Novels like Power Plays and Political Intrigue
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- 51 The Day We Broke Up, My Life of Power and Desire Went into Overdrive 分手当天，我的权色人生狂飙了 [Urban workplace + thrilling legend + romantic fireworks + intensely satisfying realism] An unexpected demotion: could it be that power, sex, and ambition are stirring beneath the surface? At thirty, Zhao Yi is being pushed around by his beautiful boss, dumped arrogantly by his fiancée, and shamelessly provoked by his romantic rival. It’s all almost too much to bear! Just when he seems destined to hit rock bottom, he unexpectedly inherits an extraordinary cultivation technique! From then on, his 466Reads6.4Score4714d adds
- 52 The Eighth Book by Yan Hai Qiong Tu 沿海穷途的第8本书 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Sun and Moon Reveal the Heart: A Bloody Case in the Village 日月照人心之村中血案 The Sun and Moon Shine on the Human Heart: A Bloody Case in the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Zheng Qi's Chaotic Life 郑琦的混沌人生 A novel set in a turbulent era: Many people are lost and uncertain. Their values, ideas about love, and moral standards are crushed beneath the wheels of the times, then redefined and rebuilt... 9.3kReads8.8Score89714d adds
- 55 The Road to Office: Rising to the Top 官途：扶摇直上 Zhao Hengyu, a political prodigy who graduated from Jingda University, enters the whirlpool of officialdom after lying low for years. He maneuvers among superiors who smile while concealing daggers and subordinates harboring hidden ambitions, walking the line between loyalty and political intrigue. Every celebratory toast conceals a scheme, and every heart-to-heart conversation is riddled with traps. In this perilous maze of officialdom, he abandons conventional methods and breaks through with a 1.5kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 56 Reborn on the Road to Officialdom: Rising Through the Ranks After Divorce 官道重生：离婚后平步青云 [Political Career] + [Clean Break After Divorce] + [Smart Protagonist] + [Tourism Development] Qin Miaomiao: “Setting the facts aside, don’t you think you’re at fault too?” Gu Ning: “The kid isn’t mine, so whoever wants to raise him can do it! Get out of here and stop getting in the way of my work for the people!” Gu Ning returns to six years earlier, to the day he stood at a crossroads in life. Two paths lie before him. Should he stick to his original path, raising a 266Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 57 A Road to Power 权途有路 [No Rebirth] [No NTR] [No Deification] [No Heroes] [No System] An inspiring tale of an ordinary township civil servant who overcomes countless hardships and carefully climbs the ladder, step by step, until he takes the top seat on the district committee. There is romance, but also true friendship. 224Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 58 A Selected Graduate's Career in the Sea of Bureaucracy 选调生的宦海生涯 At the turn of the century, Lin Tao, a young man from a farming family, graduates from university at the top of the civil service selection exam and heads to remote Heqing County in Guinan Province. Full of idealism, he soon encounters the many challenges of working in the real world. With keen powers of observation and a remarkable ability to learn, Lin Tao finds his way through the mud and grows stronger through every struggle. A true-to-life political novel that recreates the work and struggl 149Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 59 I Take Being an Official Seriously: Achievements 当官我是认真的之政绩 Rebirth + political intrigue + power struggles + urban life He came from 2017. After being reborn, he returned to 1997. After two years of honing his skills, he was promoted to Party secretary of a township. To rise smoothly through the political ranks, seniority, connections, ambition, and an impressive résumé are not enough. You also need achievements! What can someone with more than twenty years of foresight accomplish in politics? What dazzling achievements can a shrewd young official create 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 I Rise in Officialdom, and My Ex-Fiancée Starts Chasing Me 我官场崛起，退婚的女友开始倒追 [A novel let down by its title. A different kind of political drama, blending career and romance, with multiple heroines, a plot-driven story, and a realistic touch.] Chen Hai’s fiancée is the cherished first love of a powerful official’s son. To force Chen Hai to let her go, she has him demoted to a small rural town. His career hits rock bottom, and his fiancée breaks off their engagement. Chen Hai can only start over and find someone to help him rise again. He thinks the eldest daughter of the 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Heavy Responsibility 重任 Lin Weimin enters the political arena as a government trainee, carrying his original ideals with him. Beneath his feet lie treacherous reefs of tangled interests; all around him, temptation and threats churn together like towering waves. Watch as he navigates the undercurrents of officialdom and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. 54Reads7.2Score1914d adds
- 62 The River’s Keystone 长河之砥 [Power struggles in officialdom + three generations + one female lead + rising from the grassroots!] The sea stretches to the horizon, where the sky becomes its shore; I climb to the mountain's peak and become its summit. Thirty-eight years of hardship and struggle bear witness to the transformation of an elite university graduate in the arena of power: he sheds his scholarly air and conceals his edge. This is not only the story of a young official's growth, but also a realist tale woven from fa 13Reads—Score314d adds
- 63 The Chronicles of Futures: Turmoil in the Shanghai Copper Market 期道风云录之沪铜风云 Chronicles of the Futures Market: Turmoil in the Shanghai Copper Market 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn to Rise Through the Ranks 重生步步高升 To change your fate, you either study hard or marry well. Given a second chance, Wang Hongwei is determined to make the most of it and climb to greater heights. Starting with a position as a selected graduate civil servant, he'll seize the moment and soar like a dragon. 6Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 65 1990: From Laid-Off Worker to Untouchable Tycoon 1990：从下岗工人到一手遮天 Reborn in 1990, he doesn’t want to get rich overnight or compete with anyone. He carries the regrets of half a lifetime, the wisdom of experience, and an old snuff bottle that can discern people’s hearts. The people and events that once ruined his life are about to happen again. This time, he’ll tread carefully, protect those around him, and finally turn his hard life around! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 After the Divorce, My Official Wife Regretted It! 离婚后，官妻后悔莫及！ Some say the official world is all scheming and deceit, about choosing sides and making choices, a life-or-death struggle. For Liu Qing, the official world can make his ex-wife regret everything, help his family prosper, and bring benefits to the wider public... 2.9kReads6.4Score23214d adds
- 67 From the Start, One Whistleblower's Letter Reforms the Entire Officialdom 开局一封举报信，整顿整个官场 After filing a real-name report against his superior, Chen Ming was kicked into the county archives with a transfer order. Everyone thought his career was over. But they had no idea that the old files nobody ever looked through contained the very things they were most afraid of bringing to light. You use a transfer order to push me around, and I use evidence to investigate you. From a section chief to the powerful backers protecting him at every level, this whistleblower letter is only the begin 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Thirty Years of Political Ups and Downs 宦海沉浮三十年 A rural boy claws his way out of the countryside and into the world of politics, enduring relentless suppression in a grueling struggle to defy fate and change his life. After being tested in multiple workplaces and weathering the ups and downs of several relationships, he is repeatedly beaten down, only to turn the tables again and again. With no connections or backing, how far can he get in thirty years in politics? Is the problem the individual, or the system? A thought-provoking story. It al 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Power of Officialdom 官势 Lin Qingyan, a son of a farming family, tackles poverty alleviation and cracks down on organized crime, taking one steady step at a time. He builds momentum, harnesses it, and seizes every opportunity, racing ahead and rising through the ranks. In the face of temptation, he never forgets his original purpose; faced with threats, he never backs down. "I will never coexist with evil" is his motto, and serving the people is his way of governing... 547Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 70 The Brash Official 官道莽夫 By a twist of fate, Li Nanxing was swept into the heart of a fierce struggle and made a pawn in someone else’s game. He thought he was doomed to be crushed, but somehow he carved out a bright future for himself! From then on, he rose rapidly, with a lovely wife by his side and both fame and fortune in hand! 172Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 71 The Official’s Path: Taking Charge of the World 官途：执掌天下 With county elections approaching, an unexpected incident throws the beautiful county magistrate Song Yan’s plans into disarray. To calm the storm, she arranges for her driver, Chen Qingshan, to become her son-in-law. From there, Chen Qingshan embarks on an official career and rises to command the world. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Female County Magistrate: Singing for the People 女县长：颂乐人民 What does development mean? The clash of those in high office, the schemes of planners, or collusion between officials and businessmen? The moment Li Huachu opened the door to power, he already knew the answer: development comes from the people, benefits the people, and its fruits are shared by the people! 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 73 The Road to Power: A Nobody's Rise to the Top 官道：小人物的权势巅峰 You have to give it your all at least once to earn the right, someday in the future, to raise a glass of cheap wine to the self who refused to settle for an ordinary life! Li Tao, a subordinate, and his superior Bai Yulu support each other through the political arena, cutting through every obstacle as they climb together to the pinnacle of power!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 A Mayfly in the Mortal World 尘世一蜉蝣 "Humanity follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Way, and the Way follows nature." All beneath heaven bustle for profit; all beneath heaven hurry for profit. Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and all things have their own way. Defy the Way and you will surely be punished. Who has ever escaped the judgment of heaven? Qiao Yinuo, the son of a farming family, sets out on the path of politics in a daze after graduating from college, hoping to escape his shameful fam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Officialdom: The Road to Triumph Against All Odds 官场：披荆斩棘之路 [Political intrigue + no System + no rebirth] A career in officialdom is a thorny road, and countless people strive to get ahead on it. As the saying goes, doing a good job matters less than being born into the right family. For an ordinary person with no connections to make their way through the thorns, the only option is to seize every opportunity. Chen Feng is one of those who knows how to seize an opportunity. He cuts his way through the obstacles and keeps moving forward… 376Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 76 The Cold and Warmth of the Halls of Power 官场冷暖 Zhang Ming is an ordinary grassroots civil servant. Navigating the gap between personal relationships and the rules, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. This is a story of political maneuvering, difficult choices, and personal redemption. The protagonist, Zhang Ming, starts out as a low-ranking township clerk. After demonstrating extraordinary courage and ability during an unexpected incident, he catches the attention of his superiors. In the treacherous world of officialdom, he 25Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 77 The Wind Rises: The Deer Call 大风起兮：呦呦鹿鸣 The Scales Tip Left, the People Turn Right Also known as "The Political Arena: Don't Mess with the Village Secretary" Ordered to take up a village post at his engagement banquet, he plans to build roads and help the villagers escape poverty, only to get caught up in the undercurrents of the political arena. He dares to talk back to leaders, take on the well-connected, and tackle the toughest challenges. Decisive and ruthless, he rises from a lowly village secretary to the very heart of power. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Justice of Heaven’s Way 天道正义 The Way of Heaven and Justice trilogy is a political-philosophical epic that probes the nature of power. Through the trials of grassroots official Chu Feng, it embarks on a profound search for the “Way of Heaven” and reflects the sweeping changes in China's officialdom. Is there a higher justice beyond the rules? In A Gentle Breeze, characters find a way through the mire of a society governed by personal connections, exploring the balance of the Way of Heaven between “law” and “human feeling.” I 49Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 79 The Sun and Moon Reveal the Heart: A Daughter's Image 日月照人心之思女成像 The Sun and Moon Shine on the Human Heart: A Daughter's Likeness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 A Young Police Officer's Reversal of Fortune 小民警的逆袭人生 The woman before him left Li Jia with a jumble of conflicting feelings. He could look down on anyone else. Back in the village, he was his family's pride, and his classmates practically put him on a pedestal. But to her, he was nothing. It's true that a change of environment can change a person. As soon as her career started taking off, she seemed to become a completely different person. He couldn't make sense of it. He looked at his girlfriend, dressed to the nines in a work uniform, and felt 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Power's Pinnacle: From the Start, I Crossed the Female Leader 权力巅峰：开局从得罪女领导开始 I'm just an ordinary nobody, but fate played a cruel joke on me, making me stumble across my boss's secrets twice in a row. To make sure I kept quiet, they actually dumped me alone in the mountains... But I refuse to give up. I'll fight back. I'll find a way out... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Officialdom: There's a Beauty Named Xiaofang in the Office 官场：办公室有位美女叫小芳 He works hard, strives to improve, and longs for pure love. Career and romance, what’s hidden and what’s out in the open... His colleague Liu Xiaohua, his classmate Huanhuan. How should he choose...? And then there’s Tang Wan’er, whom he secretly loves... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Gamalang Terrace 噶玛兰台 A realistic look at the limits of what an ordinary person can achieve! The protagonist, Li Li, goes from being a demobilized soldier to a schoolteacher, then, by a twist of fate, leaves the public education system to enter the administrative ranks. Driven forward by the tide of the times, and through events that seem accidental but are in fact inevitable, he grows step by step into a towering tree. Spring snow, the moon in a well, wine at the mountain pass, flowers in a mirror: the secret lies w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Long River of Power and Yi 权羿长河 My new story is out! You’re welcome to 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! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 85 A Fresh Start in Officialdom: From Provincial Government Bigwig to Grassroots Clerk 官道重来：从省府高官到基层科员 After thirty years of ups and downs in officialdom, one sudden fall was enough to show him that the ground beneath his feet was nothing but a cliff. Chen Li returns with the perspective and memories of a senior provincial official to the starting point of his career: a poor, isolated township at the grassroots level. Here, he faces deeply entrenched local powers, long-standing hardships that seem impossible to resolve, and the fateful trap that dragged him into the mire in his previous life. Eve 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 A Splendid Rise: Starting as a Seconded Secretary 锦绣青云：从借调秘书开始 A junior secretary is swept into a grand game of power. With his pen as his ladder and his heart as his compass, he navigates the whirlpool of power and emotion, step by careful step, until he rises from a temporary posting onto the path to success that is his alone. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Officialdom: Special Inspector 官场：巡视特使 Is the standard male lead in an officialdom novel a wealthy family's lost heir who gets cheated on from the start? With an official transfer order, Xu Juyi, a decorated national hero returning from abroad, is recommended by his mentor Zhong Baoguo, known as Elder Zhong, whose daughter is Zhong Xia'ai and son-in-law is Hou Liangping. He officially takes personal authority over inspections and disciplinary investigations, stepping into the turbulent chess game of officialdom. Even a commoner can w 24.5kReads8.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 88 At the Crossroads of Love 爱情的路口 Where Love Begins 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 No Regrets in Serving the People 为民无悔 Love brought upheaval; I left the faith behind for a new path. A strange past emerged, and my journey through love was tangled with complications. The waves are fierce. How can I ride them and break through the currents? Love is tangled. Where can I find my way home? My strange past only brings more uncertainty. After years of hardship, I finally found the dignity I once sought, but by then, the satisfaction I had hoped for was gone. What remained in my heart was countless ordinary people, yet I 53Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 90 A Desperate Counterattack 绝地反击 Li Tianyi offends his immediate superior on his very first day at work and is promptly given the cold shoulder. Watch as he survives against the odds, strikes back from the brink, and trounces every last schemer and demon along the way! 4.6kReads8.9Score62314d adds
- 91 A Book by Zhanfu 栈斧的一本书 Chen Yuanmin hit rock bottom, but he never gave up. Confident that life would span two hundred years, he vowed to ride the waves for three thousand miles. In the end, he reached the pinnacle of power. 49Reads6.4Score1214d adds
- 92 Straight to the Top: From Reporter to the Pinnacle of Power 青云直上：从记者登顶权力巅峰 A former journalist, he sees things coming before anyone else. With a pen in hand, he can also wield power. From the ivory tower to the political arena of Changzhou, what others call “not fitting in” is, to him, a false premise. A fresh perspective can break with convention, and swimming against the current reveals a man’s true mettle. Watch Chen Xin enter the game with a journalist’s eye and break through with hard work. With the help of benefactors, he seizes every opportunity and advances ste 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Road to Power 问鼎权途 Through one ordinary day after another and one trial after another, watch Lin Zheyu ride the waves, overcome every obstacle, and climb to the very top... 984Reads8.5Score10314d adds
- 94 Demoted, I Found My Career in Officialdom Had a Cheat Code 被降职后，我的仕途开了挂 In the world of politics, you either move forward or fall behind. So what if I was framed and demoted! One act of courage brings a beautiful, wealthy woman into my life and sets me on a new path. When I rise again, I'll cut through every obstacle, ride the current against the tide, and reach the pinnacle of power... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 A Financial Pro Starts with 20,000 Yuan: Reborn to Climb the Official Ranks 两万元开局金融奇才重生走官路 Cheng Bo returns to the day he graduated from university. How can he fight his way through the stock market? How can he climb to the top in officialdom? Self-interest! Curiosity! Empathy! Emotional entanglements! Or fate! This novel is adapted from real life. In this story, will you find yourself? 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Envoy of Stardust 星尘遗使 Star-Dust Envoy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn in 1988: A Small-Town Cadre's Defiance of Fate 重生1988小镇干部的逆天改命 In his previous life, Lin Chen’s life plunged into darkness after he was framed. Reborn, he faces the impoverished countryside and undercurrents of officialdom once more. Watch him use his past-life experience to navigate policy and people’s hearts; See how he rises from a suppressed newcomer at the grassroots level to a ruthless force stirring the tide of reform, forging a path to wealth and success in officialdom in the 1980s! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Officialdom: From the Grassroots to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从基层到权力巅峰 [Traditional political drama + power plays + comeback + a beautiful wife] After his leader’s downfall implicates him, Li Chao believes his political career is over. Little does he know that his father, a military man, has left him an extraordinary network of connections. He is then transferred to a grassroots township post to gain experience and build a record of achievement, where he also rescues a journalist with a special background. See how Li Chao navigates the corridors of power, makes his 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Rising Through the Ranks, I'll Make My Ex-Wife Regret Everything 平步青云，我让前妻悔不当初 After a class reunion, Huang Weiwei's behavior grows increasingly strange. Her husband, Wang Chen, who serves as the presiding judge of a civil division at the court, senses that something is wrong. Anger and reason war in his mind... 866Reads8.4Score11914d adds
- 100 Li Wenge's Rise to Power (Complete in Four Volumes) 李文戈升官记（全四册） This is one of renowned author Sun Hao’s best-known works. It is both a guide to advancement for university graduates from humble backgrounds and an essential handbook of wisdom for anyone starting out in the workplace! Li Wenge, a teacher-training college graduate from a poor family with no connections, joins the municipal personnel bureau through a chance opportunity. The other graduate who joins the bureau alongside him, Chai Fu, is the son of a wealthy businessman whose family assets amount 374Reads9.3Score10214d adds
