Novels like Riding the Winds of Linhai Officialdom
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- 1 Reborn: From Business Legend to a Meteoric Rise 重生：从商界传奇到青云直上 [This story is entirely fictional and should not be compared with reality] Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and even the finest among us struggle to take a single step. How could ordinary working stiffs expect life to go smoothly from beginning to end? In his previous life, Wang Qingyun was a legend in the business world and the richest man in his province, yet he was imprisoned on trumped-up charges, like a captured Chu exile wearing the robes of a southern kingdom. This time, W 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ninefold Journey 九方征途 [Political Intrigue + Tense, Nail-Biting Drama] Across the land of the Nine Provinces, peace reigns beneath the four seas. The tides of officialdom rise and fall through the changing years. Those who serve in government must put the people first. Once you enter public service, a journey of ten thousand miles lies ahead. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Officialdom: The Storm Rises Again 官场之再起风云 Reborn into government, fast-paced wish fulfillment, racing ahead on other people's paths. Lin Mo is reborn in the 2003 political world, determined to walk other people's roads and leave them nowhere to go. He takes the powerful men's good policies and puts them to use, making plans with the perspective of an all-knowing god. While others have to serve in one place after another to get promoted, he goes straight from county to prefecture-level city. He gets ahead at every turn and rises rapidly 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 First in the Civil Service Exam, Then Promoted Until the Whole City Was Stunned 公考第一，辗转提拔到震惊全市 After failing the exam, he gets dumped. Starting over in 2006, Lu Hong enters the world of officialdom once again. But the moment he steps inside, he finds himself in a power game where every move could be fatal: He’s barely started the job when he’s secretly demoted and sent to a village. An inspection turns out to be a trap. When he gets promoted, he winds up as a corrupt official’s secretary! His plans for public works are obstructed at every turn, and a temporary transfer to the city is ridd 23.7kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 5 Official Flight 官翔 Yan Ning has neither a powerful family background nor wealth enough to rival a nation. With his sharp mind, vast knowledge, and eloquent tongue, he navigates the complex and ever-changing world of politics. At times he treats others with kindness, building rungs on the ladder to the top; at others, he strikes without mercy, clearing every obstacle. Through both sincerity and struggle, he refines his goals and realizes his ideals, ultimately soaring to the heights and taking flight across the hea 184Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 6 Reborn in the 1980s: I Became a Town Mayor 重生之八十年代我做镇长 A veteran official retires, then suddenly finds himself reborn in 1985, just as he begins his career. Drawing on his wealth of experience in the countryside from his previous life, he leads the people of his hometown out of poverty. This story depicts the political landscape of rural China in the 1980s and follows grassroots officials as they grow by solving one problem after another. It is a textbook for young newcomers hoping to get ahead, a tale of young people chasing their dreams, and a nos 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn: The Political Arena Is Just a Plaything in My Palm 重生：官场只是我的掌中玩物 People say there is no absolute black or white in the world, only different points of view. The same goes for politics: there is scheming and rivalry, but also law, reason, and loyalty. In his previous life, Gao Shuxing was just a low-ranking police officer. He was accidentally caught up in a political conspiracy, and in the end, his family was destroyed. Reborn, he has already seen through people and learned the ways of officialdom. Watch him hold fast to what he believes is right, clear away t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Road to Power in Officialdom 官路权梦 The winds and sands of the northwestern Gobi cannot wear down a young man’s spirit. Clinging to the conviction, “How could I bow and scrape before the powerful, and let that rob me of my joy?”, Sun Zhengping leaves the countryside and enters officialdom. With no connections to rely on and no shortcuts to take, he fights his way through mountains of paperwork and endless meetings, treading carefully through the maelstrom of power. The tides of the times surge. Some people lose their way as their 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Road to Power: Rising to Success from a Retirement Ceremony 官途：从退役现场开始平步青云 (Government career + one heroine + no System) From athlete to university to local government, experience a different kind of political novel. One wrong move, and the whole game is lost. A new beginning in life, back at the crossroads where retirement once began. Who says an athlete can’t pursue a career in government? I’m going to carve out a straight road all the way to the top! 921Reads6.6Score10314d adds
- 10 Crossing the Tide: My Reborn Life as a Temporary Hire in Ancient Times 渡潮【重生我在古代的借调生涯】 The Great Jing had stood for 163 years, and the throne had passed down to the seventh ruler, Emperor Jingxuan. The imperial court had a system of officialdom unlike any other in the world, divided into “rank, title, and assignment.” Rank determined one's grade, title one's designation, and the assignment was the work one actually did. The three were independent of one another. A person could hold all three designations, or have an official rank without an assignment, making them an idle sinecure 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 From the Start, I'm in Charge of an Entire Region? 开局就让我执掌一方？ Written entirely by hand. As the First Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, he received an order transferring him to Handong. It also made him think again of the story of In the Name of the People. As a sharp blade in the hands of his superiors, he rose step by step from the grassroots. Handong University was where his dream first took flight, and also a place he had always tried to avoid getting involved in. In the end, he returned here after all. I’m no good at wr 355Reads—Score44614d adds
- 12 Reborn in Officialdom: I Aim for the Heavens 重生官路，我欲凌霄 [No System + slow burn + one female lead + reborn with foreknowledge + political career] Reborn in the year 2000, Lin Xiao is just about to graduate from university. In his previous life, Lin Xiao was cheated on by his girlfriend, relentlessly suppressed, and lived an unremarkable life. Now reborn, he makes tens of millions, then enters government service, starting out as a junior clerk in a small county. Thanks to his foresight, he rises steadily through the ranks, but also finds himself drawn 452Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn in Officialdom: From Refusing to Step Aside to the Pinnacle of Power 官场重生：从拒绝让位到权力巅峰 Xu Mo, a government-recruited graduate trainee, was reborn and returned to the day he was forced to sign an application giving up his promotion. In his previous life, he believed he had to “put the bigger picture first.” In return, he was sidelined, made a scapegoat, and fired. This time, when the county Party committee office director tried to threaten and bribe him, he gave a cold laugh and tore up the application right in front of him. Using his information advantage to rattle the old hands 257Reads—Score10514d adds
- 14 Reborn in 1999: The Road to the Top 重生1999，巅峰青云路 [Officialdom] [Reborn] [One Female Lead] [Power] [Urban] In his previous life, Gu Cheng was brimming with talent, but one major wrong choice left him languishing in his political career and achieving nothing in life. Reborn in 1999, Gu Cheng swears to seize every opportunity and rise straight to the top! Watch as Gu Cheng draws on twenty years of foresight, stays true to the public interest, and climbs all the way from the grassroots to the pinnacle! This is a slow-burn story, and the first few 21Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 15 Endless Romance, Endless Prospects 桃花不断，前途不断 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 16 Reborn: I Want to Become a Civil Servant 重生之我要当公务员 The main advantage of being an official is that you can use public authority to mobilize more resources and make better use of your abilities, serving others and society more effectively. In this way, you can fulfill your personal potential while also contributing to society. Specifically: Using your talents and realizing your potential: As an official, you can use public authority to mobilize more resources and make better use of your abilities. This is one of the greatest benefits of public se 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Wait, How Did I Become a District Party Secretary?! 不是！我怎么就成了区委书记呢？ An ordinary man transmigrates into a parallel-world version of Huaxia and becomes a district committee secretary. Fortunately, he brought a golden finger with him. And so begins his career, combining the life of an ordinary man with the job of a district committee secretary. “Actually, my biggest dream is to take my wife and kids traveling all over Huaxia. Just look at me now! How am I supposed to find time to spend with the three of them?” 766Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 From the Start, I Railed at Li Dakang. I Want to Get Ahead So Badly 开局怒怼李达康，我太想进步了 [Transmigration]+ [In the Name of the People fan fiction]+ [Comedy]+ [A chaotic showdown among the Thirteen Guardians of Handong]+ [Feel-good power fantasy]+ [Male-centered protagonist]+ [Powerful connections]++ 11.2kReads8.0Score32414d adds
- 19 The Road to Power Begins in Qingshi Town 仕途，从青石镇开始 He left Beijing behind and returned to the poorest township. This is a true climb to the top, with no connections and no luck to rely on. Every promotion comes at a price, and every choice tests his original purpose. See how an ordinary man makes his way through the system and goes farther than anyone imagined. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Throne of Power: Reborn as a County Official from the Start 权力王座：开局重生县城公务员 [Satisfying Political Drama] [Solid Logic] Senior Leader: Chen Donglai is a good kid. Make him a bureau chief! Organization Department: Chen Donglai, the senior leadership has decided to appoint you as bureau chief. Would you accept a position as head of a police station? Chen Donglai: My combat ability is too low. I’m afraid I can’t handle criminals. I refuse. Organization Department: How about becoming head of a research institute? You could work on lithography machines and nanoscale chips 481Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 21 A Grassroots Rise: The Loach of the Commune Climbs the Ranks 草根逆袭：公社泥鳅的官场路 In his early twenties, Feng Xiaole has only an elementary school education. A rural “intellectual,” he looks ordinary, but his eyes are sharp and lively. Quick-witted and eloquent, he has an optimistic streak to his core. He often says, “There’s always a way forward when you reach the mountain, and wherever there’s a road, there’s Feng Xiaole.” And this is the man who somehow manages to carve out his own path in the world of politics. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn: From Suspension and Self-Criticism to the Pinnacle of Power 重生：从停职检讨到权力巅峰 (This book needs extensive revisions, so updates are temporarily suspended.) You only get a few chances in life to give it your all. Returning to 1997 with memories of his past life, he starts by writing a self-criticism after being suspended, then rides the tide upward, rises rapidly through the ranks, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle. 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Officialdom: I Came First in the Interview, and You Sent Me to a Remote Mountain Village 官场：面试第一，你让我去穷山沟 [No System + Slow Burn + One Female Lead + Mind Games + Rise from the Grassroots + Feel-Good Read] (Most reviews are positive, and the rating is still climbing. Read with confidence.) “I threw you into the mud so you would rot.” That was the verdict delivered to Xu Tian by Zhao Mingxuan, a rising star in Jiangdong Province politics. And so Xu Tian, who had ranked first in the interview, was banished to Hongfeng Town. A tinderbox notorious for clan feuds, so poor it could barely scrape by. No con 18kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 24 Twenty Years in the Political Arena 官场二十年 The ordinary experiences of an ordinary young man in officialdom. There is no expert to guide him and no benefactor to help him, only the authenticity of the little things he has experienced, the loneliness that follows the bustle, and the uncertainty of knowing he still has to keep moving forward. Xiao Heli in this story perseveres, and luck is on his side. He seems to have achieved a little success and looks impressive on the surface, but inside he is in pain. He cannot tell whether the road h 106Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 25 The Ladder to the Azure Clouds 青云之梯 Liu Hongzhi had just arrived in Hongtu Township for work when a major upheaval struck: the township's entire leadership was implicated in a scandal. Amid this turbulent shift, Liu Zhicheng was also dragged into one fierce struggle after another, facing danger at every turn. One careless move could leave him dead and buried... A good official should serve the people and bring prosperity to the region. Staying true to one's principles is the only righteous path! 363Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 26 The Uncrowned King 无冕之王 Jing Tao is reported during the public notice of his appointment as director. After his promotion falls through, his former leader makes a decision on his own and sends him to gain experience at the grassroots level. Under Jing Tao’s leadership, the community is reborn. Using his strengths, he actively takes part in the process of democratization and helps address a wide range of social issues, including housing, education, healthcare, elder care, and people’s livelihoods. He truly fulfills the 26Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins in the Communist Youth League 官场：掌权之路从共青团开始 Reborn into a new life, Lu Zhenhua used his foresight to change the course his life had originally taken. After carefully laying the groundwork, he finally embarked on a political career unlike the one he had in his previous life. 4Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 28 The Road to Power: Rising to the Top of Officialdom in the 1990s! 官道权途，从90年代登居高位！ In his previous life, he stopped at nothing to seize power and wealth, and eventually rose to the top. His lust for power, pleasure, and profit could never be satisfied, and in the end he lost his family. In this life, he starts over as a man and an official, taking the ups and downs, honors and disgrace in stride, and caring little whether he stays or goes. Yet he still manages to stir up a storm in the world of politics. 4.1kReads8.7Score36814d adds
- 29 A Physician’s Road to Power 医者官途 No rebirth, no System, no harem: pure, hard-nosed political maneuvering. After his superior is transferred, he is pushed aside by petty rivals and suppressed by others. He abandons medicine for politics and embarks on an official career. A doctor carefully navigates the political world, breaking through traps amid open and covert attacks to forge a smooth career path all his own. 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 30 The Vanguard’s Path 先锋之路 The conflicts he sets in motion slowly unfold, leading step by step toward secrets buried ever deeper... 1.2kReads7.4Score13214d adds
- 31 The Pinnacle of Power: Reborn to Walk the Road to Success Again 权力巅峰：重生再踏青云路 In his previous life, he should have been a shining star, but a twist of fate sent him to a township, where he spent half his life getting nowhere. He was full of ambition, but had no chance to put it to use. Now, he has returned to his youth, and the crossroads of fate lies before him once more. This time, he will change the course of his life and refuse to waste his remaining years. Drawing on a lifetime of experience and a vision ahead of his time, he advances carefully through officialdom, s 32.6kReads8.0Score2.6k14d adds
- 32 A Smooth Road to Success 一路青云 After being reassigned to a position someone else had been promised, veteran-turned-civilian official Fan Sicheng begins his career in government. A chance encounter over drinks earns Fan Sicheng an exceptional appointment, setting him on a rapid climb up the ranks. One long, candid conversation with a stranger brings Fan Sicheng into the inner circle of the city’s power brokers. With his own distinctive approach to poverty alleviation, Fan Sicheng becomes a member of the prefecture-level admini 885Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 33 A Book That Puts the Earth First 厚土为上的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 217Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 34 I Rise in Officialdom, and My Ex-Fiancée Starts Chasing Me 我官场崛起，退婚的女友开始倒追 [A novel let down by its title. A different kind of political drama, blending career and romance, with multiple heroines, a plot-driven story, and a realistic touch.] Chen Hai’s fiancée is the cherished first love of a powerful official’s son. To force Chen Hai to let her go, she has him demoted to a small rural town. His career hits rock bottom, and his fiancée breaks off their engagement. Chen Hai can only start over and find someone to help him rise again. He thinks the eldest daughter of the 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Transmigrated to Retire, but the System Forces Me to Be a Workaholic 穿越混退休，系统逼我当卷王 [Just launched, the rating will go up later] Lin Fan wakes up one morning to find he has traveled back to 2005, where he’s become a low-ranking civil servant. He plans to lie flat, slack off, and retire early, but he’s forced to bind himself to the “Civilization Progress Engine,” a cold, ruthless System that won’t let him slack off! [System: Mental inertia detected. Mandatory task issued:] [System: Submit a “Strategy for Managing Online Public Opinion” within 24 hours, or the “Social Death” pena 773Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 36 A Political Powerhouse’s Rise Begins with the Civil Service Exam and the Police Force 官场枭雄从公考警察开始 In the officialdom, there are the loyal and the corrupt; among people, there is good and evil. The official world is a game of power, and the road to advancement is treacherous. You must draw on others' strength and ride the tide upward. Build your boat with achievements, gather the people's support into a river, use strategy as your wind and connections as your sail. From angry youth to seasoned adult, from humble beginnings to the peak. With promotions, wealth, and beautiful women come temptat 20Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 37 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins as a Police Officer in a Detention Center 官场：掌权之路从看守所民警开始 Yang Junbang, a police officer with the criminal investigation squad, was framed and demoted to work at a detention center. There, Yang Junbang met his benefactor and ultimately embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Rising Star in Politics 权途新贵 In his previous life, he chose to marry into a wealthy family for the sake of power, only to be cast aside in the end and sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Reborn at the crossroads of his life, he decides to rewrite his fate, forge his own path, and write his own chapter amid the tide of the times! 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn in 1992: The Red Road 重生92红色征途 He spent his previous life in poverty. Now that he has a chance to live again, he is determined to change his fate and rewrite the heavens. The story follows three generations of one family across a thousand years, from Earth to Mars and beyond, through the colonization of Mars and the rebuilding of Earth. A red journey spanning a thousand years! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Road to the Top: From Steel Mill Worker to Power Broker 权力巅峰：从钢厂职工开始 Did a worker become a leader, or did a leader once work as a laborer? Zhang Xianghong is reborn in 2005. Starting as an ordinary employee at a state-owned steel mill, he becomes the youngest manager there in just six months. From environmental campaigns and competitive hiring to state-owned enterprise reform and a circular economy, he seizes every opportunity. He then moves into a full-time local government post and rises step by step to become a senior official in charge of a region. Along the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Legend of a Grassroots Official’s Rise to the Top 重生之基层登顶传奇 After being reborn, Li Haotian gradually grows from student life into the workplace. His journey unfolds through political struggles, power plays, and moral tests. The story has depth, and its tension builds steadily, laying the groundwork for what follows. The intertwining of romance and power makes the characters’ inner lives richer, showing how the protagonist pursues his ambitions without ever forgetting his original ideals. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn: In This Life, I Will Never Coexist with Evil 重生：这一世我与罪恶不共戴天 Twenty years ago, a hospital building under construction at the People’s Hospital in Guangming District, Nandu City, collapsed. Eleven people died and more than twenty were seriously injured. Lin Yue, the person in charge, was framed by his wife and wrongfully imprisoned. Twenty years later, Lin Yue was released after serving his sentence. The moment he stepped out of prison, a speeding Mercedes struck him, sending him back to 2003. Reborn, Lin Yue is determined to take revenge. Not only will he 31Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 43 The Art of Official Strategy 官策有术 This novel mainly chronicles the political maneuvering in Handong Province. Its protagonist is Hou Bing, and it focuses on his journey from a poor county all the way to the pinnacle of the political world. This is the painstaking masterpiece of a veteran political novel author! Guaranteed to be exciting, guaranteed to be top quality! 350Reads6.8Score3414d adds
- 44 Officialdom: A Second-Generation Scion Joins the Grassroots 官场：二代入基层 Lin Jianghe is reborn forty years in the past. Using his foresight and the advantages of his family background, he carves out a place for himself in the political world. Along this rugged road to power, Lin Jianghe cuts through every obstacle and rises all the way to the top! 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Mission Accomplished 不辱使命 After a failed romance, he went in a fit of pique to a town no one wanted to live in. An unexpected disaster propelled him to the top through a twist of fate, and an unforeseen reunion changed his destiny forever. 103Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 47 Exiled to the Countryside, I Rose Rapidly Through the Ranks 发配乡下后，我的仕途一路狂飙 After the old Party secretary falls from power and his wife betrays him, Chen Yuan, once a top aide, never dreamed he'd be sent deep into the mountains to take a post at an abandoned resort that had been left undeveloped for years. In his memory, the place was a remote backwater where not even birds would shit. His career and marriage are both in ruins, and he thinks his life is completely over! However, during the new leader's first inspection after taking office, he specifically chooses the ab 53kReads8.5Score5k14d adds
- 48 The Police Badge Shines 警徽闪耀 The whole family is reborn + people's police + criminal investigation + solving cases + experience across multiple police divisions + slow-paced + character growth + a touch of officialdom! Yun Zheng started work at sixteen and spent forty years as a veteran police officer, only to be wrongfully imprisoned just before retirement. Perhaps Heaven could not bear to see him suffer and took pity on him. By a twist of fate, he was reborn in his youth! It was 1980! Even more amazingly, he gradually dis 1.5kReads8.4Score11414d adds
- 49 The Road to Power: A Chance Encounter with a Heiress 官路争锋，从邂逅豪门千金开始 [No cheating, no transmigration, no rebirth. Political advancement and tangled romance, ordinary man and rich beauty, realistic and engaging.] When Li Zhi graduates, he turns down a high-paying job in the provincial capital and a chance to pursue graduate studies, leaving his hometown for his girlfriend’s city and passing the civil service exam for a small township. He thinks they’ll live happily ever after, but her parents tear them apart. Starting alone in a remote township far from home, he b 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Financial Pro Starts with 20,000 Yuan: Reborn to Climb the Official Ranks 两万元开局金融奇才重生走官路 Cheng Bo returns to the day he graduated from university. How can he fight his way through the stock market? How can he climb to the top in officialdom? Self-interest! Curiosity! Empathy! Emotional entanglements! Or fate! This novel is adapted from real life. In this story, will you find yourself? 27Reads—Score—14d adds
