Novels like Reborn: The Young Official's Path to Power
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- 1 The Road to Power: Winds Rise in Lingzhou 仕途：零州风起 Who says political novels are only about power struggles? The story begins with a simple land acquisition dispute. But as Li Qinqi investigates, a tangled web of vested interests gradually comes to light, and more and more revelations leave him stunned. Think this is just a lighthearted political novel? Think again! It has gripping twists, and every decision affects whether he can hold on to his career, or even what the future holds for the entire city of Lingzhou! This is more than a tale of po 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Minor Official in Republican-Era Changsha: Eighteen Twists on the Road to Office 长沙城的民国小吏：官路十八弯 [Alternate history + laugh-out-loud comedy + workplace life in Republican-era China + an ordinary man’s rise + hard-core execution + Changsha setting] Open this book and see how “Master of Slacking Off” Xiang Huijia navigates the eighteen twists and turns of the officialdom amid the changing fortunes of a city! Xiang Huijia, a provincial government speechwriter who died from overwork, opened his eyes to find himself the lowest-ranking clerk in Changsha in the 1920s. Faced with a country on the b 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Brothel Alchemy Emperor 青楼丹帝 The male lead was abandoned at a brothel as a child and raised by its women. Mischievous and clever, he became obsessed with alchemy because he wanted the women to live forever and keep their youthful beauty. But he had no aptitude for cultivation, so he could not practice it and had to improve his cultivation through pills instead. To protect himself, he also learned a great deal of mechanismcraft, making all sorts of underhanded traps that helped him escape danger time and again. All of the pr 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 First, I Expose My Fraudulent Bride, Then I Take Off in Politics 上岸先斩骗婚女，开始在官场起飞 Reborn, he rises smoothly through the ranks. The first thing you do after getting into government? Take down the woman who tricked you into marriage! Watch as Gu Chengfeng uses his knowledge of the future after being reborn to climb the political ladder and outmaneuver everyone around him! 42Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 5 Huang Zhichen's Tenth Book 黄智宸第10本书 My new work is here! You can read it 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! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 In the World of Officialdom, One Wrong Move Can Get You Promoted 官场，不小心就升官了 Qin Mo, a 50-year-old, low-ranking employee at the Archives Bureau, wakes up one morning having traveled from 2025 back to the night before the 1995 civil service exam. After a miserable, bullied life in his previous life, all he wants this time is to make money and chase women, staying well clear of the troubles of government service. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn: A Smooth Ride to the Top 重生之一路青云直上 Zhu Bingkun arrives in the 1990s. By anticipating trends and policies, and continually making use of various resources, as well as information and skills he acquired ahead of time, he keeps getting promoted and entrusted with important responsibilities. Along the way, he helps many people and receives help from many others. He makes plenty of enemies, and gets back at plenty of them, too. 1.6kReads8.2Score13514d adds
- 8 Awakening After Death, I Lead the Evernight Ones to Conquer the World 死后醒来，我带永夜者称霸天下 Strong female lead + political intrigue + conquest + ensemble cast + no System She doesn’t need a man. She wants the world. If the realm has no rightful ruler, then she will become a wise ruler for all under heaven. On the seventh day after Han Baiyan died, she awoke in an underground city. She had no name, no shadow, and could not stand the light. She had become an Evernight, someone the Great Ji dynasty had erased from history. She had no golden finger and no System. All she had was her wits, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Tides of the Political Arena 宦海沉浮 After more than twenty years as an official, Zhang Yanyu suddenly returned to the 1990s after an accident, carrying twenty years of historical memories. Would he be able to change the course of events? Watch as the family’s once-neglected, useless son gradually becomes its leading figure. Stay tuned! His sudden rise, however, made him a stumbling block to those whose official careers had once been smooth sailing. See how he cuts through every obstacle along the way. The tides of officialdom rise —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Absolute Power: Rising from the Grassroots 绝对权力：从基层逆袭 After Fang Yu’s superior was placed under investigation, the hotshot director of the township Party and Government Office was caught in the fallout. Not only did the deputy section chief position he was about to get slip away, but his current job was also in jeopardy. His colleagues kept their distance, while his rivals kicked him when he was down. Everyone thought Fang Yu would be buried for good. Then the tide turned. With a powerful patron’s support, he rose to prominence once more! He create 538Reads7.4Score10814d adds
- 11 The Ups and Downs of Officialdom: It All Began When a Leader Jumped from a Building 宦海沉浮：从领导跳楼开始 Zhu Tianyu has faced setbacks for half his life. Rumors about his girlfriend have set tongues wagging, and people keep eyeing the company under his management. With one obstacle after another in this difficult world, watch as he turns the tide and defeats his rivals! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Grand Chess Game of Politics: I Am the Player 官场大棋局：我是执棋人 In his previous life, he had planned every move with care. Yet just one step from the pinnacle of power, an unseen hand shoved him into the abyss. His career came to a bitter end, and he died with regrets. Now, returned in a dream, he found himself back at the crossroads where he had graduated from college and faced a life-changing choice! Zhao Weimin, carrying decades of precise memories from the future and a lifetime's worth of political wisdom, calmly placed the first piece that would rewrite —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Officialdom: Rising Through the Ranks, a Female Leader Trains Me to Become a Party Secretary 官场：进部：女领导培养我当书记 There's a saying in political circles that people express in subtle terms. First, you have to be capable! Then, someone has to say you're capable! Finally, the person who says you're capable has to be capable too! The political arena is full of ups and downs and endless power struggles. Junhao has already risen to a fairly high rank. In the eyes of others, he's simply enjoying the shade beneath a powerful patron, having received an exceptional promotion after meeting a good boss. But after takin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Have a Pocket Dimension, So I Can Smuggle Goods and Develop Cultivation Tech at the Same Time 口袋有空间，走私修真科技都不误 When life drives him to the brink and his younger sister's enormous medical bills weigh on him like a mountain, Qin Lei's life spirals completely out of control, all because of a pair of worn-out jeans that cost fifty yuan! [A whole world is hidden in the pocket!] Divine-grade soil, a spirit spring brimming with spiritual energy, and time that can be controlled at will! While everyone else is fretting over their mortgages, Qin Lei is using radishes ripened in minutes to make billionaires spend f 1.9kReads7.0Score22714d adds
- 15 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Local Civil Servant 权路巅峰：从基层公务员开始 To uncover the truth behind the old village Party secretary’s death, newly appointed village official Zheng Yi goes to great lengths to investigate. But the truth brings down the very leader who had planned to promote him, leaving Zheng ostracized from then on. He thinks his career is over, until a chance encounter with a benefactor puts him on a path to success that few can hope to reach. Watch as he rides the winds and breaks through every obstacle, rising to the pinnacle of his life. 373Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Smooth Rise: Starting as a Grassroots Police Officer 平步青云：从基层民警开始 Wang Meng is a grassroots police officer, born with a cold, stern face but kind at heart and with a deep hatred of evil. After offending the criminal underworld, he was framed and fired, and spent his life in poverty and hardship. On the verge of death, he finally understood one thing: only by holding power could you control your own fate. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that he had been reborn in 2001, three days before he was framed. Drawing on his knowledge of how events woul 372Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 17 The Road to Officialdom: I Rebuild and Reign Supreme 官路鸿途：重整旗鼓我为王 A career in government is like Mount Everest: so high that the air is thin! It is also like a ladder reaching to the heavens, seemingly impossible to climb! And yet countless people continue to press forward, one after another! Qin Junyu was just an insignificant member of this vast crowd of climbers. One drunken night gave Qin Junyu more than twenty years of memories out of nowhere. In those memories, Qin Junyu, once a force to be reckoned with in the business world, had been defeated by politi 2.5kReads7.4Score18414d adds
- 18 The Silent Al: Book 5 沉寂的阿尔的第5本书 (This story is entirely fictional... and decidedly unconventional...) East, west, north, or south, square as a brick, wherever you need me, that’s where I go! After starting over, Wang Yangming takes the first step toward seizing control of his life, only to discover that the wind stirred by this little moth of his is getting stronger and stronger... This is the story of an ordinary man with a bit of a conscience, steadily striving to improve himself and throwing himself into the fray with all 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 19 The Key to a Career in Politics 仕途密钥 From the start, retired special forces king Xia Tao is dragged into a blind date, where he meets a beautiful CEO and begins an inescapable romance... He stumbles his way into government, facing petty scheming and open and hidden attacks. He cuts through every obstacle as he searches for the key to a political career. In a maze of power where truth and lies blur and everyone schemes against everyone else, he crushes his opponents on every front; He risks his life to fight the flood demon, all to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn: From Breakup to the Top 重生：从分手到巅峰 Reborn in a parallel world, he transmigrates into the body of a man named Qin Yi. From the start, he is a low-level employee, and because of his job, his girlfriend dumps him on the spot. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Tides of Officialdom 宦海沉浮 The most powerful relative in his family is his second aunt’s husband, a village deputy director, and their most valuable possession is a radio salvaged from a junkyard. Yet he not only made it to the city, but also became an official. Let the wind howl and waves crash, and I’ll stroll through the courtyard at my own pace. No matter how fierce the winds or rough the seas, I’ll cut through the waves! Spring breeze at my back, I’ll ride my horse at a gallop and see all of Chang’an’s flowers in a s 210Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn: From Junior Clerk to the Very Top 重生：从小科员直达巅峰 (Rebirth + urban life + officialdom) Zhang Zhengyu, middle-aged and stuck in a rut, is involved in a car accident while hosting an official reception. When he wakes up, he has returned to 1995 and become a clerk at Linshui County’s Investment Promotion Bureau. Having achieved little in his previous life, he decides to seize this chance to make a name for himself, rise steadily through the ranks, and reach the pinnacle of power! 1.1kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 23 With a Spatial Backpack, I Can Cultivate and Smuggle at the Same Time 我有空间背包修真走私两不误 One second, I was a broke nineteen-year-old student who’d spent all my living expenses chasing a gold-digger and been bled dry by a buy-now-pay-later app. The next, a two-yuan blind-box backpack with a broken zipper turned me into a time-traveling merchant between two worlds? The most ordinary weeds in the cultivation world are top-tier spices worth a fortune on Earth. The fat fish I casually catch in a stream have top chefs begging to become my apprentices! While everyone else is painstakingly 2.7kReads6.6Score42314d adds
- 24 I Started Climbing the Official Ladder as a Grassroots Civil Servant 我从基层公务员开始混官场 The protagonist, Chen Gong, comes from a family of high-ranking officials. He is strong-willed and upright, with a bit of cleverness. His father thinks he isn't suited to the world of officialdom, so he arranges an ordinary job for him at a company, far from politics. But Chen Gong, born into privilege, has no interest in a nine-to-five life of going through the motions. He quietly quits and enters the world of officialdom, venturing alone into its treacherous depths. Bold and unrestrained, he w 226Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 25 Aspiring to the Azure Clouds 欲上青云 My new story is here! Feel free to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins as a Police Officer in a Detention Center 官场：掌权之路从看守所民警开始 Yang Junbang, a police officer with the criminal investigation squad, was framed and demoted to work at a detention center. There, Yang Junbang met his benefactor and ultimately embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Smooth Road to Office: Starting as a Selected Graduate in the Provincial Party Committee 官道坦途：从省委选调生开始 [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events may be used as a reference.] Reborn in 2011, Lin Zhi becomes a provincial government selection-program official. His very first posting is at a provincial department, where he vigorously promotes the province’s industrial transformation and works to improve the lives of its people. Riding the wave of the emerging mobile internet, he deftly seizes the opportunity and founds a world-famous tech company. With a keen eye for opportuni 203Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 28 A Second Chance at an Official Career 涅槃官途 (The rating has just appeared and will keep rising. These are three completed, million-word political novels with high ratings, so please read with confidence. Feel free to share your valuable feedback: the author is always willing to listen.) This is a thoroughly authentic political novel, portraying every aspect of officialdom's human relations and social conventions, and revealing its culture and political maneuvering. The best part of the game is this: the people who set the traps still don' 331Reads7.1Score13914d adds
- 29 The Deputy Secretary on Temporary Assignment 挂职副书记 Zhuang Xiaobo, vice chairman of the Writers' Association, arrives in Jiangcheng on a transfer order and takes up a deputy secretary post overseeing cultural projects. With nothing but his pen, he pries open a web of corruption. His scholar's cunning cuts to the bone. With no powerful backer, he relies on ink and paper to fight his way through... 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 The Political Arena 宦海 [Political intrigue + satisfying revenge] “Hold office and bring blessings to the people!” Song Yang, who grew up in a small mountain village, stumbled into officialdom by chance. Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. He overcame one obstacle after another, braving every challenge as he contended with forces from all sides, while one tale of love and hatred after another unfolded around him. His highest principle, from beginning to end, was to serve the people’s interests, and i 126Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 33 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! 45Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 34 The Office Secretary 办公厅秘书 Zhang Shijie had just graduated from college when he passed the exam to join the court. He married Liu Mengmeng, the girlfriend he had loved for four years. Work, life, money... After a few years of married life filled with all the ordinary necessities, the passion faded, leaving behind nothing but dull, monotonous days. By chance, Zhang Shijie discovered that Liu Mengmeng was cheating on him with his best friend... Anger and pain took turns tormenting him... After reflecting on his situation, Z 6.8kReads9.0Score61614d adds
- 35 The Road to Success: I Look Forward to Your Guidance! 青云之路，请多关照！ Before he died, he left behind just one sentence: “Take good care of Xiaowan,” and an unfamiliar phone number. Secretary Lin Mu is “exiled” to Anfu County, the poorest place in the city, by an official transfer order. The legendary fortune, the real cause of Song Qinghe's death, the web of interests behind Anfu County... Every clue points to the same person. Lin Mu has only one choice: in these murky waters, turn himself into a blade. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Officialdom Rankings: Rising and Falling in the Political Arena 官榜：宦海浮沉 [Officialdom] + [Political Intrigue] + [Period Novel] Returning to the 1990s, Chen Guohua, a civil servant, relies on the foresight that comes with being reborn to emerge from a desperate predicament and finally get a new lease on life. But before he can enjoy his fresh start, he's given a mission at a moment of crisis and sent to Qianlou Town. There, he must face entrenched local factions, an impoverished township, and investors with ulterior motives... Chen Guohua fears nothing. He meets each 4Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Setting Sail for Yunzhou 启航云州 Driven by the ideal of “making Yunzhou a better place,” dedicated official Chen Wangshu leads his team into a new chapter. They conduct in-depth research and develop plans to upgrade local industries, connect businesses with resources to help them overcome difficulties, and organize activities to enrich residents’ cultural and spiritual lives. With each new effort, they move steadily toward their goal and help Yunzhou set sail for a brighter future. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Road to Power: Rising to the Top of Officialdom in the 1990s! 官道权途，从90年代登居高位！ In his previous life, he stopped at nothing to seize power and wealth, and eventually rose to the top. His lust for power, pleasure, and profit could never be satisfied, and in the end he lost his family. In this life, he starts over as a man and an official, taking the ups and downs, honors and disgrace in stride, and caring little whether he stays or goes. Yet he still manages to stir up a storm in the world of politics. 4.1kReads8.7Score36814d adds
- 40 The Pinnacle of Power: Defying Heaven's Mandate 权力巅峰：胜天半子 The road to officialdom is hard, with one obstacle after another. Li Tongwei spent ten years rising and falling in the political world. Reborn, he sets out on the same path once more, but with new insights and a keen understanding of its ever-shifting currents. Watch as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power, roots out corrupt officials, and paves the way to a happier life for the people. 15.8kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 41 Struck by Lightning, I Became a Merchant Between Two Worlds 雷劈后我成了两界倒爷 Dual Transmigration + Urban + Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Lighthearted and Fun + No Angst for the Lead + Thrillingly Satisfying. After getting struck by lightning, the protagonist obtains a portal and travels between two worlds to make a fortune as a middleman, quickly building a thriving business. 1.1kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 42 Chaos Supreme Reborn 混沌至尊转世重生 When chaos first emerged, the accumulated history of countless ages led the mighty Primordial Ancestors to cast a barrier over the Three Realms, preventing powerful beings from the Upper Realm from descending at will to enslave the people of the Lower Realm. In the Mortal Realm, martial artists progress through the third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate levels, followed by the Innate, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster realms. Each realm is divided into low, middle, and high grades. In the Immo 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Racing Up the Road to Power, Starting as a Village Cadre 权路狂飙，从驻村干部开始 At the seventh bend on the road through Qinghe Town, in the pouring rain, Lin Shen grips the steering wheel as mud churns beneath him. A single Investigation Report sets this small-town official's fate spinning in reverse. From the poverty-relief ledgers of Shuanglingou to the hidden flow of rare earths through modern agricultural greenhouses, from black-gold fragments at the mining site to secret transaction books in a locked room at the county committee compound, Lin Shen must fight his way th 28Reads—Score1114d adds
- 44 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 9kReads8.9Score70914d adds
- 45 I, Qi Tongwei, Win Chen Yang's Heart and Take Aim at Sha Ruijin 我祁同伟，拿下陈阳，狙击沙瑞金 After transmigrating into the world of film and television, he becomes Qi Tongwei, a recent graduate, and obtains the Smooth Climb to Success System. He takes down Tazhai, pacifies Jinghai, and leads the Mekong River operation... He fights drugs, graft, and corruption, climbing ever higher until he becomes the king of Handong. Liang Lu: “Tongwei, I got down on my knees in front of the entire student body at Handong University!” Chen Yanshi: “If you don’t marry Chen Yang, Qi Tongwei, I’ll die wit 838Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 46 The County Party Committee 县委班子 County Leadership tells the story of Linchuan County's officials staying true to their original mission and fulfilling their duties as the county develops. By uniting their efforts to improve governance and drive local development, they show the positive spirit of grassroots officials devoted to serving the people and taking initiative. 5Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 47 The Endless Road of Officialdom 官场无涯 A vast land stretching ten thousand miles belongs to the one who rules! Keep a low profile as a person, but make a bold impression through your work! A son of a farming family? A grandson of an established clan? Who says the path to office has no great men or heroes? Watch as Zhang Zetao, armed with a special System, cuts through obstacles and overcomes dangers to forge a unique path of his own. 31Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 48 Just Dumped, I Turn Around and Pass the Civil Service Exam to Work in Her Hometown 刚被分手，转身选调上岸去她老家 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 17.5kReads7.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 49 Reborn in 1999: Holding Power in My Hands 重生1999：大权在握 Although Tang Zheng is a young junior clerk, he carries forty years of memories from his previous life. First, he saves a female district chief from disaster and secures his position as her chief secretary. Then, he advises a business queen on expanding her empire and wins her heart. He overcomes fierce opposition and saves millions of people. He stands up to local tyrants and sends corrupt officials to prison. He advances one careful step at a time, planning every move. He’s not just out to wri 1.3kReads8.2Score30714d adds
- 50 A Crime Within Reach: The Genius Profiler Is Both Alluring and Daring 咫尺之罪，天才侧写师又撩又飒 [Mystery + sweet romance | Genius profiler × tough-as-nails police captain] On the first day of her return to work, a torrential rain pours down. Now the old case has been reopened, and the real culprit is right before her eyes. The man who grabbed her around the waist in the rain is her former partner, Zhou Sheng, the man she’d been avoiding for a year. He gave her a teasing smile, his gaze burning. “Consultant Meng, are you still brave enough to sign this time?” She turned her face away. “What 60Reads—Score—14d adds
