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- 1 A Political Career Starting in the Countryside 官途从乡镇起步 Jiang Yu never imagined that an ordinary chance encounter on the road would turn out to be a major turning point in the script of his life, sending his life down a completely different path... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Battling for Power in Politics: From the Start, I Save the Leader's Wife 官场争雄，开局救了领导夫人 In public office, you must have a sense of responsibility toward the people and be loyal to your friends. You must be compassionate in serving the people, yet righteous and unyielding when facing evil forces. When confronted with injustice, dare to fight back. When someone sets a trap for you, give them a taste of their own medicine! That is my way of serving in government! 131Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 3 I Can See Returns, and I'm Unrivaled in Wealth and Power 能看见回报率，我权财无双 The day my girlfriend got the job she wanted, she dumped me for being poor. That night, though, I discovered I could see the wealth and fortune of people and projects. What looked like a mess to everyone else was, in my eyes, a chance to turn things around. In a fruit orchard whose produce wouldn’t sell, I saw that the real problem wasn’t the harvest, but a missed sales opportunity. In an unfinished building no one dared touch, I found the key to getting construction started again. Even with th 685Reads6.1Score10214d adds
- 4 A Book That Puts the Earth First 厚土为上的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 203Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 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? 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Road to Officialdom: From Humble Beginnings to Rising Step by Step 官途：从寒门崛起到步步高升 The rules of officialdom come down to three things: integrity, caution, and diligence. Lin Xiangdong always held fast to his commitment to honesty, handled matters prudently, and worked hard for the people. Never forgetting his original aspirations, he advanced step by step, rising ever higher. 85.3kReads8.8Score4.9k14d adds
- 8 Reborn into the Political World 官途重生 In the intensive care unit, the indicator lights on the various machines blinked in the darkness. Lu Beichen lay in bed, barely breathing. His stomach cancer was terminal and had spread throughout his body. There was no hope of a cure. “She waited for you for ten years,” the old man said at last. “From that rainy night in Qingping to this hospital room. Ten years.” The monitor let out a continuous beep. Lu Beichen’s consciousness slowly faded, and one final thought crossed his mind: If he coul 315Reads6.5Score11414d adds
- 9 Reborn and Still Playing Nice? I’m Winning Over Every Goddess from My Past Life! 重生了还老实？前世女神全拿下！ “That's right, my story began with this banana peel.” Reborn in 2018. Short the unscrupulous companies and make a fortune by copying future classics. And while I'm at it, win back the one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight goddesses I missed in my past life. Every single one of them. 34Reads—Score414d adds
- 10 The Road to Office and Commerce: My Wife and Child Are in a Parallel World 官路商途：妻儿却在平行时空 A lone wolf in the political arena, unstoppable on the official path: Zhang Ping, a minor county government clerk reborn, rises steadily through the ranks with his fragmentary memories of the future. He maneuvers across the political landscape and amasses tremendous power, yet remains utterly alone. When the timelines converge, he would rather give up his empire than seize back the life that belongs to him! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Winds of Power: Rising from Obscurity 权路风云之微末起青云 Tian Feng starts out as a young man from humble beginnings, working his way up from the grassroots. He puts down roots in his job, tackles the public’s problems with care, works diligently, and treats people with sincerity. Through his ability and sense of responsibility, he grows step by step, achieving remarkable results in an ordinary position. He builds his life through hard work and rises from humble beginnings. Follow this ordinary young man as he stays grounded, honors his original purpos 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 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 23Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 14 Made the Scapegoat and Dumped, I Shake the Capital with a Confidential Report! 背黑锅被退婚，一篇内参动京华！ His powerful patron dies in a fall from a building, and his fiancée promptly breaks off their engagement, leaving him caught in a massive political storm. At the darkest point in his life, An Zhiheng writes an internal report that shakes the capital and turns his fortunes around. From then on, he rises through the ranks at astonishing speed, becoming a department head in three years and entering the provincial leadership in five. His career in government goes into overdrive, as he writes his own 77.4kReads8.2Score7.5k14d adds
- 15 The Road to the Top: From Steel Mill Worker to Power Broker 权力巅峰：从钢厂职工开始 Did a worker become a leader, or did a leader once work as a laborer? Zhang Xianghong is reborn in 2005. Starting as an ordinary employee at a state-owned steel mill, he becomes the youngest manager there in just six months. From environmental campaigns and competitive hiring to state-owned enterprise reform and a circular economy, he seizes every opportunity. He then moves into a full-time local government post and rises step by step to become a senior official in charge of a region. Along the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Road to Officialdom: Starting from Scratch 官途之从零起步 Lu Feng, an avid reader of political novels, dies unexpectedly and is reborn. Starting out at a township industrial and commercial office, he faces workplace struggles, political suppression, and a forced breakup with his girlfriend, but uses his wits to overcome every setback and rise rapidly through the ranks. Yet a hidden secret about his background, tied to his rebirth, leaves him cornered with no way out. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Police Officer: Rising to Power, Starting with the Station Chief's Wife 民警：崛起，从所长夫人开始 Qin Yu came to the house for dinner. After drinks and lively conversation with friends, he lost track of the point of view and forgot everything else. Even late into the night, they still hadn't parted, continuing to spend time together. —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 18 That Mountain, That City 那山那城 [A powerful work of realism | The ups and downs of life in government | Love and passion | The turbulent 1990s] Huang Shunping of the Jiangzhou Construction Commission’s quality supervision station refuses to compromise on construction standards. In a single night, he finds himself caught in a “sex scandal” and is taken away. Through a twist of fate, his two sons, Nashi and Nacheng, become embroiled in Jiangzhou’s biggest shoddy-construction project: a passenger terminal. After graduating, Nash 912Reads8.8Score11814d adds
- 19 From the Countryside to the Seat of Power 从乡野到中枢 A college graduate serving as a village official steadily rises through the ranks... a true incorruptible official. He takes on corrupt officials in a battle of wits, moving from the countryside to the township, then from the township to the county seat. Each time, his outstanding record earns him another promotion. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Village Party Secretary 村支部书记 Wang Tianfeng, a businessman from Yundu County, is invited by Guo Hui, Party Secretary of Huilong Town, to return to his hometown and serve as village Party branch secretary. As he rises through the ranks, he faces one crisis after another, yet repeatedly steps to the forefront of the struggle. Fearless in the face of power and devoted to serving the people, he ultimately achieves great success! My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me t 282Reads7.3Score11414d adds
- 22 Officialdom: From Sitting on the Bench to Commanding the World 官场：从枯坐冷板凳到执掌乾坤 Xiao Ran’s life takes a sudden turn. Stripped of his power, he is banished to a backwater post, and his girlfriend betrays him for the sake of her own future. Just when all hope seems lost, he meets the hidden powerhouse Old Wang, who passes on everything he knows. Xiao Ran masters an elite set of skills for navigating power games, needing no outside help whatsoever. No need to build alliances or flatter anyone. With a public file and a few old calendars, he can decipher the secrets of power a 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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... 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Officialdom: A Second-Generation Scion Joins the Grassroots 官场：二代入基层 Lin Jianghe is reborn forty years in the past. Using his foresight and the advantages of his family background, he carves out a place for himself in the political world. Along this rugged road to power, Lin Jianghe cuts through every obstacle and rises all the way to the top! 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 From Down-and-Out Secretary to Powerhouse at the Peak 从落魄秘书到巅峰大佬 After his superior suddenly ran into trouble, Zhang Dongfeng, who had been riding high with a bright future ahead of him, found himself backed into a corner. More terrifying still, he discovered he had fallen into a trap controlled by an unseen hand... 16.8kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Special Reconnaissance Soldier, Ruler of the Urban Underworld 特种侦察兵，纵横都市江湖 Han Dong, a special reconnaissance soldier forced to retire due to injury, was on his way home when he unexpectedly rescued Yang Mei, a beautiful CEO. Winning her affection, he charged ahead without looking back, tearing through the treacherous urban underworld... 80kReads7.7Score5.3k14d adds
- 29 I'm Just an Ordinary Guy. Do I Really Have to Get Promoted This Fast? 我就一俗人，不要升职那么快吗 (Contemporary, urban, political drama, no rebirth, multiple heroines.) This novel is simply a dramatized take on the everyday affairs of political life. If you see yourself in it, please don’t take it personally. Let me make this clear first: the political story is entirely fictional. This is urban life, so don’t read too much into it. Please be kind. Thank you. 108Reads6.3Score10514d adds
- 30 Officialdom: Power in Interwoven Hands 官场：权利交织 Shang Quancai never expected that simply bragging would let two women turn the tables on him. He didn't want to lose face in front of them, so if he bragged to the point where nobody could prove him wrong, then it wouldn't count as bragging, right? Wasn't there a saying in official circles that nothing is impossible, only people who can't get things done? Besides, once you've taken a dump, can you really sit back down in it? 188Reads6.1Score10814d adds
- 31 Dropped into the Grassroots: From the Start, I'm Stuck with Ten Billion in Bad Debts? 空降基层，开局就背百亿烂账？ Chen Yuan, a "Beijing official," has just parachuted in as the top leader of Tushui District, only to find the government compound gates blocked by petitioners. A fiscal black hole worth tens of billions, unfinished projects scattered across the city, deeply entrenched local factions, and a calculating superior. Every move is deadly, and danger lurks at every turn! How will Chen Yuan, a newcomer, maneuver through the traps and temper himself into a blade aimed straight at the unwritten rules? Th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Town Leader 镇领导 The sky over Dashan Town has fallen. The Party secretary died unexpectedly, leaving behind a funding black hole worth billions. Town Mayor Gao Yuanxing is pushed into the spotlight, with every step he takes bringing him to the edge of a cliff. But the real hunter is his deputy, the man who calls him brother: Jia Haoran. He rides on Gao Yuanxing’s “achievements” to climb to power, manipulating events as he pleases and enjoying every minute of it. Watching the people’s hard-earned money being squa 3kReads7.6Score21814d adds
- 33 Back to 1997: Starting Out as a Small-Town Writer 重回97：从乡镇笔杆子开始 Deputy Director Han is fifty! Overworked and ill, he opens his eyes again and finds himself back on his first day reporting to a township in 1997. In his previous life, he had a way with words but no understanding of people, and spent his whole life trapped in an office cubicle. This time, he has thirty years of experience and knows the ins and outs of surviving at the grassroots level. Faced with a wealth of opportunities and troubles, watch him start with a three-thousand-word report and stead 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Grassroots Rise: The Loach of the Commune Climbs the Ranks 草根逆袭：公社泥鳅的官场路 In his early twenties, Feng Xiaole has only an elementary school education. A rural “intellectual,” he looks ordinary, but his eyes are sharp and lively. Quick-witted and eloquent, he has an optimistic streak to his core. He often says, “There’s always a way forward when you reach the mountain, and wherever there’s a road, there’s Feng Xiaole.” And this is the man who somehow manages to carve out his own path in the world of politics. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Pinnacle of Power: Reborn and Rising After Returning to Junior College 权力巅峰：从重生回大专开始崛起 [No System + Reborn + Pinnacle of Power + One Female Lead] In his previous life, Wang Yuanzheng was held back by his associate degree and spent his entire career as a low-ranking police officer. Then, by chance, Wang Yuanzheng got hold of a USB drive. That very drive led to the tragedy that befell him. In this life, Wang Yuanzheng draws on his foreknowledge to find the first rung on his career ladder: Zhang Tiejun. Using articles informed by the experience and insight he will gain over the next —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Turning Gold into Dust 点金成土 Lin Weimin, a Peking University graduate, arrives in Qingshi County, the poorest county in the province, as a selected government trainee. On his first day, nobody thinks much of this idealistic young scholar. He is assigned to manage archives and energy conservation. In a county tangled up in webs of personal connections, anyone who doesn't know the rules won't last three episodes. In a year, he goes from a marginal department to the core decision-making circle. Using rules set down in black an 46Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom 仕途青云直上 Young teacher Yu Qingyun is punished for some reason. Just as he thinks fate has dragged him to rock bottom, things quietly begin to change. Before long, Yu Qingyun's career in officialdom takes off, and he surges upward with one lucky break after another... 694Reads—Score12414d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Reborn in the Political Arena: I Can See the Trajectory of Fate 重生官场：我能查看命运轨迹 Hou Longtao never believed in fate, until he gained the ability to see the paths of destiny. Can a golden-scaled carp be content to stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it becomes a dragon! From then on, Hou Longtao, able to see the paths of destiny, charges ahead, making his mark in the political world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 After My Girlfriend and Boss Betrayed Me, My Official Career Took Off 被女友和领导背叛后，我官运亨通 After three years of hard work on the front lines, young village-based official Lin Feng led a poverty-stricken mountain village out of poverty and toward prosperity, earning an impressive record. Yet at the crucial moment in his promotion, a rival with powerful connections snatched the opportunity away, sending both his career and love life into a tailspin. Just when he had hit rock bottom, an unexpected turn of events changed everything: he was given the chance to attend an important meeting i 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Pinnacle of Power: A Rising Career in Government 权利巅峰：官场之青云仕途 One day, he was implicated in a scandal and demoted from the county committee to a remote border town. Former colleagues turned a cold shoulder, his girlfriend abandoned him, and his future was in ruins. No one knew that, at the lowest point of his life, he would meet a blue-robed old Taoist in the streets and receive guidance from a master. From then on, he would break deadlocks with strategy and navigate the political arena with intelligence, using his deep cunning and far-reaching vision to 13.6kReads7.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 44 The Fast Lane to Power 快意官路 To make your way in officialdom, first, you need talent, because sooner or later you'll get a chance to stand out. Second, you need connections, someone who'll speak up for you when it matters. A child raised in an orphanage has no grand ambitions, but gets swept along by the times onto an unconventional path through government. 1.5kReads7.8Score15314d adds
- 45 The Path to Power: Breaking the Deadlock 官途之破局 A college student from a small county town enters the government and eventually rises to the very top. A new work is here! Come read my stories on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Book 8 by Xingyu Qimeng 星语祈梦的第8本书 I transmigrate into the world of In the Name of the People and become Gao Yuliang. From the start, I run straight into Ding Yizhen fleeing, and a storm suddenly erupts in Handong. Hou Liangping arrives in Handong on an investigative mission. The various factions are stirring beneath the surface, and the old course of events is about to reach its conclusion. Knowing the entire plot, he will never meet the same ending as in the original. Caught in a complicated game of strategy and surrounded by d 12.2kReads5.3Score34914d adds
- 47 You Need Connections to Get Ahead in Politics, and Luckily, I've Got Them 混官场是要讲背景的，而我正好有 Li Dakang was once a retired civil servant in Huaguo in the twenty-first century. After having a few too many drinks at his retirement banquet, he woke up to find that his soul had transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name in 1993. In this life, his identity was rather special. He came from a prestigious family and was a direct descendant of its main line, giving him access from birth to resources and a head start most people could only dream of. With such advantages, he re 944Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 48 The Exceptional Principal 极品校长 Lin Tiannan enters the political arena as a school principal, ready to ride the waves and stride forward with confidence. His life takes off from there. Watch Principal Lin smile as he observes the winds of change... 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Shadow of Jingzhe: The Male Secretary’s Deadly Identity 惊蛰谍影：男秘书的致命身份 On March 5, 2026, Jingzhe, Zhou Daimei died in an "accidental" car crash. Just before she died, she received a WeChat message: "Don't go. It's an ambush." When she opened her eyes again, time had turned back three days, to 5:24 a.m. on March 2. She had 72 hours left to live. This time, she had returned with her memories intact. 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn in the Political Arena: My Road to High Office 重生官场：我的青云路 This story may take a little while to get going, but trust me: the more you read, the more hooked you’ll get, and the more satisfying it becomes. This is an ensemble power fantasy centered on officialdom. Please bear with the author if you encounter any illogical or awkward parts. I’ll keep doing my best (ง ˙o˙)ว. He was reborn, returning to 2004. Cancer hadn’t ended him; instead, it had given him eyes that could see through people and a backbone strong enough to crush every thorn in his path. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
