Novels like Power Rules the World
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- 101 My Dad Is Zhao Mengsheng, and You Say I’m Not Red Enough? 我爸赵蒙生，你说我人不够红？ He transmigrates as the son of Zhao Mengsheng, becoming the ultimate spoiled princeling. With his wife Zhong Xiaoai backing him up, Zhao Tianhong has a clear path to success. With bodyguard Xu Zhengyang at his side, he brings Nie Mingyu to heel and arrests Guo Xiaopeng. He wins over Ding Yuanying and eliminates Zhao Huihuang. As for Gao Qiqiang? I’ll just have my underling’s underling, Chengdu, deal with him. What, Zhang Shihao wants to kidnap me? He hasn’t even made a move, and the countert 8Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 102 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
- 103 Comrade, Don't Make a Scene! I'm an Honest Official 女同志，别闹！我是清官 [Reform and Opening Up] [Political Intrigue] [Slow-Burn] [Rules of Officialdom] In the 1980s, officials were promoted based on their ability to boost the economy. As long as they knew how to get the economy moving, even minor flaws in their morals wouldn’t stop them from rising through the ranks. Reborn in 1985, Chen Ping uses his outstanding economic skills to make rapid progress in his political career! Do you understand the language of officialdom? Corruption and moral decay: having improper 989Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 104 Reborn on the Road to Qingyun 重生青云路 The wheels of history roll inexorably forward: those who follow its course prosper, while those who resist it perish. Wei Qianyang was reborn in 1991. With a new era on the horizon, he returned to a career in government, bringing with him the experience he had gained in public office in his previous life, along with his regrets and his hopes. He would stand on the right side, seize every opportunity the times offered, and make a remarkable new life for his family and his country... 225Reads8.0Score104Shelves
- 105 The City's Supreme Young Master 都市至尊狂少 As the heir to one of the world's wealthiest families, all he wanted was a beautiful romance. His family opposed the relationship and cut off every source of income. He thought he had finally won love, only to discover that in his vain girlfriend's eyes, he was nothing but a joke! Since you despise me so much, I'll show you who I really am, and just how spectacular my wildly extravagant world can be! 334Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 106 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
- 107 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—Shelves
- 108 Villain: The Young Master of Beijing's Elite Circle Dumps the Airhead Campus Belle 反派：京圈太子爷，怒甩脑残校花 Gu Jiuxie transmigrated into a high-martial-arts world and got stuck with the identity of a super simp. The young master of the capital’s most powerful family, yet treated like a simp by a campus belle pretending to be aloof? The sole heir to the top financial dynasty; The only young master of the most powerful family; The sole heir of the greatest martial arts clan; With a background this impressive, let anyone who wants to be a simp take the job! From the start, the campus belle ordered Gu Jiu 582Reads7.2Score102Shelves
- 109 Heir to a Top-Tier Family 顶级世家继承人 He became a live-in son-in-law for a mere tens of thousands, only to leave his mentor gravely wounded and on the brink of death. Now he returns to his family to save his mentor and exact revenge! 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 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
- 111 The Pinnacle of Power: Rising Smoothly Through the Ranks 权巅：平步青云 [Political Intrigue] [Officialdom] [Clever Protagonist] [One Heroine] The tides of Officialdom rise and fall, and the winds of change rage. Reborn into the Li family, Li Zhengze vows to carry on the glory of the generations before him! Watch as this young man from the Li family finds his footing in a turbulent new era. He navigates the chessboard of power, outwitting threats both open and hidden. He breaks through deadlocks, forges a new path, and ultimately dares to seize victory from Heaven it 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 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
- 113 He's a Deliveryman! How Did He Become the Capital's Young Master? 他是外卖员啊！怎成京圈太子爷了 [No System + Urban Fiction + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment + One Heroine + Not Reborn + Sweet Romance + Winning Over the Cool School Beauty + Top-Tier Tycoon Heir + Lighthearted, No Angst] Shen Mu was already one of the top rich heirs in the Xia Kingdom, raised in luxury from childhood. And he certainly lived up to expectations, sharing the most common trait of rich heirs: spending money! One day, on a whim, Shen Mu went to a bar in the capital to splurge. Caught up in the moment, he waved his han 461Reads5.4Score100Shelves
- 114 The Pinnacle of Power: From Secretary to Rising Star 权力巅峰：从秘书开始平步青云 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 115 The Whole Internet Reports Me for Money Laundering? The State Says: That's Military Funding 全网举报我洗钱？国家：那是军费 Reborn in 1998, Li Qingyun faces a dead end from the start: his father is about to be framed and executed, and the family empire is on the verge of collapse! Li Qingyun: Don’t panic. I’m back with the script for 2028! [Ding! Snatched the Chosen One’s destined opportunity: Anping Textile Mill → reorganized into a tech empire] [Ding! Discovered the future aircraft carrier base, Factory 703. Current value: scrap metal → future value: priceless] [Ding! Shorted overseas stock markets and reaped ten b 1.2kReads6.9Score149Shelves
- 116 From the Start, I Expose the Political Arena’s Dark Secrets and Shock the Corridors of Power 开局掀翻官场黑幕，震撼权力圈 [Power at the peak + feel-good political drama + fast-paced + reborn] His boss is targeted in a staged car accident, his girlfriend cheats on him, and a petty rival pushes him aside to climb the ladder. Wang Chen faces the darkest moment of his career in government, but he isn't worried at all. He's been through all of this before. In his previous life, his timid compliance earned him nothing more than a certificate honoring him as a martyr. In this life, he already sees it all coming, and he's 3.1kReads7.6Score400Shelves
- 117 A Dragon in Officialdom 官场游龙 What kind of story would unfold if someone who could control small insects like mosquitoes, flies, and bees to eavesdrop infiltrated the world of government? Long Ziyou, a college graduate from a third-rate sports school, unexpectedly gains this ability. What will he accomplish in the political arena? See how Long Ziyou uses his power to navigate the sea of officialdom, making connections everywhere and climbing steadily up the ranks! 1.6kReads8.6Score159Shelves
- 118 Tides of Officialdom 宦海沉浮 The most powerful relative in his family is his second aunt’s husband, a village deputy director, and their most valuable possession is a radio salvaged from a junkyard. Yet he not only made it to the city, but also became an official. Let the wind howl and waves crash, and I’ll stroll through the courtyard at my own pace. No matter how fierce the winds or rough the seas, I’ll cut through the waves! Spring breeze at my back, I’ll ride my horse at a gallop and see all of Chang’an’s flowers in a s 210Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 119 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—Shelves
- 120 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 303Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng, and I Kick Hou Liangping Aside on My Way to the Top 家父赵蒙生，踹开侯亮平一路狂飙 Zhao Mingliang transmigrated into a world that combined various TV dramas. At first, he thought he was the son of Zhao Lichun, the country's number one corrupt official... So he planned to use what he'd learned to make piles of cash and slap them in his father's face! Who could have guessed that along the way he'd not only make an enemy of Hou Liangping, but also find a place in Zhong Xiaoyai's heart? And just as he signed a huge contract, he unexpectedly discovered his true parentage... He was 187Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 I'm the Capital's Young Master, and I Play the Music Dao 我京圈太子爷，玩的就是音道 Jiang Ye was a minor singer who transmigrated into the heir of a prominent family in Beijing’s elite circle. Keeping his identity a secret, he became a regular cast member on Keep Running. Now that he was the young master of a top Beijing family, why worry about being canceled for saying the wrong thing? Worst case, he could go home and inherit the family business. During a game of “Obviously,” Jiang Ye went straight for the jugular: “Kai, does Xiaoming know about Friday couples?” “Baby, was Fen 5Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 123 A Star in Officialdom 仕途红人 Ling Zheng is a low-level employee who keeps getting pushed around at work because he isn't smooth enough. One day, after getting drunk, he accidentally uncovers a secret belonging to his beautiful boss, Zhao Liran... From then on, he begins his meteoric rise, with one gorgeous woman after another appearing in his life and leaving him dazzled! 116Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 124 Reborn in the Political Arena: After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Soar to Success 重生官场：退婚后我青云直上 Amid the rise and fall of officialdom, a maxim rings in his ears: “When in a position of power, do not become arrogant; when in a low position, do not become anxious.” Lu Jianghe is reborn in the summer of 2002, when he passed the civil service exam. In his previous life, his snobbish ex-wife betrayed him and his mother-in-law humiliated him. At work, he was constantly schemed against by colleagues and suppressed by his superiors. This time, he will not hold back. Starting as a junior clerk, Lu 2kReads7.5Score182Shelves
- 125 His Top-Tier Heir Identity Is Revealed: His Wife Is Stunned 顶级二代身份曝光：老婆直接震惊 No System, pure wish fulfillment, an overpowered background, and a male lead who is incredibly, impossibly “pure-hearted”!!! Su Chen, the top young heir, is forced to return home for a blind date. To his surprise, his date, Tang Yan, just grabs some random passerby and gets married on the spot to reject him! The most astonishing part is that the passerby is none other than Su Chen himself. Tang Yan tells him she'll pay him one million if he agrees to pretend to be her husband for a month. Su Che 2.7kReads—Score120Shelves
- 126 Loving You With All I've Got 拼尽全力爱着你 After graduating from graduate school, Hao Qiang found himself unable to get a job because his field of study was so obscure. He went to work at a construction site instead, but the foreman ran off with the money. Determined to get his wages back, Hao Qiang stood his ground at the unfinished building. There, he came upon a gang of thugs kidnapping a woman. He risked his life to save her, only to be beaten to the ground by the criminals... A moving, heartbreaking story... 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The Official's Ladder: After Reporting My Boss by Name, I Rise to the Top 官梯：实名举报上司之后我青云直上 [Reborn] [Traditional Political Intrigue] [The Rise of an Ordinary Man] The people’s wishes are the true public will, and their well-being is the foundation of stability. Armed with memories of his previous life, the grassroots upstart Luo Hao first reports his superior, then heads straight to the Discipline Inspection Commission. With a burning passion and a willingness to break the rules, he earns the title of “Judge.” As he delivers real results for the people, he rises steadily through the r 64Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 128 I Was Promoted Over My Head from the Bottom, and They Said I Was Cheating 从基层越级被说开挂 I would give my life for my country, never avoiding danger for the sake of my own fortune or misfortune! 90Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 129 The First Book by Those Who Broke Their Promises 那些失约的的第1本书 I was born a young master of a wealthy family, living however I pleased and earning all the admiration in the world. The pride of the entire world belonged to me alone. They say wealth rarely lasts beyond three generations, but by the third, a family becomes an aristocratic clan. And I'm the heir to a top-tier family. To inherit it properly, I must be decisive, play the fool while outsmarting everyone, and trample my rivals in this wish-fulfillment power fantasy. 3.3kReads7.5Score265Shelves
- 130 The Ladder of Power: It All Starts with a Phone Call 权力阶梯：从一通电话开始 Upright and incorruptible, yet skilled in the art of taking the indirect route. Cleansing the murky currents, he is even better at planning ahead and breaking deadlocks. Li Yulin is a lone, courageous cadre. He presses on against the tide, refusing to give an inch! He swears to let the light of justice pierce the dark web of power! 8Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 131 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
- 132 Reborn, I, Qi Tongwei, Finally Get Promoted to the Ministry 重生后，我祁同伟终于进部了 After Qi Tongwei shot himself, he was reborn in his university days at Handong University. Faced with another chance to choose his path in life, where should he go from here? As Qi Tongwei embarks on a new political career, familiar figures like Sha Ruijin, Gao Yuliang, Hou Liangping, Li Dakang, and Zhao Lichun will once again take the stage. Having lived two lives, Qi Tongwei carefully plans every move and finally defies fate, changing his destiny. Qi Tongwei in his past life: “Teacher, I want 12Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 133 Officialdom: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：走上权力巅峰 In his previous life, Jiang Zijie was a frustrated talent who never amounted to much. By the time he retired, he was only a section chief. Reborn in his youth, Jiang Zijie resolves to climb to the pinnacle of power. He expects to rise through the ranks on the strength of his own abilities, but after being reborn, one opportunity after another comes his way. Before he knows it, Jiang Zijie is soaring up the career ladder and standing at the summit of power. 38Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 134 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
- 135 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. 4.4kReads8.7Score400Shelves
- 136 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
- 137 The God of Slaughter Enters the Game, Leaving Han Dong's Sha Ruijin in a Panic 杀神入局汉东沙瑞金慌了 [The Wreath] [In the Name of the People] Zhao Guangling, Zhao Mengsheng’s second son and Lu Yike’s fiancé. With his grandmother Wu Shuang pulling strings, he once again “takes the circuitous route to save the country,” heading to Handong to gain experience... He proceeds steadily and secures his footing. Then he goes all out: he sets a trap at the Mountain and Water Manor, takes down Hou Liangping and Zhao Ruilong, and sidelines Sha Ruijin! Zhong Xiaoa arrives in Handong to join her husband...? 3.3kReads8.0Score—Shelves
- 138 First Secretary: My Ladder to the Top 第一书记：我的青云通天梯 The world of officialdom is full of both political intrigue and tender romance. A career in government may look like a smooth road, but in truth, every step is fraught with danger and traps. One misstep can leave you beyond hope of recovery. Liu Rongxuan is a low-ranking officer in the County Party Committee's Publicity Department. His career has gone nowhere, but his fortunes soon take a turn, transforming him from an invisible nobody into a hot commodity... All it takes is seizing one opportun 6kReads8.8Score648Shelves
- 139 Reborn in 1992: From the Start, I Became a Leader in My Hometown 重生1992：开局当家乡领导 The tycoon Chen Ping returns to 1992, a pivotal year in history. Carrying regrets from his past life, he must see how he can rise steadily amid this sweeping tide of change and give back to his hometown. 452Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 140 Life Rewrite: The Third-Generation Official Kicked Out of His Home 人生修改：被赶出家门的官三代 Cao Shan was reborn thirty years in the past. That year, he had just graduated from college. That year, his grandfather kicked him out of the house! That year, his father sent him off to the countryside with a single sentence. That year, his older sister took all his money, leaving him with nothing! 50Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 141 Super-Rich Third-Generation Heir 超级富三代 What does it feel like to get rich overnight? Become a CEO and marry a beautiful heiress. From then on, rise to the pinnacle of life... 1.4kReads—Score143Shelves
- 142 They Were All Waiting to Laugh at Me, but I Married the Capital's Golden Prince 都等着看我笑话，我嫁了京圈太子 [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + devoted to each other] [Devoted, sharp-tongued heir to a wealthy family VS hot-tempered queen of the entertainment industry] Her boyfriend announced his engagement, but his fiancée wasn’t her. Jian Hongyou slapped Guan Huai twice. He was just a scumbag. Whoever wanted him could have him. Guan Huai was certain Jian Hongyou had no one else to rely on. Once she cooled off, she would come crawling back. Who could have guessed that Jian Hongyou wou 92Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 143 I Started Climbing the Official Ladder as a Grassroots Civil Servant 我从基层公务员开始混官场 The protagonist, Chen Gong, comes from a family of high-ranking officials. He is strong-willed and upright, with a bit of cleverness. His father thinks he isn't suited to the world of officialdom, so he arranges an ordinary job for him at a company, far from politics. But Chen Gong, born into privilege, has no interest in a nine-to-five life of going through the motions. He quietly quits and enters the world of officialdom, venturing alone into its treacherous depths. Bold and unrestrained, he w 220Reads6.1Score100Shelves
- 144 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
- 145 The Young Master of Guangdong: The CEO Persona Falls Apart! 粤省太子爷，霸总人设崩塌了！ To answer the call of the new era, the national broadcaster has created its first dating reality show, Love, China! The show has invited not only the country’s top rich heirs and heiresses, but also its most popular male celebrities and rising female stars. Ordinary people also have a chance to become lucky contestants and join the show. On May 20, Valentine’s Day, Love, China! made a spectacular debut! As one elite heir and heiress after another appeared, the livestream audience went wild! But 18Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 146 Rising Through the Ranks: Starting as a Township Chief 平步青云：从乡长开始 Wu Zheng, a cadre reassigned to a new post, faced a hostile welcome on his very first day as township chief. Using his iron-fisted methods, he launched a determined counterattack, climbed one step at a time, and rose to the pinnacle of power. As he advanced, the daughter of a high-ranking official became his confidante, while a group CEO became his close friend. Together, they worked to give ordinary people a better life. 144Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 147 Maneuvering for Power in Officialdom 纵横官场之谋位 Li Wujiang woke up reborn in the 1990s, a time of sweeping national reform and rapid development. Making the most of his knowledge from another life, Li Wujiang made his way through the officialdom, climbing steadily toward the top and rising to a position of power. With his career flourishing and close friends like Xia Ruohan and Mu Nianwan by his side, Li Wujiang lived life to the fullest. 51Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 148 My Adoptive Father Is Zhao Mengsheng. Will That Affect My Promotion in the Army? 义父赵蒙生，影响我军队提干吗？ After transmigrating, he unexpectedly becomes Liang Song, the son of Liang Sanxi from The Wreath of Flowers Beneath the High Mountains! A decorated military family has its home forcibly demolished? A call is placed to Zhao Mengsheng in the capital! That day, the sky over all of Handong is about to come crashing down! Gunshots ring out again and again, and Handong is drenched in blood! Liang Song joins the army as a new recruit, only to be targeted in boot camp? His grandfather, the military big 8Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 149 Officialdom: I Rose to the Top, Starting in the County Committee 官场：我从县委开始登顶巅峰 Wang Xuan had only recently graduated when he was assigned to work in a county town. Watch as Wang Xuan stirs up a storm and rises through the ranks, doing what he can to benefit the people around him. His faint light will illuminate the county, and eventually the whole country! 83Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 150 The Capital's Young Master from the Mountains 大山中走出的京圈太子 He has divine medical skills, bringing the dead back to life... He stands unrivaled beneath the heavens, leaving not a blade of grass behind... He is blessed with endless romantic luck, living carefree among mortals... He, the crown prince of the capital’s elite circle, lives by one rule: whoever makes me uncomfortable, I’ll make suffer even more... 7.5kReads7.7Score664Shelves
