Why Are Political Novels Getting Worse? Is It Because Everything Is Too Sanitized, Or...? 官场小说现在越来越次，是协调的太厉害，还是
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The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密
Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d
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Don't Mess with Me! I'm My Own Backing! 别惹我！我自己就是背景！
My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Rising to Great Heights 平步青云
Awake, he holds the power of the world; one careless move can ruin the whole game. Drunk, he reclines on a beauty's lap, keeping his mind steady as he makes his moves one by one. Ling Zhiyuan is oppressed by his superior and mocked by a woman he loves, leaving his life at rock bottom. When God closes one door, he is bound to leave another open. Faced with an opportunity that will vanish in a moment, he acts decisively...
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Reborn: The Rose on the Road to Power 重生之官路蔷薇
She is a reborn rose, beautiful and thorny. In her previous life, Yu Yaduo was a discarded pawn on the political chessboard, falsely accused and driven to her death from a building. In this life, she has returned with her memories, determined to be the one moving the pieces. When her superiors make things difficult, she calmly turns the tables; when her colleagues ostracize her, she hears the thunder in the silence. On a battlefield dominated by men, she wields wisdom as her blade and conscien
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- 105 Political Circles: The Road to Chasing Dreams 官场风云之逐梦征程 After graduating from a prestigious university, Li Shucheng chooses to return to the familiar land of his hometown. Determined to realize his ideals, he works hard to pass the civil service exam and join the County Party Committee Organization Department. Faced with the complicated rules and unseen challenges of officialdom, he sheds his youthful naivety as he struggles on the front lines. Guided always by his original aspirations, every step in his career reflects the convictions of a young man 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 In the Name of the People: The Province's No. 2 Has Made a Move! 名义：省服第二出手了！ This is another possible ending within the story. What will change when the number-two player on the provincial server stops being a bystander? Does the arrival of a new force mean the balance of power is about to shift? And who will be the last one eliminated? 383Reads8.3Score127Shelves
- 107 The 3rd Book by the One Who Loves Tofu Skin 最爱吃豆皮的第3本书 Lu Yuanfang was once a passionate elite soldier in the Northwest Field Army. After leaving the military, he worked as a drill instructor and a security guard. An unexpected incident brought him back to the army. With his exceptional skills, he repeatedly distinguished himself on missions, rising all the way toward becoming a general and beginning a fiery comeback. 4.9kReads8.4Score361Shelves
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A Woman Running a Prison? You Heartless Author, Don’t Do This to Me! 女子监狱长？无良作者别搞我！
A massive spectacle, a huge production! Dad sends me off to a women’s prison! The author spent thirty years undercover in a women’s prison, pouring heart and soul into this work! My parents couldn’t stand that I didn’t have a partner, so they made up their minds and sent me to work as the warden of a women’s prison! Unfortunately, I’m under the control of the System! Dad, none of this is my fault! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame that unscrupulous author! Author: One day, when I hold power
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- 109 Reborn: Starting with Financial Freedom 重生从财务自由开始 (A feel-good everyday story with no angst for the protagonist. Come give it a try.) The world was never fair. Some people are born into privilege, while others are born to toil. After returning to his youth, Chen Ze finally realized how colorful life among the privileged could be. The story... begins in 2018. 77.1kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
- 110 EN Editing His Backstory: Why Does This Orphan Get More Popular the More We Dig? 背景编辑：这孤儿怎么越扒越红？ Although you're an orphan, you've bound yourself to a background-editing System. When the head of the Education Bureau visits the school cafeteria to inspect the meals, he happens to find you eating only the free rice and a bowl of seaweed and egg-drop soup. The director asks why you haven't applied for financial aid. You wave a hand grandly. Hey, System, I've got a great idea. A father guarding the borders, a mother who braves danger to treat the sick, a grandfather who fought to defend the cou 6.4kReads7.1Score467Shelves
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After My Divorce, an Owl Helped Me Rule the World 离婚后，猫头鹰带我权倾天下
He lost his job in middle age, and his seven-year marriage also came to an end. Lin Zhijie got a firsthand taste of what it meant to be “a middle-aged man who’s worth less than a dog.” His property and savings were all seized by his domineering, ruthless socialite wife. Just as Lin Zhijie was left homeless and sleeping beneath a bridge, he unexpectedly saved a talking owl. After that, Lin Zhijie entered politics, rising smoothly from an archival clerk at a neighborhood office to the very top. Be
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An Unbounded Official Career 官途无疆
Jiang Han, a billionaire who resigned from public office to go into business, is framed and reborn as a third-year college student. He makes a fortune in the stock market, becoming a hidden billionaire. To repay his hometown for supporting him for more than a decade, he returns as a village official while still a college student and leads the villagers to prosperity, embarking on a career in government. In the treacherous world of politics, his exceptional wisdom and insight, along with his sinc
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The Road to Officialdom: One Text Message Changes My Fate 官途：一条短信改变命运
A breakup text quietly rewrites the career trajectory of a young official. In the world of politics, every step forward or back involves both calculations of the human heart and contests of power. Standing at a crossroads in his life, Li Anping takes his first steady step...
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A Thousand-Year Clan: Beginning in the Era of Emperor Wu of Han 千年世家：从汉武时代开始
A great-clan saga, meticulous historical research, strategic deduction, and a story that will change history. Li Jing transmigrates to the time before the Battle of Longcheng and sets out to build a clan that will endure for a thousand years, starting as a mere foot soldier. His family will produce peerless generals who win every battle. His family will produce sages whose writings will guide countless generations. His family will produce great ministers who turn the tide when all seems lost. In
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- 115 High Martial: At 28, I Get a New Cheat Every Month 高武：28岁，我每月一个外挂 Xiao Ran, 28, at the peak of the Second Rank in martial arts, is a counselor at Southwest Martial Arts University. He is a mediocre martial artist, stuck at a bottleneck and unlikely to ever make anything of himself. “I’ll just coast until retirement and make sure my family stays safe. That’s enough.” Xiao Ran once smiled bitterly at his unremarkable reflection in the mirror. After transmigrating to this perilous high-martial world, simply surviving this long was lucky enough. Shattering the voi —Reads—Score—Shelves
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In the Name of the People: The Pinnacle of Power 名义：权利巅峰
After transmigrating into In the Name of the People, Zhao Yang grew up in an orphanage. A car accident unraveled the mystery of his origins. Zhao Yang: “I jolted awake from a near-death dream. Turns out, I'm the foreign powers myself?” In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action
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In the Name of the People: My Rise to the Top Starts as a Provincial Secretary 名义：我的巅峰从省秘起步
He transmigrates into In the Name of the People, armed with the complete script. No golden finger, just careful planning and a sharp mind; No mindless wish fulfillment, just policies as his blade and public support as his shield in a hard-fought rise to power. Follow his journey from the grassroots to the top as he cuts through the tangled power struggles of Handong, steadily climbs the ranks, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of power! With the board of fate in his own hands, he will forge a
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- 118 Exposing the Scandal from the Start, Cleaning Up the Bureaucracy After Being Reborn 开局怒揭黑幕，重生后整顿官场 Reborn in 2007, the first thing Chen Zhixing did was quit his job! He was done playing the game of officialdom. Couldn't he just walk away? But who could have guessed that Hu Wei would try to set him up for a fall by getting him on the show Livelihood Pain Points? Chen Zhixing said, “Going on the show? Great, I should definitely go.” And then... an event that would shake the political world began. Starting as the deputy leader of a special task force, he climbed step by step to the top! Later, d 515Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 119 The Star Employee 首席红人 Ye Xingsheng was the education bureau’s undisputed “model worker.” He was diligent and had an impressive track record, yet his superiors never took a liking to him. When the bureau built apartments for its employees, Ye went to offer a gift to Zhang Zimei, the beautiful deputy director, hoping to secure a unit. But he hadn’t expected her to be drunk, or to be home alone. He never imagined that after this visit, his life would change completely… 4kReads8.2Score441Shelves
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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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The Fourth Book by the Deepest Man in the Universe 宇宙第一深的第4本书
My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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- 122 Becoming Gao Yuliang’s Son-in-Law and the Leader of the Han-Da Gang! 做高育良女婿，成汉大帮领袖！ [In the Name of the People + Han University Faction + One Heroine!] Reborn as Gao Yuliang's favored student and secretary, Cao Feng has no way back from the very start. With the Han University faction label hanging over him and a group of useless teammates at his side, he sets out on a desperate counterattack! Qi Tongwei, who dares to defy fate: “Old Cao, you're my best buddy. What are those monkeys and Chen Hai to me? Nothing!” Li Dakang: “I never imagined that a junior who started out as a sec 5.8kReads8.2Score150Shelves
- 123 Fighting Alongside Zhao Mengsheng, In the Name of Tongwei! 跟赵蒙生当战友，同伟的名义！ In the Name of the People + The Rise of the Phoenixes + Officialdom After his son Qi Tongwei graduates, Qi Yunzhang personally visits Handong University to celebrate. There, he learns that Qi Tongwei has been assigned to a township. Liang Lu: Someone proposed to me on his knees, and his surname was Qi. I'll marry him. Hou Liangping: Only spineless people live off others. I've never stooped to that myself. Zhao Ruilong: No one in Handong is allowed to be more badass than me. Qi Yunzhang laughs in 2.7kReads5.2Score104Shelves
- 124 Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I’ll Defy Fate and Change My Destiny 重生汉东赵瑞龙，我要逆天改命 He transmigrated into the world of television dramas and became Zhao Ruilong, the ultimate villain in In the Name of the People. This was the year before the Zhao family built its food city in Luzhou! This was the year the Gao brothers had only just started selling pagers! To prevent the Zhao family from being destroyed in the future, I, Zhao Ruilong, must defy fate and change my destiny! I'll build capital and develop high technology: lithography machines, new energy, jumbo jets, the internet.. 31.8kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
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The Official's Path: Drawing the Blade 官途之利刃出鞘
The county magistrate vanishes mysteriously at a disaster relief site. Was it suicide, or murder? A secretary who graduated from the police academy is suppressed and banished. While sorting through the magistrate’s belongings, he discovers clues and follows his burning sense of justice to expose the dirty dealings behind the scenes. Using his wits alone, he captures criminal gangs and pursues corrupt officials across a thousand miles... Wise, sharp, decisive, and incorruptible, he wins the favor
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Joining the Discipline Inspection Investigation Team: Why Is the Whole Country Panicking? 入职纪委调查组，咋全国都慌了
In his previous life, he was framed and wrongfully imprisoned. One mistake led to another. Reborn in 2006 with the memories of his past life, he solved one major case after another, earning accolades such as “Model Investigator,” “Star of Inspection and Investigation,” and “First-Class Merit,” before receiving the highest honor of all: Nationally Acclaimed Civil Servant! When Yang Wen looked back, he realized he had risen to such great heights!
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Top Broker 顶尖掮客
This book starts with the protagonist, Feng Tianchen, a simple private-car driver, and follows his brutal struggle through the world of politics. It is a battlefield without gunfire, a terrifying vortex that ordinary people cannot escape once they enter. But to a seasoned political operator, it is the perfect stage for a masterful performance. See how Feng Tianchen rises from a humble driver to the pinnacle of life through his own efforts.
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Back to 1997: Starting Out as a Small-Town Writer 重回97：从乡镇笔杆子开始
Deputy Director Han is fifty! Overworked and ill, he opens his eyes again and finds himself back on his first day reporting to a township in 1997. In his previous life, he had a way with words but no understanding of people, and spent his whole life trapped in an office cubicle. This time, he has thirty years of experience and knows the ins and outs of surviving at the grassroots level. Faced with a wealth of opportunities and troubles, watch him start with a three-thousand-word report and stead
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The Political Arena: Starting as the Youngest County Magistrate 官场风云：从最年轻县长开始
From a senior leader’s chief secretary to the province’s youngest county magistrate, Zhang Yi had barely taken office when he was hit by a once-in-a-century downpour. A reservoir holding nearly a hundred million cubic meters of water was on the verge of bursting its dam, threatening the lives and property of thousands downstream, and he had not a single soldier at his disposal! Then a highly daring plan suddenly came to mind...
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I Shot the Mark from the Start, and I Don't Want to Be an Undercover Agent 开局枪杀上线，我不想当卧底
[Crime] [Political intrigue] [Political and business power struggles] [International] [Red merchant] A mole planted in a criminal syndicate is ruthless and merciless. After enduring countless hardships, he rises to become the syndicate’s boss and personally shoots dead the only handler who knows his true identity. With his extraordinary abilities, he wins the favor of many powerful figures. Since ancient times, officials and merchants have bee
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- 131 Reborn in 2008: Starting with a Secondment to a Township 重生2008：从乡镇借调开始 Chen Yu spent half his life swallowing his grievances. When he came back to life on that morning in 2008, he finally saw the game unfolding around him. He was an unremarkable team leader in a small township, but by chance he stumbled upon a web of connections, layer upon layer. Following an inconspicuous clue, he looked from the town to the county, then from the county to the invisible web spanning the city. Some advised him to mind his own business; others pressured him openly and behind the —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Career in Politics, Starting at the Township Committee 官途纵横，从镇委大院开始
Qin Dongxu had only just begun his career in government when he found himself mired in trouble... Should he lie low for now and bide his time, or rise to the challenge immediately and fight for every advantage? Qin Dongxu chose the latter!
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- 133 Officialdom: Swimming Against the Tide 官场：逆流而上 Lu Chuan came first in both the written and interview exams for a civil service position, but shady dealings landed him in a remote mountain village, and his girlfriend married someone else. See how Lu Chuan holds fast to his conscience amid power struggles and conspiracies, follows the fire in his heart that drives him to stand up for the people, carves a path through the mud of grassroots life, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. 28.4kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
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Why Go to All That Trouble? Wouldn’t It Be Better to Transmigrate as a Leader? 费那劲干啥，直接穿成领导不香吗
A note: The protagonist is a spineless, inexperienced shut-in, not a hero who sleeps among beauties and wakes with the world in his hands. A groveling nobody scraping by on dirt must gradually transform into a soaring roc, rising through the heavens and stirring up the winds and clouds. That kind of change takes time. After being heartlessly abandoned, the groveling nobody transmigrates into a leader in the central district of a provincial capital and enters the heart of power. He is nervous, ye
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Reborn with an AI Brain, I Master the Power Game 重生AI大脑玩转权力
An overworked programmer dies from working overtime and is reborn with an AI brain. In this life, he becomes a child prodigy, builds a business empire before turning 20, then enters politics and uses his resources to climb to the pinnacle of power!
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Qi Tongwei Marries Liang Lu: Are You Going to Repeat the Same Mistakes? 祁同伟娶梁璐：还走老路？
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well!
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- 137 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 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! 35.5kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
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The Winds of Change on the Official Path 官路之风起云涌
This book is the sequel to Reborn: The Candid Confession. Father and son Zhang Anping and Zhang Hao have both left Jiang Province to enter a much broader political arena. After losing most of his support, Zhang Hao once again finds himself in a difficult situation. How will he plan his moves and secure victory from afar? Watch the tides of change, and listen for the dragon’s roar. (All characters, locations, and events in this book are fictional. Please do not connect them to real life. Any rese
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The Fast Track to the Top 选调生之青云直上
“Zhi” represents steadfast resolve and lofty ambitions, while “Lin” evokes blessings spread far and wide, nourishing all things. After earning his doctorate, Zhang Zhilin becomes the ultimate civil servant! The grassroots are both a crucible and a melting pot. Watch as a commoner tempers himself in the fire of grassroots work, turning his trials into poetry and forging himself into gold as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power!
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In the Name of the People: Did I Transmigrate into Secretary San Shuo? 名义：我穿成三说书记了？
[Handong Universe] [Volume One] What? Did I really transmigrate into the role of Secretary San Shuo in In the Name of the People? Question: How does a thirty-year-old soul handle Secretary Tian's job? Waiting for an answer online. It's urgent... [Volumes Two, Three, and Four] Each volume tells a completely new story...
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- 141 Hou Liangping, How Does It Feel to Be the Liang Family's Live-In Son-in-Law? 侯亮平，当梁家赘婿的感觉如何？ [The World of The Name] This is the world of The Name, where every protagonist has a brand-new story!!! The first protagonist was Qi Tongwei, and his story has now come to an end!!! The story of the third volume, with Sha Ruijin as the protagonist, is now underway. 1.5kReads—Score111Shelves
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From the Start, I Became Gao Yuliang’s Most Troublesome Student 开局成了高育良最头疼的弟子
Everyone thought that with Gao Yuliang as his patron, Lu Xiaodong would rise smoothly through the ranks in Handong. But this disciple refused to follow the usual path. He wouldn’t step into the game his master’s faction had laid out. Qi Tongwei targeted his weakness: his brother-in-law, Shen Jianfeng, became entangled in business with the Shengqiang Group, giving Qi leverage to threaten him. His mentor, Gao Yuliang, lost himself in the pursuit of power, and the two men drifted apart, going from
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- 143 Sage of the Jie Sect! From the Start, I Was Asked to Buy Scenic Area Tickets? 截教圣人！开局让我买景区门票？ Chen Xuan, the final disciple of Tongtian, Master of the Jie Sect; After countless years in seclusion, he emerges, only to unexpectedly return to the modern world? He thought he would finally get to show off his skills, but it turns out he can't go back... 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 144 In the Name of Justice, Liu Changsheng of Handong, Who Can Stand Against Me! 名义，汉东刘长生，谁与争锋！ [No System] [Ensemble Cast] [All About the Laughs] [Unhinged] [Passionate Senior-Citizen Drama] Hello, everyone. I'm Old Liu, Liu Changsheng. I kept a low profile in the show. I want to liven things up in this book. Who's for it, and who's against it? In Handong, it's either laughs or madness. How crazy? Read and find out. 111.3kReads8.9Score9.3kShelves
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The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Female Leader's Secretary 权力巅峰：从女领导秘书开始
Wang Hongyi is framed by a rival of his female superior. Not only is he disciplined, he is completely cast aside. Reborn, he refuses to be pushed around any longer. He takes the initiative, leaving his enemies trembling and begging for mercy, while influential figures from every quarter vie to recruit him. Nothing can stop him as he makes his way to the top. (This is an authentic political novel that strives to portray the realities of officialdom. Some events are included for the sake of the pl
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- 146 At the Pinnacle of Politics: Winning With a Rebellious Streak 巅峰官场：胜在反骨 [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 2.6kReads9.0Score214Shelves
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Vortex of Power and Desire 权欲之涡
A career in government is like a bottomless abyss: one wrong step, and you’re shattered to pieces. Wu Liangyou has barely entered the political arena and hasn’t even tasted power when he’s already caught in the mire. Should he bow his head and bide his time, or risk his life in a desperate fight? The abyss cannot crush a ruthless man daring enough to change his fate. Watch Wu Liangyou break out of a hopeless situation, escape death, and rise to the top over a trail of blood.
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Reborn in 2003: The Road to Rising from the Grassroots 重回零三年，基层扶摇路
He has spent half his life in public service, working diligently for the common good. For twenty-two years, Tian Jingchen proved that diligence and hard work can never outweigh factional power struggles and political scheming. When a major corruption case was finally settled, everyone in high office rushed to distance themselves and protect their own interests. Only he, a hardworking official with no connections, was pushed forward to take the blame and make the sacrifice, dying with bitter regr
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Political Superstar 政坛巨星
Li Jin was an orphan with nothing to his name, yet he rose rapidly through the ranks of government and achieved astonishing success at a young age. Along the way, he also won the heart of a beauty, marrying Jiangdong’s most beautiful woman. Their married life was harmonious and sweet, and his wife gave birth to two pairs of twins, bringing even more joy to their family. But just as he was lost in happiness, his wife reported him for embezzlement and bribery. Li Jin was thus swept into a compl
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In the Name of the People: I Became Gao Yuliang's Backer 名义：我成了高育良靠山
Wang Li was born into a family from a government compound. He spent seven years sent down to the countryside as an educated youth, where he became close friends with fellow educated youth Gao Yuliang. The two went to the countryside together and returned to the city at the same time, but then embarked on two completely different paths. Along the way, Gao Yuliang faced temptation and corruption again and again, and each time Wang Li pulled him back from the brink. Years later, Gao Yuliang became
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