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- 51 The Seat of Power 官之位 Orphaned as a boy, Zheng Qing is taken in by a soon-to-retire provincial official after receiving a keepsake left by his father. At the same time, he is forced to shoulder the burdens of two generations far too soon. His enemies are practically untouchable! After entering the political arena, Zheng Qing follows his elders’ dying wishes to serve the people while fighting his way up at all costs, hoping to one day clear his father’s and grandfather’s names and avenge their deaths. Unfortunately, p 13Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 52 In the Name of the People: From the Start, I’m Parachuted In to Take Charge of Handong County 名义：开局空降汉东县服一把手 Is being the provincial governor's niece's husband a halo or a shackle? At thirty-one, Lu Zhenhua is parachuted into Lin City, becoming Handong's youngest county chief. On his first day in office, he is met not with smiles but with local power brokers sidelining him, a mess of an old town, and murky accounts. And there's the rumor spreading all over Lin City: “He got his position through connections.” Lu Zhenhua offers no explanation. Half an hour later, Qin Weidong walks in and takes Liu Changh 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 53 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—Shelves
- 54 A Life in Officialdom: The Stories of Women in Politics 人在仕途：官场女人那些事儿 (Realistic political workplace + case-based stories + no harem) It’s hard to be a person, harder to be a woman, and harder still to be a woman in politics. But women in politics have their own rules for survival. Drawing on my 17 years navigating the political world, with firsthand experience across township, county, municipal, and provincial offices, I’ll show you what a woman in politics is really like! 17Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 55 Aspiring to the Azure Clouds 欲上青云 My new story is here! Feel free to 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! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Reborn in the Political Arena: I Can See the Trajectory of Fate 重生官场：我能查看命运轨迹 Hou Longtao never believed in fate, until he gained the ability to see the paths of destiny. Can a golden-scaled carp be content to stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it becomes a dragon! From then on, Hou Longtao, able to see the paths of destiny, charges ahead, making his mark in the political world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Heavy Responsibilities of a Political Career 仕途重任 A sudden mass incident in Huxi County, caused by delays in housing deliveries, exposed how the economic development model of the past decade, built on excessive reliance on land-based financing, had reached its end... Wang Cheng was sent to Huxi County on a temporary assignment and given a mission in a time of crisis. Can he successfully fulfill it? 2.6kReads8.8Score236Shelves
- 58 Officialdom: From the Health Clinic to the Peak of Power 官场：从卫生院走向权力巅峰 This isn’t a medical novel. It’s a pure officialdom novel. In his previous life, Lin Haoyun was framed and spent his entire career stuck at a neighborhood health clinic. Reborn, he had no other ambition than to hold on to his position as director. Yet he never expected to rise from a tiny neighborhood clinic, step by step, into a towering tree. 3.5kReads8.2Score256Shelves
- 59 A Book About Eating Six Meals a Day 一天六顿饭的一本书 Wang Hongwei graduated from a prestigious university and seemed destined for a bright future, but an accident happened while he was drunk... Fortunately, he was reborn and cleverly managed to defuse the crisis, setting out on a career path in public service all his own! 60Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 60 I'm Reborn, So I Might as Well Take the Civil Service Exam 都重生了，去考公吧 The thirty-year-old protagonist wakes up one day to find himself back on the eve of his college graduation. In his previous life, he struggled along for eight years and barely made enough to get by. Now that he has a chance to change his fate, he decides to take the civil service exam, seeking a stable career serving the people. This story is mainly about an ordinary person's career in public service. 2.7kReads8.6Score107Shelves
- 61 The Path to Officialdom: A Swift Rise to the Top 官途之青云直上 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! 2.6kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 62 Officialdom: Reborn to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 官场：重生问鼎权力巅峰 Who will rise above the struggle for power in government, and how can one climb the ladder of power? Trial after trial of human nature, one secret contest after another: who will make it to the end and break through the crowd? A nobody is reborn. A newcomer who has never set foot in government: what kind of storm will they stir up? 767Reads7.4Score110Shelves
- 63 The Pinnacle of Power: Defying Heaven's Mandate 权力巅峰：胜天半子 The road to officialdom is hard, with one obstacle after another. Li Tongwei spent ten years rising and falling in the political world. Reborn, he sets out on the same path once more, but with new insights and a keen understanding of its ever-shifting currents. Watch as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power, roots out corrupt officials, and paves the way to a happier life for the people. 17.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 64 A Modern-Era People’s Official 当代民吏 This is a modern novel about an ordinary person navigating a career in government. It does feature a “System,” but it isn’t a wish-fulfillment fantasy. It’s more like a guidebook to working within the system, with the “System” serving only as a voice-over that explains things. For ordinary readers, it offers a look at how people work and live within the system. For those already working within it, it offers a deeper understanding of how to conduct yourself and get things done. WTF? He gets hit b 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The Road Through Officialdom Begins with Being Reborn 官场征途，从重生开始 For love, Chu Haoran chose to become a live-in son-in-law, only to end up behind bars. The day before his release, he was attacked. Given a second chance at life, Chu Haoran chooses to enter politics... 6.5kReads6.5Score494Shelves
- 66 The Game of Power 权利的游戏 Reborn in 2001, Gao Yuan decides he won’t lie flat anymore. He’ll ride the waves and fight his way forward in officialdom. Subtle dealings and favors, ruthless political power struggles, intense clashes of ideals, and the unpredictable ups and downs of a career in government. This is the story of a young official’s journey of transformation. 489Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 67 The Officialdom Rankings: Rising and Falling in the Political Arena 官榜：宦海浮沉 [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
- 68 Jiang’s Story in Officialdom 官场之中江往事 A sudden turn of events. Both master and disciple fell from grace. He was transferred to a neighboring province and had to start at the grassroots level. After ten years of moving from place to place, he was on the verge of making a clean getaway. Little did he know, he had long since become a pawn on someone else’s chessboard. The fate of his former mentor came around again. Years later, when the woman he once loved gazed at him through the glass, all he did was say softly... “Everything that h 41.6kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves
- 69 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
- 70 A Comeback in Public Service 仕路逆袭 On the eve of his wedding, his lover breaks up with him and his boss starts targeting him. His life hits rock bottom... New to politics, He Qiang is struck by the coldness of the world. Just as he gives up and decides to lie flat, one act of heroism turns his fortunes around: he wins a huge prize and his political career takes off... Follow the extraordinary rise of a political prodigy, from township clerk to the top. 16.1kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 71 Reborn, I Choose to Get a Stable Job and Strive 重生后我选择上岸拼搏 Reborn, make money, get into government. Change the things you can’t stand, like introducing policies to protect consumers in the new-energy vehicle industry and abolishing the presale system for real estate. With powerful figures backing him, he is reborn in 2002 and starts making money, laying out the perfect plan. He earns his doctorate in 2007 at the age of 21, then passes the civil service selection exam and enters politics. In 2008, he becomes a deputy department-level official. In 2009, a 772Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 72 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
- 73 Officialdom: Starting with a Crackdown on Organized Crime 官场：从扫黑除恶开始 In the late 2000s, Meng Xun was given an urgent assignment and sent to Hongshan County to oversee legal and political affairs. Watch as he cracks down on gangs and evil, serves the local community, and rises step by step through a treacherous and turbulent political arena, rocketing all the way to the pinnacle of power. 34.9kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
- 74 Reborn: I Just Want to Lie Low 重生：我只想摆烂啊 Money gives you confidence, but not being greedy brings peace. Power is a responsibility, and not abusing it brings stability. If it were you, what would you choose? Li Qianchuan chose money. Power? To him, it was nothing but a constraint. A bright future? The taste of power? Sorry, that wasn't what Li Qianchuan wanted. Only after getting battered in the business world did he realize that wealth wasn't in his destiny: he couldn't hold on to illusions or keep the prosperity he'd once enjoyed. G 2kReads7.8Score148Shelves
- 75 A New Hire, and Now a Midlife Comeback System? 萌新入职，中年逆袭系统来了？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads8.9Score194Shelves
- 76 Climbing the Official Ladder: Starting as My Ex-Girlfriend's Boss 仕途升迁：从成为前女友上司开始 After graduating from graduate school, Wang Cheng passed the provincial government’s selected graduate recruitment exam and reported to his new post in a township, only to discover that he had become his ex-girlfriend’s direct supervisor… 765Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Reborn as an Official, I Rise to the Pinnacle of Power 重生为官问鼎权利之巅 A failed nobody is suddenly reborn and comes to his senses. Seizing a turning point in his life, and with a little help from fate, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of political success. 58Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 78 I'm Really Not an Official's Son 我真不是官二代 [Sly] [Giving Up] [Carefree] Stop trying to help others, and respect their fate. Reborn in 1994, at the turning point of his utterly ruined life, Wang Luo decides to fulfill his father's wish to devote himself to his work until his dying breath. He also intends to fulfill his own wish to wander the world and live life to the fullest. He'll learn from good role models like Xu Jinx, Liu Luanx, Yang Qix, and Zhao Shix, and become the kind of person he used to envy in his past life. Come on! Let loo 181Reads8.6Score119Shelves
- 79 Official Career: Starting with an Assignment Back to My Hometown! 官途：从空降家乡开始！ Well, the synopsis is gone! (Dropped into the action, a local native, insanely well-resourced, one heroine!) With the insight of someone reborn, Jiang Feng seizes every opportunity, backs the right people, does the right things, and serves the people! I came back only to make my hometown a better place. What? The education system is lacking? Then I'll bring in a university campus! What? The economy is struggling? Then I'll improve the business environment and get us onto the top 100 list! What? 2.5kReads7.7Score242Shelves
- 80 A Path to Office from Humble Beginnings 寒门仕途 A passionate young man from a humble family, bold and fearless. Reform means reshaping the existing distribution of interests, and is often accompanied by conflict and sacrifice. After graduating from university, Lin Fangzheng starts with a tourism development project in Shantang Village. Navigating a harsh and complicated web of competing interests, he treads carefully along a righteous path fraught with danger… 175Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 81 From the Start, My College Girlfriend Set Me Up, So I Smashed Her Face 开局被大学女友陷害，我打烂她脸 (Power struggles in government + political scheming) Meng Xun, who died in despair after being framed by his enemies, is reborn in 1998. That year, his parents are still alive, and his family business has yet to be maliciously acquired by its competitors. But in just ten days, both his parents will die in a car accident, and he will be framed and sent to prison, missing out on the best years of his life. Surrounded by wolves and facing a crisis on the brink of disaster, can he use his knowledge 9.6kReads8.9Score745Shelves
- 82 Reaching New Heights: From the Grassroots to the Top 巅峰再启：从基层到巅峰 The road to power is treacherous. One misstep, and you can be ruined beyond redemption. But a career in government can also be simple: choose the right people and the right direction, and nothing can stand in your way. Shen Fei is reborn eighteen years in the past, at the moment that changed his fate. Watch as he mends the very heavens with one hand and turns his life around! 101Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 83 The Pinnacle of Political Power 官途巅峰 Three years ago, he was a low-ranking county government clerk, but he got caught up in a corruption case and saw his future destroyed. Now he’s determined to take control of his own fate and stir up storms across the land! 282Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Third Book by Ersi Xiong 二思兄的第3本书 Politics + rebirth + power plays... On the day Lin Xiangyang is reborn, he faces the greatest crisis of his life: his powerful patron is placed under investigation, and his beloved girlfriend betrays him. He shows the wisdom of someone who has lived through it all before and deftly resolves the crisis with a single phone call. From then on, drawing on his experience from his previous life, he rises smoothly through the political ranks... 25Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 85 The Pinnacle of Power 权欲巅峰 Power at the Peak, also known as The Corrupt Official, is a sweeping novel about a cadre's growth and redemption. Born into a poor family, Song Ziwen rises step by step from a technician to a leadership position, but for a time loses his way amid power and temptation. After being transferred to the northwestern province, he comes to his senses. He visits remote mountain villages to learn about the hardships of the poor, leading the people in building roads, controlling floods, promoting educatio 50Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 86 The Pinnacle of the Official Road: Starting at the Grassroots 官道巅峰：从下基层开始 Qin Yang had no connections or powerful backing. But after making a crucial choice, he caught his superior’s attention, and from then on, his life began to turn around, changing beyond recognition. He rose step by step, climbing all the way to the pinnacle of power. But with that came trials from every direction... 27.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 87 Officialdom: I Became a Powerful Figure’s Most Trusted Aide 官场：我成了大佬的铁杆心腹 Su Jin was reborn at the moment he started his career in government in 2013. From the start, he was at the civil service provincial exam interview. Sorry, interviewers, but to take first place, I’m going to quietly set a little trap and get you all to back me… 903Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 88 The Pinnacle of Power, Starting from the Grassroots 权力巅峰，从基层开始 Li Zhenhua has been reborn! Though he treads carefully, as if walking on thin ice, he still fails to escape the schemes of his old nemesis. Demoted from the county Party committee to the poorest, most remote township, he faces a hellish start. Just as he's at a loss, an unexpected car accident completely changes the course of his life. Watch as I rise from the grassroots level of the civil service, climbing step by step and enjoying life! 787Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 89 Officialdom: Speaking Up for the People 官场：为人民发声 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 271Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 90 The Officialdom Judge: I Will Never Tolerate Evil 官场判官：我与罪恶不共戴天 He returns to twenty years ago, to that turbulent era when everything was in flux. He must start over, and everything will change because of him. With his knowledge of the future, Lin Yi enters the police force and then government service, rewriting his fate step by step until he reaches the pinnacle... If his opponent is a tiger, he’ll play the pig and eat it. But if his opponent is already a pig, then he’ll raise the thing in his hand... 34Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 91 The Political Arena 宦海 [Political intrigue + satisfying revenge] “Hold office and bring blessings to the people!” Song Yang, who grew up in a small mountain village, stumbled into officialdom by chance. Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. He overcame one obstacle after another, braving every challenge as he contended with forces from all sides, while one tale of love and hatred after another unfolded around him. His highest principle, from beginning to end, was to serve the people’s interests, and i 119Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 92 You Need Connections to Get Ahead in Politics, and Luckily, I've Got Them 混官场是要讲背景的，而我正好有 Li Dakang was once a retired civil servant in Huaguo in the twenty-first century. After having a few too many drinks at his retirement banquet, he woke up to find that his soul had transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name in 1993. In this life, his identity was rather special. He came from a prestigious family and was a direct descendant of its main line, giving him access from birth to resources and a head start most people could only dream of. With such advantages, he re 944Reads7.4Score104Shelves
- 93 Reborn: I've Long Since Mastered the Ways of Officialdom 重生：在官场，我早已人情练达 Chen Qingdong had been crushed in the political arena for his youthful idealism, and had grown so despairing that he had given up on life. Then, by chance, he returned to the past and got the chance to rewrite his life! This time, Chen Qingdong knew how to navigate the ways of the world, and swore to reclaim the dignity he had lost in his previous life. From then on, he advanced one step at a time, seizing every opportunity and forging a legendary rise through the treacherous ups and downs of th 1.7kReads6.3Score139Shelves
- 94 Riding the Winds of Linhai Officialdom 官场之临海凭风 At the turn of the century, Song Dawei blunders his way into the government system. Starting out as a driver, he muddles through the beginning of his new life! With the wind at my back, may it carry me up to the clouds... 20.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
- 95 Reborn: From Live-in Son-in-Law to Ruler of the World 重生从赘婿到权倾天下 Cheng Li, a poor-born young man, is reborn on the day his life takes a decisive turn. Faced with an offer of a contractual marriage from the cool and beautiful senior student Liu Xu, he signs without hesitation. In this life, he casts aside pointless pride, relying on the Liu family’s influence while staying true to himself. He starts out in one of the poorest townships in western Hunan. Building roads, developing cities, alleviating poverty, and breaking through deadlocks, he stands firm agains 31.4kReads7.6Score3.1kShelves
- 96 Destined to Be a Secretary 命中注定是秘书 This is a realistic political drama set in the world of government, told from the perspective of a leader’s secretary. It offers a look at the changing currents of officialdom and the many sides of life. Hu Tianyou starts out as the secretary to a county Party committee secretary, rising from a junior secretary to a senior one as he faces countless twists and turns in his career. The story offers both eye-opening political wisdom and a rich emotional journey for its hero and heroine, making it w 321Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 97 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 99.6kReads8.0Score9.3kShelves
- 98 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting in the Provincial Party Compound 权利巅峰：从省委大院开始 (A feel-good political drama, no System) At 23, Zhang Zeqian passed the county Party committee office exam. As the saying goes, if you’re destined to become an official, you don’t even need to open a book! Sometimes he wondered, just how high could an official rise before you could call it high? And what changed his fate wasn’t knowledge, but power! Now in his forties, Zhang Zeqian has returned to Gannan Province once again. See how he climbs, step by step, to the very top! This book continues t 5.2kReads7.7Score314Shelves
- 99 The King of Soldiers Enters Politics and Breaks the Deadlock with Force 兵王转业之官场以力破局 This novel has been adapted into an audiobook. Once he enters the political arena, he thrives. With brothers at his side, resources brought together, and strength to break through any impasse! Lin Zhenyu, a Dragon Fang special forces soldier codenamed Ghost King, is reborn. To save his critically ill grandfather, he has no choice but to leave the military and enter politics! A man of unwavering integrity, Lin Zhenyu vows to work for the welfare of 5.4kReads8.2Score434Shelves
- 100 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 1.9kReads8.9Score167Shelves
