129Shelves
  48. 348 The Rose Lord 蔷薇领主 Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Wall Street wolf Sebastian Hale is caught in a thunderstorm during a private flight and crashes into a forest in northern England. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself the dying illegitimate son of a baron in Northumbria, with the same name but not a penny to his name. It is the twelfth century, where the law is the lord's will and a good sword is worth more than wealth. Using his modern financial knowledge, he wins a bet against the head of a knightly order at a lord's banquet and earns hi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 349 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
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  50. 350 Only Eight Years Old, He Is Rushed Into Taking the Throne! 年方八岁,被仓促拉出登基称帝! Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty, Chu Ling found himself a son born to a concubine, without power or influence, and with a weak maternal clan. It seemed his best option was to become an idle prince, surrounded by beautiful women, frequenting pleasure quarters and indulging in wine and song. But the new emperor died suddenly less than a year after ascending the throne, and fate played a cruel joke on Chu Ling, forcing him down an entirely new path! 12.9kReads8.6Score973Shelves

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