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- 1 Officialdom: My Unstoppable Connections Start in the County 官场：我通天背景从县里开始冲刺 Grassroots-level turmoil, project rivalries, personnel disputes... Every step hides a crisis. Facing probing and challenges, he navigates the gray areas of human nature, using his wit and skill to resolve one predicament after another and write his own story amid the clash of ordinary life and political intrigue. But this is only the beginning. As he climbs higher, the whirlpool of power grows ever more unfathomable, and the conflict between ideals and reality becomes increasingly fierce. Can h 2.3kReads6.4Score15714d adds
- 2 The Road to Power Begins After My Girlfriend Dumps Me 权力巅峰，从被女友抛弃后开始 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! 17.5kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 3 Claiming the Heavens: Starting as a Village Secretary in a Remote Mountain Hamlet 问鼎苍穹：从偏远山村的驻村书记开始 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 162Reads7.8Score11114d adds
- 4 The Pinnacle of Power: I Can No Longer Hide My Beijing Circle Connections 权力巅峰：我的京圈背景瞒不住了 Having lived another life, Zhao Anmin deeply understands the importance of power, and the necessity of struggle. He lets no opportunity pass him by. With revenge burning in his heart, he sets out on the road to success. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Cousin Qi Tongwei, But Hoping Your Father Becomes a Dragon! 表哥祁同伟，但望父成龙！ [The early chapters have a period-drama feel] Blends elements of In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action, My Mainstay, The Silent Truth, and more, alongside plenty of original storylines. [The story starts when the boy is young and follows both father and son. The early career-focused chapters center on the father, but won’t take up too much of the story.] When other people are reborn, they hope their children will become great. When Chen Mo is reborn, he hopes his father will become grea 126.7kReads7.3Score9.9k14d adds
- 6 Officialdom: Using My Power to Serve the People with All My Heart 官场：拥有权力为人民掏心掏肺 Power Struggles In government, you need seniority, ability, and gradual progress. You don’t rise to the top overnight. The pace is slow, so please don’t read if that bothers you. Thank you. What man doesn’t like power? “You’re taking bribes? Take him away!” “He’s the county party secretary? Take him away all the same!” Lin Zheng gets on the wrong side of a county party secretary as soon as he enters government service, but he has powerful connections. He enters the political fray and keeps climb 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Political Arena: The Best Secretary 仕途风云之最强秘书 From the start, after being framed by his girlfriend, Ye Feng set out on a career in government, driven by revenge and his convictions. Faced with a choice between power and profit, he chose to punish the wicked. Through countless hardships, he forged a legend and devoted himself to serving the people. 866Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 8 The Capital: The Strongest Crown Prince 京阙，最强太子 After seven years away from home, everyone thought the Qin family's third generation had fallen into decline. Then the Audi A6L bearing the plate “Emperor A·00011” drove through those vermilion gates once more. Qin Mo had returned. His childhood friends now commanded territories of their own, while old rivals watched him like hawks. There were even rich young upstarts arrogant enough to try stepping on this “seemingly ordinary” heir. He was used to keeping a low profile, with a cup of clear 83Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 9 Han Dynasty's Great Sage, Zhao Lichun, Reopens the Game at Its Peak! 汉大圣子赵立春，重开巅峰局！ Zhao Lichun, the great sage of the Han, is back to reclaim the pinnacle! 179Reads—Score214d adds
- 10 Reborn: The Red Official's Path 重生：红色官途 On the shifting stage of officialdom, Jun Ling, a reborn third-generation scion, quietly makes his entrance as a junior-level cadre. Confronting the tangled world of politics, he uses extraordinary intelligence and courage to gradually dispel the fog and resolve one crisis after another. Along the way, Jun Ling comes to deeply understand the lofty ideal of “using power for the people, caring for the people, and seeking benefits for the people”! He also puts his solemn promise to “serve the peopl 1.9kReads—Score14114d adds
- 11 My Identity Was Exposed, Shocking the Political World 我身份曝光后，震惊官场 (The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.) Zheng Tu was framed from the start, but miraculously came through unscathed. From then on, his career soared, while the powerful connections behind him slowly began to come to light... 7kReads7.6Score67514d adds
- 12 The Useless Village Official Is Actually a Famous Young Master from the Capital 废物乡干部竟是京城名少 He was a useless village official who was bullied by everyone, never realizing that he was actually a young master from the capital hiding his true identity! Watch as Pei Jingze defeats his opponents in one battle of wits after another, then surveys the shifting currents of officialdom from the very top. 548Reads7.9Score11014d adds
- 13 Bullied by My Childhood Friend, I Reborn and Raced into the Special Forces 被青梅迫害，重生后我狂飙进部 [Rebirth + Officialdom + The early school chapters lay the groundwork for a career in politics; the second volume officially enters the political arena] The year of the college entrance exams, Li Xiaofeng was betrayed by his childhood sweetheart, Lu Huihui, and lost his dream of attending his ideal university! Time flew by, and his three years at vocational college passed in the blink of an eye. Through diligence and hard work, Li Xiaofeng got into graduate school at Kyoto University! The wheels 31Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Officialdom: My Grandpa Crossed Snowy Mountains and Trekked Across the Grasslands 官场：我爷爷爬过雪山，走过草地 267Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 In the Name of the People: Who Doesn't Know Secretary Qi? One Move to Victory 名义：谁人不识祁书记？胜天一子 A small part of the beginning takes place at Handong University. It's not much, mainly to set things up. From the start, he disrupts Liang Lu's romantic date with her former lover. A brilliant essay on the collapse of the Sakura Nation's economic bubble shakes Handong's economics community. Teasing Li Dakang in the Handong cafeteria. Discussing economic development with Zhao Lichun in the Party Secretary's office. A heated debate with Chen Yanshi at the Economic Commission over the flaws in the 32kReads—Score1.6k14d adds
- 17 The Second Novel by a Ten-Year Civil Servant 十年科员的第2本书 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 280Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 The Official Cauldron! 官鼎！ Serve as an official and benefit the people! This is the story of Lin Huai, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving his country and its people. It's also the story of Lin Huai, a man with powerful connections, who started out in a small county and climbed step by step to the top of the pyramid! 1.4kReads8.8Score28414d adds
- 19 I Was Reported for Taking the Civil Service Exam, Then My Grandpa’s Connections Were Revealed! 考公被举报，爷爷背景亮了！ 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! 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Military Transfer Officer: I'm Actually the Third Generation of Officials 军转干部，其实我是官三代 My new work is out! You can 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! 3.5kReads7.7Score20614d adds
- 21 Reborn in the Political Arena! Helping Grandpa Dominate the Ranked Match from the Start 官场重生！开局帮爷爷打巅峰赛 [Original + Reborn + Modern Urban Politics + No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Unbeatable Background + Multiple Heroines] In his previous life, the Qin family backed the wrong side three times, going from first place among the Four Great Families to a truly miserable state! As a result, Qin Huaishu never amounted to much in his entire life. At fifty, just as he was about to get a job in the county, he was in a car accident and died. Thankfully, when he opened his eyes again, he was reborn! I 11Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Officialdom: Stop Shouting! I’ll Call Someone from the Capital 官场：都别叫了！我给京城摇个人 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! 1.6kReads7.3Score10414d adds
- 23 Outmaneuvering Sha Ruijin, Saving Qi Tongwei 计驱沙瑞金，完美救赎祁同伟 “Sun Zhenghong donates 300 million to the aerospace center, yet he won’t even lend me a million to fix the payment window at the district hospital. Honestly…” “Ding! Li Dakang has suffered another devastating breakdown. Host receives 2,000 points.” For an even more satisfying take on In the Name of the People, Liang Qunfeng and Gao Yuliang must face justice, and Li Dakang won’t escape his fate either. But Qi Tongwei gets the perfect rescue. 346Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 24 A Book by Zhan, Du, Ku, Ka, and Ha 詹杜库卡哈的一本书 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! 49Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 25 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! 44Reads8.8Score4914d adds
- 26 Xie Tunan’s Notes on Rising Through the Ranks 谢图南升官笔记 The author is a seasoned writer with experience working in multiple Party and government departments. Most of the novel is adapted from real cases, and some of it may strike a chord with you. The story begins at the municipal level, without getting bogged down in grassroots affairs... 79.4kReads8.5Score6.3k14d adds
- 27 A Young Master from Beijing's Elite Circle Makes a Name for Himself, Then Trains in Handong 京圈公子哥年少成名历练汉东 [Unbelievable Background + Power in Name Only + Political Intrigue] Liu Xun grew up in a military compound and was childhood friends with Lu Yike! A child prodigy, Liu Xun graduated from the University of Science and Technology at sixteen and returned at twenty-two with a doctorate! Handsome, brilliant, and a bit of a playboy, he was never short on romantic attention. A new scandal every three days, a new rumor every five, and a spot in the entertainment gossip weekly every other week! His grand 1.5kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 28 Officialdom: No One Knows My Background 官场：我的背景无人知晓 [Officialdom] [No System] [No Rebirth] For more than twenty years, Xu Tianlai has never known who his father is, or how his mother managed to make a living alone in the countryside. All he knows is that his mother insisted he finish college, then made him promise on her deathbed that he would pursue a career in government. That day, Xu Tianlai walks out of the interview room utterly disheartened. And that is when the wheels of fate begin to turn... 5.2kReads7.3Score33314d adds
- 29 The Eldest Grandson of a Powerful Beijing Family, Reaching the Pinnacle of Global Wealth and Power 京城世家长孙，问鼎全球权财巅峰 [Tycoon + System + one female lead + invincible + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + showing off + elite family] As the eldest grandson of a powerful Jingcheng family, Qin Nuo infuriates the Elite Family System from the start, triggering a frenzy of upgrades. The System upgrades directly into the Invincible Elite Family System, and starts handing out sign-in rewards like crazy!!! [System upgrade successful: sign-in reward of 300 billion Dragon Nation yuan] [System upgrade successful: sign 870Reads—Score10714d adds
- 30 Bright Sword: The Iron-Blooded Commissar, Grandpa Ruilong 亮剑：我铁血政委，瑞龙太爷 [Drawing Sword · War of Resistance · Mountains · In the Name of the People · Soul Transmigration] He wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into Zhao Gang, the political commissar who has just arrived at the Independent Regiment in Drawing Sword! Faced with Li Yunlong's troublemaking ways, the Yamamoto Special Forces' hungry eyes, and the impending Battle of Ping'an County, he grips his rifle and vows to rewrite history! After retiring, he discovers that one of his descendants is named Zhao 33Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Country Tough Guy's Fifth Book 乡村扛把子的第5本书 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 720Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 32 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 166Reads8.6Score11914d adds
- 33 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
- 34 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—14d adds
- 35 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 2kReads7.5Score18214d adds
- 36 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 952Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 37 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... 7.5kReads7.7Score65914d adds
- 38 The General's Legitimate Grandson: I, Ding Yizhen, Rule Handong! 将门嫡孙：我丁义珍纵横汉东！ In the Name of the People + transmigrate + System + political intrigue + somewhat satisfying revenge + crossover of film and TV universes + turning the world upside down! This fat guy's name is Tom! He originally went abroad to seek freedom, but all he got was washing dishes or being tucked in for the night! Luckily, a good-for-nothing from Blue Star transmigrated and took over his body! From the start, he awakened the Turning the World Upside Down System! As long as he turns things upside down, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Officialdom: Starting in the County Seat, I Rise Straight to the Top! 官场：从县城开始青云直上！ Officialdom + powerful connections + Wang Hao's Name After graduating from the young and middle-aged cadres' training class, Wang Hao spent only a short time at the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League before being sent away from the capital to serve as the second-in-command of Shicheng County. He served the people, worked hard to develop the economy, and led them toward prosperity, steadily rising to the top himself. There's nothing wrong with theoretical work, really. But being sent 6.4kReads7.4Score41814d adds
- 40 The Crown Prince of a Military-Political Dynasty: I Take Everything by Force 军政世家太子爷，无敌狂揽一切 He is the heir to a family with deep roots in both the military and politics, born into one of the most powerful families in the country. His grandfather commands the army, and his maternal grandfather is the richest man alive. Born with extraordinary gifts, he formed a connection with Daoism at the age of three and embarked on a path of cultivation that defies heaven itself. With overwhelming dominance, Ye Qianchen will conquer the cultivation world, the demon realm, and the immortal realm! He 98Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Zhong Zhengguo Panics After Hou Liangping Investigates Me! 侯亮平调查我后，钟正国慌了！ After transmigrating into a parallel world, he becomes Cheng Du, chief of the Guangming District Branch! But unexpectedly, Cheng Du is now the legitimate heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital! And with the memories of his past life, he defies fate and makes a fortune! What Zhao Ruilong? He's only qualified to drive for Cheng Du! As for Zhong Xiaoa's family? They're nothing but bodyguards for Cheng Du's grandfather! But Cheng Du's background is a closely guarded secret, and all 405Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 42 I'm a Criminal Police Officer: The Fearless Cop Qi Tongwei, an Outlaw 我是刑警：悍警祁同伟，法外狂徒 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! 2kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 43 Reborn in 1985: From Spoiled Rich Kid to the World's Richest Man 重生85，从大院纨绔到世界首富 [New novel, My Dad Is Liu Neng in Country Love, now serializing] [Transmigration and rebirth, period fiction, everyday life, one female lead, black-market trading, 1980s, entrepreneurship, lighthearted, no System] In his previous life, office drone Qi Dongqiang transmigrated one day and discovered that he was a young man from a powerful family living in a government compound. With such an impressive identity, he couldn’t let this rare advantage and its resources go to waste. He would have to lev 4.2kReads6.7Score13214d adds
- 44 Who Rules the Vast Lands of Handong? 问汉东大地，谁主沉浮 [In the Name of the People] [I Rule the World] [The Knockout] [Breaking Ice Action] [Storm of the Anti-Corruption] My name is Pei Jingshuo. I was just an ordinary secretary to a leading official, but after waking up, I found that I had transmigrated into In the Name of the People and become the son of Pei Yihong from I Rule the World. Watch how I stir up the political winds in Handong! Ask the land of Handong: who rules its rise and fall? 144Reads5.5Score10014d adds
- 45 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... 21Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 46 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. 3.5kReads7.5Score28814d adds
- 47 In the Name of the People: My Father Is Yuan Mu 名义：家父袁沐 [This novel has two protagonists. Early on, the story is told mainly from Yuan Mu’s perspective; from the middle onward, it focuses on the protagonist Yuan Zhihao, with other supporting characters appearing in between. The novel draws on the TV dramas A Lifelong Journey and In the Name of the People, and may include others later.] Reborn in a single day, Yuan Zhihao suddenly discovers many secrets about his father. Ever since childhood, he has thought his father was the most impressive person in 1.2kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 48 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng, and My Blind Date Is Lu Yike? 家父赵蒙生，相亲对象陆亦可？ [In the Name of the People] + [Flowers] + [face-slapping] + [Officialdom] Become Zhao Aiguo, son of Zhao Mengsheng, the towering mountain beneath the flower garland. From the start, he's forced into a blind date, and his match is Lu Yike! After Chen Hai and Hou Liangping humiliate him, Zhao Aiguo, who wants nothing to do with Handong Province's mess, can't hold back any longer! He joins the inspection team as its leader, and Zhong Xiaai panics. He arrives in Handong Province to conduct an inspec 7.6kReads5.4Score34314d adds
- 49 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei, My Father! 名义：祁同伟，我的父辈！ [Bright Sword]+ [In the Name of the People]+ [The Flower Garland]+ [The Battle at Lake Changjin] A gunshot rings out on Guying Ridge. That shot wakes Qi Tongwei's grandfather, Qi Mingfeng, in the early hours of 1941. This time, he doesn't hesitate for a moment. He chooses to fight for everything. Forty years later. Zhong Xia'ai, Chen Yang, Chen Hai, and Hou Liangping are just starting out, while Li Dakang, Yi Xuexi, and Sun Liancheng are beginning to make their mark. And Qi Tongwei, carrying tha 355Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 50 In the Name of the People: Grandpa's Founding Shares, Qi Tongwei Is Bound for the Ministry 名义：爷爷原始股，祁同伟必进部 [In the Name of the People] + [Ancestor Simulator] + [Political Maneuvering] + [Wits and Strategy] After transmigrating as Qi Tongwei, he needs to activate the Family Fate System. From the start, he publicly berates Liang Lu and the Liang family on the lawn of Handong University, shocking all of Handong. With the System’s help, Qi Tongwei sets out to rewrite the fate of the Qi family. He controls his grandfather during the war years, sending him to join the guerrillas, cross snowy mountains and 264Reads6.5Score11314d adds
