Any Books About a Protagonist Rising from the Bottom to the Pinnacle of Power? 有没有主角从底层一步步爬上权力巅峰的书？
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The Officialdom: Starting as the Top Provincial Exam Candidate 官道：从省考第一开始
If you don't know Ning Xinyuan when taking the civil service exam, then even calling yourself a hero is pointless! For people of the Eastern Continent, taking the civil service exam is an obsession! Better a government job paying 3,000 a month than a non-government job paying over 10,000! Ning Xinyuan lands a position at a major government agency in one shot, then rises rapidly through the ranks. As an official, he keeps the people close to his heart and never forgets his purpose, living out sto
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Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登
People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move!
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Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者
[Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide
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- 4 The Pinnacle of Power: It All Started When the Organization Invited Me for Tea 权力巅峰：从被组织请去喝茶开始 The county magistrate's secretary was summoned by the authorities for a little chat, and his childhood sweetheart showed up to break off their engagement. But after a series of twists and turns, things took a turn for the better, and the protagonist rose from rock bottom to reach the pinnacle of life. As the saying goes: “You left me when I was down, but now that I'm on top, I'm out of your league!” 62.2kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves
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Rising to the Top: I Started Out on a Construction Site 青云直上：我从工地开始
Given another chance at life, Lin Yang refuses to follow the same path as before. This time, he starts at the bottom as a labor administrator on a construction site for a building company. He overcomes one hurdle after another, rising from the corporate world to local government and finally to the very top, his career soaring all the way!
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- 6 In the Name of the People: Quan You Has a Powerful Backer, and Handong Is in Chaos 名义：全有靠山汉东彻底乱了 Multiple characters are reborn. After being reborn, Qi Tongwei discovers he can achieve things without sucking up to anyone. After being reborn, Gao Yuliang discovers he still has a chance to command the field. His scholar's ideals are devoted to his ambitions, and he sweeps anyone in his way into the dustbin of history. After being reborn, Li Dakang discovers the plot has changed far too much and starts to panic. He's waiting for help online. When Sha Ruijin calls a meeting, he suddenly notices 6.3kReads7.2Score205Shelves
- 7 Reborn as Qi Tongwei, I Climb to Absolute Power 重生祁同伟靠上绝对权力 The Little White Dragon of Handong, moving through a crowd of beauties without a trace. With over forty years of life experience and the face of a twenty-year-old, shouldn't Qi Tongwei put those looks to use and charm some women? What a waste! Qi Tongwei stands at a crossroads in life and chooses a different path for himself! 15Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 8 In the Name of the People: I Decide Whether Handong Descends into Chaos 名义：汉东乱不乱我说了算 The Han University Faction can't exist? Then why can the Zhong family openly support Sha Ruijin in building the Sha Family Faction? Xiao Jin, tell me: do you admit your guilt or not? Zhao Ruilong, tell me: are you still so full of yourself? With Pei Yihong backing him, Zhou Zechuan sent not only Sha Ruijin, Zhao Ruilong, and the others to prison, but also the families behind them. Zhou Zechuan felt that neither the Han University Faction nor the Sha Family Faction needed to exist. He should be t 50.7kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves
- 9 The Ultimate Power Play in Handong: Gao Yuliang Joins Forces with Li Dakang! 汉东巅峰局：高育良连手李达康！ [In the Name of the People] + [Gao Yuliang] + [Yan Shifan] + [Never Give Up] + [Gao-Li Partnership] What would happen if Yan Shifan of the Great Ming Dynasty transmigrated into Gao Yuliang in Handong? Would a ruthless man who once wielded unchecked power at court let others push him around? Sha Ruijin arrives in Handong from above, cutting off Gao Yuliang's path to a seat in the cabinet. When has this Grand Secretary of the Great Ming ever put up with such an indignity? "And you dare lecture me 2.5kReads6.7Score101Shelves
- 10 In the Name of the People: There Is Only One Voice in Handong 名义：汉东只有一个声音 [No rescuing Qi] [Taking on Sha] [Planning for Development] [Completed] Meng Weifan is suddenly ordered to head to Handong, bringing a new variable to a turbulent and unpredictable situation. I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please give the story a try. 12.7kReads6.5Score368Shelves
- 11 I Saved Wang Xiyuan, and My Career Took Off Overnight 救下王熙媛，我的仕途一日千里 Reborn, Su Ting, a junior clerk in the County Party Committee Office, accompanies his female superior on a business trip. Using his foresight and the knowledge and experience he gained in his previous life, he foils conspiracies, earns great merit, and roots out corruption, winning his superior's favor. From there, he turns his fortunes around and rises rapidly through the ranks… 774Reads8.1Score260Shelves
- 12 My Government Career: I Can See Everyone's Political Fortune 官场仕途，我能看见所有人的官运 Lin Wang, 25, is a graduate of a prestigious university and the lowest-ranking clerk in the government. With no connections or influential backers, he is assigned to the quietest place of all, the archives. His daily work consists of sorting old files. His colleagues see him as an outsider with a bleak future. His original ideals remain unchanged, but his methods and vision will continue to grow. He always appears in the right place at the right time, helping rising talents and cutting down evil 32Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 13 The Road to Power 官途 After graduating from university, Liu Fei, whose origins are shrouded in mystery, repeatedly finds himself facing one crisis after another because of his brash personality. He is attacked from every direction and suppressed by all sides. Watch as Liu Fei charges straight through, crushing every opponent in his path, uncovers the truth about his origins, sweeps aside the great factions, and rises to the pinnacle of life! 10.2kReads9.1Score992Shelves
- 14 Notes on the Pinnacle of Power 权巅仕途笔记 [Political power struggles + three generations + one female lead + climbing the ranks from the grassroots + fighting for the people + reaching the pinnacle of power!] Ye Zhenggang, the third generation of the Ye family, falls victim to a sinister scheme and spends one reckless night with Xu Xiaoqing, the cherished daughter of another top family, the Xus. Then he listens to a close friend’s instigation, runs from his responsibilities, and leaves for Bohai City. This indirectly leads to Xu Xiaoqin 35.9kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
- 15 A Secretary in Politics: Promoted Like a Rocket After a Breakup from the Start 官场秘书：开局分手后被火箭提拔 "Multiple heroines + feel-good power fantasy + high-status circles + powerful family clans + plenty of exciting moments" Having lived two lives, Meng Xun sets out to uncover his origins and embrace his red-blooded heritage as he makes his way to the top. He faces breakups, ridicule, and schemes, but step by step, he tramples his adversaries beneath his feet and climbs toward the summit. He loves and hates fiercely, determined to live life to the fullest and settle every score! Though this is Men 3.7kReads7.5Score367Shelves
- 16 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 75.5kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
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Officialdom: What’s Wrong With Becoming a County Magistrate in Six Years? 官场：我六年干到县长怎么了？
(Traditional political maneuvering + grassroots-level government + one female lead + no System) Standing once again at the crossroads of fate, Li Weibin doesn't go with the flow this time. Instead, he goes against it, taking on the challenges at the forefront of his era. (The first book in the Li Weibin series.)
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Power and Influence: Three Intelligence Reports a Day, and I Speed My Way into the Ministry 权势：每天三条情报，我狂飙进部
The first thing you do after landing a government job is dump your sweetheart. After his girlfriend passed the exam for a municipal agency, she looked down on Li Haoran, a civil servant in a township. In his previous life, Li Haoran kept pestering her, unable to let go. But after being reborn, he immediately agreed to break up, and unexpectedly wound up with the Daily Intelligence System. It gave him three random pieces of information each day, and from then on, his fortunes soared! [Today's int
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- 19 The Political Ups and Downs of a Government Official's Heir 官场世家子弟的官场风云 A passionate political drama with a single heroine. The protagonist rises through the ranks from the grassroots level, growing through political struggles and practical experience. He always serves the people, never forgets his original purpose, and puts his ideals into practice. 4.1kReads7.6Score267Shelves
- 20 Officialdom: You Were Reborn to Eat Dirt, I Was Reborn to End You 官场：你重生吃土，我重生要你命 [Officialdom] [No goody-two-shoes heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Purely satisfying] In his previous life, Zhang Ling upheld the law impartially and earned a reputation for integrity. From then on, he rose steadily through the ranks. After being reborn, Zhang Ling discovered that his enemies had also transmigrated back, and were even trying to steal the opportunities that should have been his! Only Zhang Ling knew those opportunities were actually a source of disaster! In this life, he would s 5.9kReads7.7Score576Shelves
- 21 Officialdom: Starting with the Investigation into the Loss of State-Owned Assets 官场：从侦破国有资产流失案开始 [Political Intrigue + Overwhelming Power + Satisfying Read] Xiao Muchen, an economics prodigy at Huaijiang University, is unexpectedly reborn in the 1990s as a junior official at the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in Luo’an City. As corruption swirls beneath the surface of the state-owned enterprise reforms, he uses the memories of his previous life and his mastery of economics to unleash a storm over a case involving the embezzlement of state assets at a cement fac 603Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 22 In the Name of the People: Judging Handong and Saving Qi Tongwei 名义：审判汉东拯救祁同伟 Liu Xiaofan, the son of a farmer, transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People and awakens the [Justice Tribunal] System. Using the System, he exposes the wanton abuse of power and corruption in Handong's officialdom, the temptations of money and beautiful women, and the darkness hidden from public view! He'll use the System to help Qi Tongwei rise to the provincial level, creating a win-win situation where they both advance together. Liang Qunfeng, Chen Yanshi, Gao Yuliang, Li Daka 4.1kReads6.8Score100Shelves
- 23 In the Name of the People: I Take Over Qi Tongwei's Body, and the Handong University Crew Answers to Me 名义：魂穿祁同伟汉大帮我说了算 Transmigrating into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei, he starts by punching Liang Lu and kicking Liang Ping. In this life, I, Qi Tongwei, will not kneel. Whether it's Liang Lu or Liang Qunfeng, don't even think you can make me bow my head again! In Handong, what I say goes! 14.4kReads7.0Score621Shelves
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A Deputy County Chief’s Wild Ride 从副县长开始狂飙之旅
[Officialdom] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] + [Reborn] + [One Female Lead] + [Locked-Room Mystery] In his previous life, Xu Tianhua did whatever it took to climb the ladder, only to end up with a hasty, ignominious finish. Now he has returned to the age of thirty. Armed with foreknowledge, he plans to live differently, enjoying the journey of life to the fullest and leaving himself no regrets. [The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Please read the novel itself.]
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- 25 Reborn, and I Still Have to Be a Civil Servant? 都重生了，我还要当公务员 Wang Pengyuan, who spent more than twenty years as a deputy town mayor in a township, was reborn in the year he had just graduated and started working. To make up for all the regrets of his previous life, he decides to become an official again in this one... Follow Wang Pengyuan as he climbs the ladder one step at a time and reaches the peak of his life. 902Reads8.5Score231Shelves
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Reborn on the Political Circuit: My Brother Comes from a Powerful Third-Generation Family 官道重生：我的兄弟是三代
Peng Mingchuan was framed, forced out of office, and left utterly disgraced. Then he was reborn in the year he graduated from college. With a second chance at everything, his first move was to save his well-connected best friend. The road to success in government is treacherous, but this time he has powerful backing and the experience and memories of his previous life. He must climb with all his might. If there's a problem, let's talk it out. You won't listen to reason? Well, that's just wonderf
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- 27 The Loyal Traffic Vanguard 忠诚之交通先锋 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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