Novels like From the Dust to the Top of the City
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- 151 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Female Leader's Secretary 权力巅峰：从女领导秘书开始 Wang Hongyi is framed by a rival of his female superior. Not only is he disciplined, he is completely cast aside. Reborn, he refuses to be pushed around any longer. He takes the initiative, leaving his enemies trembling and begging for mercy, while influential figures from every quarter vie to recruit him. Nothing can stop him as he makes his way to the top. (This is an authentic political novel that strives to portray the realities of officialdom. Some events are included for the sake of the pl 6.9kReads8.9Score46114d adds
- 152 From the Bottom to the Pinnacle of Power 从底层来到权力巅峰去 A true man born between Heaven and Earth should aspire to greatness, achieve extraordinary deeds, and build a legacy that will never fade. Yet all he does must be grounded in benevolence and justice, and guided by a sense of shame. He must not trade his integrity for vast wealth, nor abandon his principles when facing danger or temptation. In this way, virtue and achievement go hand in hand, and he can ultimately reach the summit and have his name recorded for posterity. This is what it means to 17.5kReads7.0Score88914d adds
- 153 A Career in the County Committee Compound 县委大院之仕途 Yunhu? Xu Yuanzhou's eyes widened in disbelief! Being sent to remote, impoverished Yunhu was neither a promotion in disguise nor a demotion. It counted as a lateral move, but... 24.7kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
- 154 Rising Through the Ranks 火线提拔 Qiao Yan witnessed someone jump to their death and was urgently promoted to investigate the real culprit behind it. But the case led him to a vast network of vested interests and a fierce battle. Relying on his own strength, he brought down the powerful forces and rose steadily through the ranks... 56.2kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
- 155 The Road to Qingyun: Finding Life in Desperate Straits 青云路之绝处逢生 A sudden disaster destroyed Lu Fan’s family, leaving behind nothing but ruined walls and broken tiles. By chance, Lu Fan entered officialdom. After honing his skills, growing, and transforming at the grassroots level, Lu Fan was tempered into steel and emerged from his cocoon as a butterfly. At last, he achieved his heart’s desire! 121.2kReads9.2Score14k14d adds
- 156 From County Discipline Inspector to the Pinnacle of Power 权势巅峰从纪委科员起步 This is the vast frontier, a symbol of national sovereignty. This is the thriving sea of commerce, a hallmark of reform and opening up. This is the teeming crowd, the embodiment of the dignity of the law. A battle between corruption and anti-corruption, smuggling and anti-smuggling. A test of money, fame, power, family ties, friendship, and personal connections. Told from the perspective of an ordinary man named Lin Yi, this book follows his journey from junior clerk to head of an inspection tea 572Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 157 My Rise Through the Ranks 我的官场升迁记 [Superpowers + Comeback + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Inspirational + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After Liang Zhiyuan was suppressed and jumped into a lake to end his life, Heaven granted him a second chance. Suddenly gifted with X-ray vision, telescopic sight, super hearing, and mind reading, Liang decides to work his hardest to win back his dignity. By chance, he earns Director Wu’s appreciation. The story of Liang Zhiyuan will brighten your outlook on life! 576Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Who Taught You to Be an Official Like That? 谁教你这样当官的？ [Political intrigue, an underdog's rise, feel-good wish fulfillment, no-brainer fun] Chen Qiming was a nobody in the political world, without power or connections. At work, his superior framed him and sent him to prison; in love, his wife cheated on him. By chance, he was reborn in 2006. At his college graduation ceremony, the campus beauty from his high school days confessed to him. In his previous life, he had firmly rejected her. This time, he accepted without hesitation, if only because his 287Reads8.7Score13414d adds
- 159 Reborn with an AI Brain, I Master the Power Game 重生AI大脑玩转权力 An overworked programmer dies from working overtime and is reborn with an AI brain. In this life, he becomes a child prodigy, builds a business empire before turning 20, then enters politics and uses his resources to climb to the pinnacle of power! 8kReads7.1Score43314d adds
- 160 The Road to Power: Starting as a Temporary Transfer to the General Affairs Section 权力巅峰：从借调综合科开始 That’s right, Zhang Zheyuan was reborn. His last life was just too hard! This time, he’s aiming for the pinnacle of power! People who want to win don’t smile, so why can’t I stop the corners of my mouth from turning up?! 21Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 161 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 4kReads9.3Score47414d adds
- 162 In the Name of the People: My Rise to the Top Starts as a Provincial Secretary 名义：我的巅峰从省秘起步 He transmigrates into In the Name of the People, armed with the complete script. No golden finger, just careful planning and a sharp mind; No mindless wish fulfillment, just policies as his blade and public support as his shield in a hard-fought rise to power. Follow his journey from the grassroots to the top as he cuts through the tangled power struggles of Handong, steadily climbs the ranks, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of power! With the board of fate in his own hands, he will forge a 20.9kReads6.6Score52914d adds
- 163 Qi Tongwei: Reborn as a PhD Student at Peking University 祁同伟：重生从北大博士开始 After shooting himself, Qi Tongwei unexpectedly returns to the time when he took three bullets while risking his life to capture drug traffickers. Given a second chance, he decides to leave Handong behind, stop circling around the political and legal System, and move on to a bigger stage. 186.1kReads9.4Score23.1k14d adds
- 164 An Unbounded Official Career 官途无疆 Jiang Han, a billionaire who resigned from public office to go into business, is framed and reborn as a third-year college student. He makes a fortune in the stock market, becoming a hidden billionaire. To repay his hometown for supporting him for more than a decade, he returns as a village official while still a college student and leads the villagers to prosperity, embarking on a career in government. In the treacherous world of politics, his exceptional wisdom and insight, along with his sinc 16.9kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 165 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 58.7kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 166 A Book by Tiandi Xiongdi 天帝兄弟的一本书 Zhao Dagang is a top graduate of a prestigious university, but discovers that his wife is cheating on him and is framed by a coworker. Heartbroken and desperate, he chooses to give in to his female boss, setting himself on the path to a stunning comeback! 139Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 167 Reborn: The Tiger-Cubed Police Officer from a Military Family, Changing Fate with Three Shots from the Start 重生：将门虎警，开局三枪改命 Yang Xiao returns to 2003, to the day that changed his fate. This time, he decisively pulls the trigger, killing the armed criminal in front of him and embarking on a turbulent career in government. Starting out as a junior officer at a local police station, Yang Xiao uses his memories of his previous life to crack major cases one after another and earn countless honors. In the treacherous world of politics, Yang Xiao holds fast to the justice in his heart and climbs step by step to the heights 47.8kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds
- 168 Reborn: This Time, the Commoner Will Become an Official 重生，草根这次要当官 [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [A hidden identity] He was an ordinary nobody who unexpectedly returned to life eighteen years in the past! His fate took a new turn, and he rose through the ranks of officialdom! When his rivals moved against him, he discovered that his background held a surprising secret. One of the country's top wealthy families came looking for him of their own accord. Both his uncles were powerful figures, and his older brother was a special forces commander. The Zhong family is i 26.6kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
- 169 My Female Boss Helps Me Rise to the Top 女领导带我平步青云 Yang Guang's powerful backer got into trouble. From then on, he had no one to rely on. At the lowest point in his life, he unexpectedly saved a mysterious woman, who helped him rise to success and thrive at every turn. 3.4kReads7.5Score31114d adds
- 170 One of the Five Categories: My Career in Government Is on the Fast Track 五类人员:我的仕途开了挂 [Officialdom + Getting Things Done + Realism + No Special Recruitment] A village official’s ten-year journey from the bottom to the top! From a confused young man lured back to his hometown to a pillar of the nation’s central government, Zhao Zhang spends ten years starting out in the most humble of villages. Amid the sweeping changes of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, he follows his commitment to serving the people through practical work and his dedication to continuous learning, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Back on the Political Career Path 重走政途 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! 311Reads6.8Score3914d adds
- 172 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Reborn as a Super Spoiled Brat 重生之超级纨绔 [Reborn + Helping his father rise to power in politics + Battling for supremacy in the business world] “Mr. Chen Yang, may I ask how much wealth you have now?” “Every place you can see, every place you know about, every place you can imagine... it all belongs to me.” In his previous life, Chen Yang was left with nothing after his family was destroyed. He lived only for revenge, and in the end met a gruesome death. In this life, aside from making his enemies suffer worse than death, Chen Yang onl 25.9kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 174 Qi Tongwei: My 40-Year-Old Father 祁同伟：我的40父亲 The Name of the People + The People's Justice + G Chang A gunshot rang out on Guyan Ridge, ending Qi Tongwei's tumultuous life, full of struggle and inner conflict. His father, Qi Lianshan, who had spent his whole life as an honest farmer, rushed to Jingzhou to collect his son's body. But while searching for the truth, he died unexpectedly. When Qi Lianshan woke up, he had returned to the late 1970s! After making his choice, he put down his sickle, picked up a gun, and went to war, where he beca 22.6kReads8.4Score97514d adds
- 175 The Road to Power: Starting as a Seconded Inspector in the Police Department 官道：从借调警厅督查组开始 Li Dong was hospitalized after being injured on duty, and his status-conscious girlfriend cruelly betrayed him. Misfortune may prove to be a blessing in disguise. Starting out at a township police station, he faced criminals without fear and skillfully navigated the infighting within the police force, overcoming every obstacle on his way to the top! 95.3kReads8.9Score4.5k14d adds
- 176 Climbing the Ranks of Power 攀登官峰 Xu Lu never imagined that an ordinary woman could climb the ranks in small but steady steps simply by being beautiful, and even help her husband get promoted along the way. She enjoys all kinds of privileges and takes in the boundless vistas from the summit of officialdom... 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 From Clerk to the Central Office 从科员到中枢中心 Male lead: Chen Zhengdong, an orphan who graduated from a prestigious university at twenty-three with a degree in economics and management. A man of integrity, he had dreamed since childhood of becoming a good official who would serve the people wherever he was posted. Throughout his long and winding career in government, Chen Zhengdong weathered countless storms and experienced every kind of hardship and joy. Faced with obstacle after obstacle, he never forgot his original purpose and was never 42Reads8.2Score914d adds
- 178 Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾 [High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married 114.7kReads9.1Score7.7k14d adds
- 179 The Road to Power: Rising Step by Step 仕途：步步高升 Qin Chuan was an orphan from childhood. Everyone thought he was easy to push around. Just then, trouble broke out in town and someone had to take the blame, so they shoved him forward. At the darkest moment of his life, no one could have imagined the incredible reversal that was about to happen. From then on, his official career soared step by step. The synopsis is short, so please head to the main text. Thank you all for your support! 25.8kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 180 A Lucky Man in Officialdom, the Leader's Trusted Aide 官场幸运儿，领导身边的红人 This is a political intrigue novel set in local government. When the young Qin Feng is appointed in a crisis through his family's connections and parachuted into Nanping County, he is met not with welcoming applause, but with constant exclusion and covert obstruction from all sides. Every step he takes is like walking on the edge of a blade. As power, money, and personal ties weave together into a web, some choose to go along with the corruption, while others swim against the current. Faced with 53.2kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds
- 181 The Road to Power: The Pinnacle of Officialdom 官道：权力巅峰 Peng Zijuan’s Notes on Climbing the Career Ladder Peng Zijuan was an ordinary female official who had hoped to lead a quiet life. But her husband, Wu Dashan, chose a rich woman over her and divorced her. Wu Dashan said, “You’re a woman. Why are you always thinking about becoming an official?” Peng Zijuan replied, “That’s right. I want to become an official!” Wu Dashan said, “You’re a woman. You should stay home and take care of the kids. Stop thinking about becoming an official all the time!” Pe 1.8kReads6.7Score12914d adds
- 182 I Was Just a Cop, But I Shook the Provincial Party Compound 我就当个警察，却惊动了省委大院 Ten years later, after graduating from Qizehua University, he follows in his father's footsteps and enters government service. With formidable political connections, countless legal assets, and the broad perspective and sophisticated understanding shaped by his upbringing, he's got a dream start from the start. However, his father is a sly old fox. “Zehua, you have to start at the grassroots level as a police officer and get some experience...” Now it's his father's former subordinates who are l 9kReads8.5Score83814d adds
- 183 The Long Road to the Azure Clouds 青云漫漫路 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! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Officialdom: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 官场：扶摇直上九万里 People say you can’t become an official without connections at court, but Qin Yi, reborn into a new life, doesn’t agree. Opportunity comes from careful planning. Only by paving the way at court every step of the way can you rise to the highest ranks! In his previous life, he was wrongfully imprisoned, his prospects ruined, and he died alone. This time, starting by saving a female official from the provincial capital, he seizes every opportunity to climb the ranks, make up for his regrets, and so 26.8kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 185 Under Currents in a Floating World 浮世潜流 A You is a brilliant top student who graduated with a law degree. Rising from the grassroots and fighting in the halls of government, he throws himself into the battle against corruption in the name of fairness and justice. Along the way, he experiences love and hate, the dangers of the world, and a life full of ups and downs. He asks only to find a little peace amid the bustle of the world, but that has become difficult to achieve. All he can do is navigate the hidden currents beneath the surfa 139Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 186 Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零，从乡镇科员开始 This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official 962Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Dongheng: The Road to Power 东恒青云 A meteoric rise to the top! Chu Dongheng, a master's graduate who knows nothing about his birth family and jokes that “my mom and I are our own family,” is the abandoned grandson of a military family. After passing the civil service exam in Jiangdong, he finds that someone else has taken the position he applied for. By chance, he becomes a leader's secretary, beginning his career in politics. With the people's interests as his mission, he advances one steady step at a time toward the pinnacle of 30.6kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 188 A Trap Within a Trap in the Halls of Power 官场局中局 [Political intrigue + power struggles + influential figures + suspense + workplace drama + deduction] Cao Zili, head of the Phoenix Mountain project, falls to his death. Rumors claim a suicide note was found at the scene, but its intended recipient is a mystery, and the case is full of unanswered questions... Was it suicide or murder? And what was the motive? The body cannot be found, making the case difficult to solve... The provincial task force arrives, sending the political scene in Huzhou i 1.2kReads8.7Score12414d adds
- 189 I Navigate Officialdom with Geology 我靠地质学纵横官场 The top student Fang Jue had studied such an obscure field that, when he first entered government service, people dismissed him as a bookworm who knew all about mountains and rock formations but nothing about the real world. Then, on the eve of a once-in-a-century torrential downpour, he used his formidable expertise to issue a precise landslide warning despite withering skepticism. Overnight, the once-underestimated tech geek became the hero who saved 78 lives in the town. But behind the honors 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 At the Pinnacle of Power: Super Civil Servant 权力巅峰：超级公务员 There are ten ranks in an official career, and every step takes you to a higher level! In my previous life, I spent forty years as a low-ranking civil servant, made a scapegoat and a sacrificial pawn, and only reached the rank of senior staff officer by the time I retired. Now that I’ve been given another life, I must soar straight to the highest heights! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must keep pace with the economic tide! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must do something tan 49.5kReads9.2Score4.3k14d adds
- 191 The Ladder of Power: Showdown at the Summit 官梯：巅峰对决 Being an official is a skill. Jiang Yiming had barely started his job when he was sent down to Yangwan Village, but after helping a county leader through a personal crisis, he was promoted three ranks in one go! See how Jiang Yiming wins people over from every side, deftly escapes all kinds of traps, and lives by his credo: "Serve as an official, and bring prosperity to the people in your care!" 110.1kReads9.2Score6.6k14d adds
- 192 Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋 There is no straight road through life, especially when it comes to being an official. Hao Xiaodong spent many years navigating the political arena before gradually understanding its many hidden rules. Now, following his novel The Way to Promotion, a new story is here for readers. Join us as we witness another kind of life in the world of officialdom. 34.1kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
- 193 The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City 风过西周城 The long-running anti-corruption novel The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City has thirty-one chapters and a total of 260,000 words. It tells the story of the offices in Xizhou County, a county town on the western plains. Career and romance, social relationships and the ways of the world, survival and workplace advancement: a series of collisions between people and events, feelings and rules, conscience and human nature paints a vivid, tangled portrait of ordinary people at the grassroots level. It 254Reads6.7Score10114d adds
- 194 The Women in the Shadow of Power 权力阴影下的她们 Ten years in discipline inspection, and enough corruption case files to fill half a lifetime. Among the countless cases I've handled, I've found one hidden rule: behind every fallen corrupt official stands at least one woman, often a whole group of them. To thoroughly investigate a corrupt official, you first have to understand the women behind him. They are mistresses, money mules, and bait used to ensnare officials. They are also where power, money, and sex intersect, living keys to the code o 586Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 195 The Official’s Path: Why Is It So Hard to Be a Good Official? 官道：当个好官为什么这么难 A contemporary political novel rooted in real life, by a veteran author with years of experience writing political fiction. It’s wonderfully down-to-earth, and its schemes and power struggles will leave you on edge and emotionally reeling. Drawing on personal experiences, the author has created a modern-day exposé of officialdom, rich with life experience and thought-provoking political wisdom. It’s absolutely worth reading. Life is a journey of self-cultivation. You have to find your own path. 40.9kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 196 Restarting Life on the Road to Success 重启之人生青云路 Actually, every novel is a portrayal of real life! Whether what you watch or read is... yourself!... I hope you see yourself! 1.1kReads7.3Score10714d adds
- 197 That Blonde Bully Messes with Me? My Uncle Is Qi Tongwei! 黄毛霸凌我？家叔祁同伟呀！ (Completed, no rushed ending, and readers were still leaving over three thousand “hurry up with the next chapter” comments on the final chapter.) Reborn ten years later, Zhao Xue’an is a heartthrob in Handong! Zhao Xue’an was wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. Only as he lay dying did he finally understand: no matter how successful a businessman you are, you can’t compete with a mere whim of power. Given a second life, he abandons business for politics. With his uncle, Qi Tongwei, showing him 44.5kReads9.1Score3.6k14d adds
- 198 The Woman in High Heels 穿高跟鞋的女人 Wen Xinzhu, born in the countryside, earns a place in the civil service through her own hard work and becomes a grassroots official in Taohua Town. She thinks that putting on high heels and securing a stable government job will bring her a peaceful life. But the world refuses to stay still. Inside this seemingly glamorous bureaucratic fortress, her beauty becomes her most conspicuous label, and her heaviest burden. Men’s covetous eyes follow her everywhere, while women’s jealousy hides lethal in 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 In the Name of the People: I Take Over Qi Tongwei's Body, and the Handong University Crew Answers to Me 名义：魂穿祁同伟汉大帮我说了算 Transmigrating into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei, he starts by punching Liang Lu and kicking Liang Ping. In this life, I, Qi Tongwei, will not kneel. Whether it's Liang Lu or Liang Qunfeng, don't even think you can make me bow my head again! In Handong, what I say goes! 14.6kReads7.0Score67414d adds
- 200 The Hidden Rules of Politics 官场暗格 In July, Yun City sweltered under the heat. The resume of fresh graduate Lin Hao, much like the man himself, was trampled beneath the crowds at the job fair. Graduation led straight to unemployment, and reality weighed heavily on him, until one phone call opened a door: an internship at a subsidiary of the City Investment Group. A monthly salary of 1,750 yuan, with no guarantees and no promises. It was the only straw within reach in his desperate circumstances, and a dusty entrance to an entirel 394Reads—Score—14d adds
