Realistic Political Workplace Novels, Preferably Written by Someone From Within the System 真正的官场小说，真实一点，最好是体制内的人写的
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Qi Tongwei from the Start: Defying Liang Lu, Outwitting Fate 开局祁同伟：不贵梁璐，胜天一子
[Alternate universe] After transmigrating into Qi Tongwei and facing a disastrous start, he decides not to follow the old path and to carve out a new one. After three years of struggle and hard work, he returns to Handong. He is determined to forge a broad road backed by the people...
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Political Rivalries: A Grassroots Rise to Power 官场争锋之草根逆袭
New to officialdom, Lu Zhaoyuan carries lofty ideals, only to be battered at every turn. After enduring hardship, he glimpses the logic behind power: “Only those who truly serve the people can go far!” Standing on the precipice between conscience and desire, what choice will he make?
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The Official and His Charms 官人官色
The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred...
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Reborn in 1998: Back on the Road to Power 重生1998，再踏官途
A celebratory banquet for a promotion became the last straw for Zhang Haiqing! He has been working for twenty-three years, yet has spent more than a decade stuck at the section-level, without moving up an inch! Who could have guessed that fate would play such a cruel joke on him, sending him back to October 3, 1998! With two months left before he is assigned a job, how will he face the road opening up before him once more?! Reborn and embarking on his official career again, he is ready to give i
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- 55 Great Ming: From the Imperial Exams to Absolute Power 大明：从科举到权倾天下 Li Ji accidentally transmigrates back to the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, becoming the illegitimate son of a minor gentry family in Jiangnan! For ten years, no one knows he exists. His father dislikes him, and his elder half-brother and the servants bully and beat him at will. What a miserable life! No System, no inherited memories, just a completely new life... In the Great Ming, where everything else is beneath contempt and only scholarship is worthy, Li Ji originally only wanted to study, p 13.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
- 56 Falsely Accused of Cheating in the Imperial Exam? One Essay on the Six Kingdoms Shocks the World 被诬科举舞弊？一篇六国论惊天下 [No System + Court Intrigue + Literary Plagiarism + Rigorous Logic] Lu Linchuan, a top student in classical Chinese literature, unexpectedly transmigrates to the fictional Great Yu dynasty and becomes a poor scholar falsely accused of cheating in the imperial exams. Faced with oppression by the powerful, he takes up his brush and writes On the Six States, every word as sharp as a blade, stunning the entire court. From a dark prison cell to the steps of the Golden Hall, he uses his modern knowled 18.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
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Reborn: This Time, the Commoner Will Become an Official 重生，草根这次要当官
[Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [A hidden identity] He was an ordinary nobody who unexpectedly returned to life eighteen years in the past! His fate took a new turn, and he rose through the ranks of officialdom! When his rivals moved against him, he discovered that his background held a surprising secret. One of the country's top wealthy families came looking for him of their own accord. Both his uncles were powerful figures, and his older brother was a special forces commander. The Zhong family is i
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Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾
[High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married
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Officialdom: From Town Mayor to a Bright Future 官场：从镇长开始平步青云
Tang Xiangyu graduated just in time to catch the last wave of job assignments. Unwilling to settle for the status quo, he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and build a legacy for his own era! But the road through officialdom is hard. Every step forward is another rung on the ladder, and only he knows the hardships and heartache along the way. See how Tang Xiangyu turns the tide and writes a glorious life of his own!
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They’re Cracking Down on Corruption from the Start? Then I’ll Be Reborn 开局被反腐？那我重生好了
(Officialdom + slow-burn + anti-corruption + realistic + workplace + civil service exams + meticulous + positive) In officialdom, things have always moved quietly, like a gentle rain. This book is packed with realistic details about life in government and is a slow-burn story about officialdom. There are no characters showing off and humiliating their opponents, and no instant gratification from the start. If you'd like to learn about the real art of officialdom, come in and read. Officialdom is
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- 61 In the Name of the People: From the Start, Qi Tongwei Bets on Beating Fate 名义：开局祁同伟，胜天一子 1.2kReads8.5Score161Shelves
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In the Name of the People: Zhao Ruilong's Carefree Life 名义：赵瑞龙的潇洒人生
Zhao Ruilong was reborn. This time, he planned to be a well-behaved second-generation heir: his dad could support him when he was young, his students when he got older, and his son when he was old. As for everything else, he'd just let things take their course!
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- 63 Qi Tongwei, You're Targeting Me? I'll Just Resign! 祁同伟，针对我？我反手就辞职！ [Hong Kong crime dramas + Qi Tongwei] TV and film crossover From 1992 to 1996, all the way until the story of In the Name of the People begins... A span of more than twenty years. (For details, please head over to the main story. This novice author has revised it until he's lost his mind.) 43.6kReads7.4Score1.4kShelves
- 64 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! 99.5kReads8.3Score7.4kShelves
- 65 Cut Down After Making It Ashore, I Crack Cold Cases and Become a Mainstream Star 上岸被斩，我转头破悬案成主流 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 101.5kReads8.9Score9.9kShelves
- 66 Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋 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
- 67 A Young Police Officer's Path to Success 小民警的仕途之路 Starting out as a police officer, he solves cold cases and earns major commendations while delivering practical results that improve people's lives. Rooted in his community, he rises step by step and forges a path to a brilliant career in public service!! 22.1kReads9.2Score911Shelves
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The Long Road to the Azure Clouds 青云漫漫路
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!
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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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- 70 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.5kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
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Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命
(Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s
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- 72 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... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
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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?
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- 74 The Road to Officialdom: Starting as County Government Office Director 官路青云：从县府办主任开始 The world of officialdom is a battlefield of deceit and intrigue. But Zhang Cheng never forgets that an official should serve the people with integrity, remaining unstained by the mire and untainted by its waters. He has ruthless methods for corrupt officials, but compassion for ordinary people. It all begins when his powerful patron falls. Years later, Zhang Cheng looks back and realizes he no longer needs a patron, because he has become a mountain himself. 260Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 檐下雨，有些爱，只能在雨里重逢 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 576Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Official’s Painted Mask 官路画皮 In his previous life... Li Nanzheng’s most respected mentor was deceived by villains and ruined his career in government, leaving him to live in anguish for decades. In this life... When the same events began to unfold, Li Nanzheng decisively left home and cut himself off from his family. Using the advantage of having lived through several decades again, he thrived in the world of officialdom. 48.8kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves
- 77 Life-Eating Firefly 噬命萤 Life-Devouring Firefly 333Reads—Score—Shelves
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Officialdom: Starting by Slapping My Boss Twice 官锋：从打领导两巴掌开始
Made the scapegoat from the start? Pushed to the margins, with my future and my life ruined? Fine, I’ll remember this. There’s plenty of time to settle the score. My girlfriend breaks up with me, and my love life falls apart. What was I even here for? Fine, I’ll set you free. Don’t regret it. I turn around with power in my hands and return. Li Rui laughs aloud. Those who hurt and slandered me will all pay the price.
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- 79 Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Konoha as His First Wife 火影：六道鸣人抢回小樱，雏田为正妻震木叶 Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Up Konoha as His One True Wife 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.3kReads9.0Score449Shelves
- 81 The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始 [Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la 17.1kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
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Iron Fist 铁腕
No one is reborn, and no one transmigrates. This is a realistic novel about life in government circles. A country boy without connections loses his chance at promotion and his girlfriend. He even stands to lose his life as others try to take everything from him... By a twist of fate, he wins the favor of various powerful factions one after another and becomes a rising star in government, writing a sweeping, legendary tale of a political career...
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- 83 Attack on Titan! 进击的巨人！ Attack on Titan! 339Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 A Fortunate Career in Government: It All Began When I Met Her 官运：从遇到她开始 Upright and incorruptible, yet shrewd and decisive. He hates evil with a passion, but knows the art of political struggle. Li Chuniang is a Bao Gong-style official. The more setbacks he faces, the braver he becomes. He will never compromise! He is determined to make his mark on this path! 38.8kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
- 85 A Bone of Startling Grace 惊鸿骨 The Stunning Bone 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Reborn at the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场之权力巅峰 Jiang Zhenbang spent thirty years rising and falling in the political arena. Just as he was about to take charge of a region and reach the peak of his career, he died saving someone and returned to 1995, to the summer just after graduating from university. With his foreknowledge of the future, he used a county-level economic research report far ahead of its time as his calling card. He boldly put himself forward and won the favor of his leaders, entering government service at the rank of section 3.6kReads9.2Score252Shelves
- 87 Thorny Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 荆棘修女：神父，别回头，外面那三千暴徒交给我！ Thorn Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 74Reads—Score—Shelves
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Humiliated at My Divorce Banquet, I Set Sail for a Brighter Future 离婚宴受辱，我的前程自此启航
On the day of his divorce, he endured ridicule and scorn. Everyone thought he would sink into despair, unaware that after lying low for so long, he was about to begin a whole new chapter in life. Free of the shackles of his past, he keeps his feet on the ground and breaks through prejudice with his own abilities. Through wind and rain, he presses forward step by step. The era that belongs to him is about to begin.
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- 89 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 《全村笑我懒汉媳，猎户夫君夜夜撩》 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 184Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Deputy Section Chief's Siege 一个副科长的围城
You think it’s just a trap, never realizing you’ve already stepped onto the chessboard. Chen Yuan, a cautious deputy section chief in the government offices, leads a life as calm as still water. Then new colleague Lin Xue arrives like a pebble tossed into a stagnant pond. Helping her after she gets drunk, receiving a late-night call for help: step by step, he is drawn into a gentle trap. Fifty thousand yuan in “hush money,” an expensive fountain pen, and intimate photos that “accidentally” get l
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- 91 Naruto: I Defy the Heavens for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 火影：为纲手逆天下，我六道金身拒尽红颜 Naruto: I Defy Heaven for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 165Reads—Score—Shelves
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From the Start, I Got Dumped on a Blind Date, and Rose to the Top from Then On 开局相亲被分手我从此青云之上
[No Golden Finger] [No Transmigration] [Single Heroine] [A Rise from the Grassroots] Wang Li fails his college entrance exams, and his father arranges for him to attend a police vocational program. Three years after graduating, he still hasn’t been promoted. Then he gets an opportunity. From then on, he rises rapidly through the ranks. His blind date gets dumped, and Wang Li turns around to become her boss. This is a fictional work set in an imagined world. All people, place names, and events in
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- 93 Forbidden Zone Heartbeat 禁区心动 A Heart Stirred in the Forbidden Zone 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Game of Power: The Dark Side You've Never Seen 权力游戏：你未见过的阴暗面
[Discipline inspection + case-solving + not a wish-fulfillment novel + no rebirth + no System + no golden finger] The pace is a little slow for the first thirty chapters in the interest of realism. As one cold case after another is solved, a major corruption scandal unfolds from the grassroots level all the way to the provincial government. The investigations come first; promotions are left to chance.
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- 95 Reborn in Officialdom: I Really Don't Want Another Promotion 重生官场：我真的不想再升职了 In 2003, Liang Weishi never wanted to enter government service. Yet through a series of fortunate coincidences, from the day he passed the civil service exam, he rose rapidly through the ranks... 128.7kReads9.1Score14.5kShelves
- 96 Drowning in Tokyo's Shadows: His Lips Stained with Neon and Sin 东京暗溺：他的唇，染着霓虹与罪 Tokyo’s Dark Descent: His Lips Stained with Neon and Sin 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Inuyasha: Kikyo's Defiant Fate, A Heart Set Ablaze 犬夜叉·桔梗：逆命焚心录 Inuyasha and Kikyo: A Record of Burning Hearts Against Fate 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.2kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
- 99 Ashes of the Parasol Tree: The Evening Breeze Can't Reach an Old Flame 梧桐烬：晚风不渡旧情人 Ashes of the Wutong: The Evening Breeze Cannot Carry an Old Flame 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组
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
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