Novels like The Third Book by Ersi Xiong
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- 101 A Scion's Path to Power 世家子之官道 He single-handedly helps his father's, uncles', and brothers' generations rise to prominence. He isn't the legitimate crown prince, yet he can toy with all sorts of princelings at will. The companies he controls never last more than a year, yet he possesses astonishing wealth. Why be reborn? To take a different path from his previous life and reach the very pinnacle of power. 651Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 102 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… 172Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 103 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 8.3kReads8.9Score65514d adds
- 104 You Were Supposed to Attract Investors, So Why Did You Kidnap All the Academicians? 让你去招商，你把院士全绑了？ My name is Chen An. An means peace. After years of struggling my way through the system, I haven’t learned how to rocket up the ranks. Instead, I’ve come to understand that steady progress takes you far. While others scramble to climb, I take my time and walk my own path. I don’t shirk what I should shoulder, and I don’t dodge what I should do. As for those sordid messes full of backstabbing and scheming, I’ll smash them to pieces. In life, handle things steadily and watch the show with a sharp 44kReads7.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 105 After That Night, I Rose to the Top 那一夜后，我平步青云 Officialdom is a game of chess: once a move is made, there is no turning back, and every step is fraught with danger. A captivating woman is like a beacon, guiding the way and lighting the path out of darkness. Xiao Bei is set up by others from the start, and from then on, he is caught in a constant struggle within the maelstrom of power. Along the way, he gradually comes to understand that life at the top is about more than schemes and rivalry. Only between black and white can one glimpse the t 2.3kReads8.1Score48714d adds
- 106 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. 351Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Power and Influence: A Career in Politics 权势：官路纵横 One female lead, no rebirth, no System, entirely fictional. Not based on real life. The Li family was a powerful clan that arranged marriages. Li Zhongfei had no objections at first, but an accident led him to pick up a country girl and even register their marriage. His family promptly disowned him and cast him out with nothing. All his resources were taken away, and it seemed his career in government was about to hit a dead end. But he had planned ahead. He turned around and handed the country 314Reads8.3Score11114d adds
- 109 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. 31.3kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 110 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! 2.1kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 111 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! 16Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 112 The Turmoil in Handong: Heir to a Military Family 汉东风云：将门之后 The political scene in Handong is rife with undercurrents. The Zhong family stirs up a storm as they seek a position for their son-in-law. Li Zhan, a special operations unit member recommended by his grandfather, Li Yunlong, secretly enters the fray as head of an inspection team. 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Second-Generation Official 我仕二代 Before being reborn, he was a spoiled rich kid. After being reborn, he became a model young man. He tramples every enemy beneath his feet and crushes them. Step by step, he grows stronger and climbs to the peak. A peerless genius, destined for a glorious life! 369Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 114 From the Yellow and Huai Rivers to the Clouds 黄淮布衣入青云 A major work of realistic political fiction about personal growth. In the early 1980s, in the impoverished floodplain where Anhui, Shandong, and Henan meet, Lin Yanqiu is born into a poor farming family whose generations have worked the land. He breaks free from the fate of the countryside through diligent study. In high school, an inspiring teacher awakens his ideals; at university, a mentor broadens his horizons. After graduation, he puts down roots at the grassroots level and enters public se —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Pinnacle of Power: A County Secretary's Extraordinary Career 权利巅峰：县委秘书的妖孽仕途 To be an official, you need two things: a heart devoted to speaking up for the people, and an unwavering sense of justice. Follow a county Party committee secretary as he climbs step by step toward the pinnacle of power in a cutthroat political game of schemes and betrayals. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 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 1kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 117 Under Investigation from the Start, I Turn Around and Join the Inspection Team 开局被调查，我转身成了督导组 A month ago, Lin Zheng was taken away for an investigation, and the entire work unit erupted in an uproar! After enduring cold stares and ridicule, Lin Zheng was finally cleared. Now he’s determined to make a comeback and get revenge! A month later, Lin Zheng puts on his newly issued jacket. “Hello, I’m Lin Zheng, head of the No. 1 Inspection Team!” As Lin Zheng rises through the ranks, he discovers that an unseen hand seems to be moving everything forward, helping him grow and serve the people! 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 118 To the Peak of the Azure Clouds, Starting with My Ex-Girlfriend 青云之巅，从前女友开始 Now that you’ve been reborn, do you still have to be timid and submissive? Gu Yang will tell you: life is precious, so why not live it a little more freely... Good and evil in human nature are all here. See the story for a look at the twists and turns of officialdom. 1.5kReads7.4Score15014d adds
- 119 Pinnacle of Power: Reborn with Cheats, I Outwit Heaven 权力之巅：重生开挂的我胜天半子 He took a perfect start and turned it into a complete disaster. He worked himself to the bone all his life, yet accomplished nothing. Reborn in 1999, Wang Linhai returns to the most important turning point in his life. This time, he has to seize every chance to get ahead, keep pace with the times, fulfill the dream he never achieved in his previous life, and do something worthwhile for ordinary people! 576Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 120 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! 82Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 121 Reborn: Battling for the Road to Power 重生之官路争锋 A career in public service is a long and arduous road! Reborn in the year 2000, Qi Fei enters government service to fulfill his father’s dying wish, only to be assigned by the personnel bureau chief, who is currying favor with the county Party secretary, to the poorest township. Drawing on the advantages of being reborn, he leads the people toward prosperity, outwits his political rivals, and fights his way up from the grassroots through a world of deceit and intrigue. He braves every obstacle a 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 Riding the Winds of Linhai Officialdom 官场之临海凭风 At the turn of the century, Song Dawei blundered into the system and began a whole new life, still finding his feet! Riding the wind to rise on high, he began his journey through life... 22.1kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 124 The Eighth Book by Xiang Shen 喜欢香神的的第8本书 The rain poured mercilessly, but people still had heart! Zhou Zhiyuan rescued his beautiful boss, Zheng Xiaoting, and from then on, his career rose step by step! See how Zhou Zhiyuan turns the tide, rewrites his fate, navigates the political chessboard, helps the strong and the weak alike, governs for the people, and wins at every turn! 44Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 125 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. 37Reads8.2Score1914d adds
- 126 The Red-Blooded Heir 红色子弟 My new work is here! 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! 13.2kReads8.6Score1k14d adds
- 127 Awake from Dreams, Begin a New Era 梦醒开世 An outstanding special forces soldier who graduated from a military academy falls off a cliff during a mission and transmigrates to a parallel world. Leaving behind the hardships and constraints of his previous life, he decides to let loose, shake up the world, and live a vibrant life that will dazzle this era… 12.2kReads9.1Score87014d adds
- 128 The Rising Star of the Officialdom 官路枭雄 Wang Jianjun is reborn in 1997. Thanks to his qualifications as a technical college graduate assigned to a job, he enters government service. Starting out as a low-ranking station chief, he is exceptionally promoted three ranks in his very first year... 852Reads8.3Score16014d adds
- 129 Reborn in Officialdom: I Can See Favorability Scores 重生官场，我能看见好感度 "One heroine" "Pure political drama" "Wits and courage" The political arena is like an iron gate. The ring on the left reads “For the people,” and the ring on the right reads “For office.” Whether you push the left side or the right, you cannot truly open the gate. Only by gripping both rings at once and pushing inward with all your strength can you finally enter the capital! 305Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 130 From Medicine to Officialdom: After Breaking Off an Engagement with a Gold Digger, I Rise to the Top! 医途官路，从退婚拜金女平步青云！ Chu Chen did everything he could to support his girlfriend, Jiang Yujiao, as she spent three years preparing for the civil service exam. The moment Jiang Yujiao passed, her first move was to cut him loose. Heartbroken, he makes a decisive return, armed with the legacy of imperial physicians and resources beyond measure. Retired bigwigs from every walk of life are all his devoted followers! From then on, the workplace gains a living legend! A year later, his name has become taboo. Seated on the t 8.6kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 131 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. 515Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 132 After Marrying Lu Yike, I Became the Local Emperor of the Han Gang 娶了陆亦可的我，成汉大帮土皇帝 [Film and TV Crossover] [Sister-in-law Chen Shuting from The Knockout] [Han University faction] [A genuinely satisfying power fantasy] Lin Feng, reborn for a second life, arrives in a Film and TV Crossover universe. He becomes Gao Yuliang’s secretary in In the Name of the People and an important member of the Han University faction. From the start, he is sent down to Qinghua District in Jinghai City, where he becomes the top government official. To climb even higher in politics, he plans to marr 174Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 133 I Turned In Controllable Nuclear Fusion. Hou Liangping, Why Are You Panicking? 我上交可控核聚变，侯亮平你慌啥 He transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes Sun Liancheng, the district chief of Guangming. Carrying the memories of his previous life, he unexpectedly awakens a [God-Tier Scientific Research System] and decides to change his fate. He develops carbon capture technology to reduce emissions, then joins a project to develop ultra-micro carbon nanotubes. Two years later, he is transferred to a department in charge of science and technology. Not long after, Ding Yizhen flees abroad, and Hou Li 1Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 134 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 15Reads8.5Score2614d adds
- 135 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 6.3kReads7.4Score41614d adds
- 136 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
- 137 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. 2.6kReads8.6Score10714d adds
- 138 After the Breakup, I Could No Longer Hide My Political Star Power 分手后，我仕途天骄身份瞒不住了 Qin Yang, the son of a prominent family in Beijing, had hoped to make his mark in politics through his own abilities. But after years of struggle, he was still going nowhere at the poverty alleviation office, unable to make any progress. Then his girlfriend of many years broke up with him, and he picked up the phone and called Beijing... The gears of fate began to turn! 26.2kReads8.6Score2.5k14d adds
- 139 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—14d adds
- 140 The Fourth Book by the Deepest Man in the Universe 宇宙第一深的第4本书 My new work is here! 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! 135Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 141 The Game of Power Begins With a Transfer to a Remote Township 权利的游戏，从调往偏远乡镇开始 After offending a powerful figure, Chen Shi is transferred to a remote township. Step by step, he turns the tables against the odds, faces death head-on, and does what others dare not. He specializes in tackling the toughest challenges and achieves remarkable results, living a life unlike any other. 216.8kReads8.6Score20.9k14d adds
- 142 Reaching the Top in Officialdom 问鼎官场 Wang Zidong always thought he was an upright man of principle, but in the end, he realized that justice takes power to uphold. Reborn into a new life, Wang Zidong decides to live differently, fulfill his ambitions, and build a world for idealists. Watch Wang Zidong rise step by step from a low-ranking deputy section chief to the very top. 203Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 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
- 145 I, Qi Tongwei, Said Goodbye to My Mentor's Wife from the Start 我，祁同伟，开局告别师娘 [In the Name of the People + Qi Tongwei + Pure Romance] When Qi Tongwei learns he doesn't have long to live, he bids Wu Huifen a final farewell. Reborn, he maneuvers amid the struggle between Li Dakang and Gao Yuliang, setting out on a path of revenge and advancement... His mentor, Gao Yuliang, enters politics and helps Qi Tongwei rise through the ranks. Zhong Xia'ai is deeply devoted to him and proposes of her own accord. Hou Liangping is forced to be with Liang Lu and takes her son's surname, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Reborn: A Smooth Rise to the Top 重生之平步青云 One day, when the tiger returns to the mountains, I’ll bathe half the world in blood. One day, when the dragon enters the sea, I’ll churn the rivers and overturn the seas. One day, when the eagle spreads its wings, I’ll rule Liang City. A golden-scaled fish is no ordinary creature. When the wind and clouds rise, it becomes a dragon. See how Wei Xianjun, reborn, shakes up the officialdom and soars ninety thousand miles into the sky! 37Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 147 Don’t Mess With Him in Politics: When Trouble Comes, He Shows Up for Real 官场之中别惹他，他有事，是真上 The official career ladder has ten rungs. Liu Yuxian returns to 2006 and, with the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, decisively seizes the right moment and opportunities, starting out as a grassroots discipline inspector. In this life, Liu Yuxian must make full use of his abilities and do good things for ordinary people. In this life, Liu Yuxian must make up for some of the regrets he had in his previous life. 451Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 148 Officialdom: From the Start, I Become the County Party Committee's First Secretary 官场：开局担任县委一秘 The story continues in the world of "Officialdom: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power", so please don’t confuse it with reality. Fang Zihan, a top student from an ordinary family, enters the ranks of grassroots government officials for reasons of his own. Starting as an ordinary clerk with no connections, he goes on to earn the favor of two top officials, who mentor him together. In the end, Fang Zihan sets out on the road to the pinnacle of power. 12kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 149 A Book from Another World 2 别有洞天2的一本书 It takes brains, and it takes hard work. The road to the summit is lined with both thorns and fragrance. A tale of strategy, political maneuvering, and the wit and ambition needed to rise through the ranks, as well as the triumphs of life. 302Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 150 Reborn on the Road to Power: 1995 官道重生：1995 (There may be negative reviews! Disclaimer: Everything in this novel is fictional.) When Lin Weidong, a seasoned political operator, returns to 1995 with memories of the next thirty years, he discovers that the whole world has become a card table where only he can see everyone else’s cards! While others are still bewildered by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, he is already quietly laying the groundwork for the future of the internet! While others are still fretting over attracting i 233Reads8.1Score—14d adds
