Novels like Zhang Yiliang's Notes on Officialdom
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- 1 The Pinnacle of Power: Cast Aside from the Start 权力巅峰：被甩开局 In his previous life, Zhang Zheyuan was a failed civil servant. Then he was reborn, returning to the day he got dumped! He didn't smile, because people who want to win don't smile! Hey, why can't I stop the corners of my mouth from turning up?! This time around, he's determined to climb to the pinnacle of power! 747Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Sky Is Falling! A Village Cadre Transmigrates into a Poor Scholar 天塌了！挂村干部穿越成穷秀才 He transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar, gets his engagement broken off, and is buried in debt. No problem: a modern civil servant will teach you how to farm, take on local bullies, and even become prime minister along the way. He is just a little lazy, though. He can win without even getting out of bed. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tycoon Security Guard: Every Dollar a Beauty Spends Comes Back a Hundredfold 神豪保安：美女花钱百倍返 Lin Bei is a loser whose mother is hospitalized with a serious illness. On top of that, his ex-girlfriend humiliates him! Then he unexpectedly binds himself to the Goddess Cashback System: when beautiful women spend money, he gets a hundredfold return! He thinks that now that he's unlocked the System, he's a chosen one who'll never run out of money, and beautiful women will be everywhere, too?! But things turn out to be nowhere near as easy as he imagined... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn at the Top: Starting with a Temporary Transfer to the Municipal Organization Department 魂穿巅峰：从市组借调开始 In his previous life, people used him as a pawn. This time, he'll turn the tables and put the knife right back! After Jiang Feng is reborn in a car accident, he becomes a nobody on temporary assignment in the archives room, facing a disastrous start: colleagues ostracize him, his girlfriend cheats on him, and his boss sets traps for him... But he takes it all in stride. He's been through all of this before, and this time he can use it as a stepping stone. It isn't until a higher-up gets personal 1.6kReads6.2Score12314d adds
- 5 Rising Through the Ranks by Refusing to Pull Strings 平步青云从拒绝走后门开始 [No System, Reborn from Birth] [One Female Lead] [Upright Values!!!] Don't abandon your love when you make it big. No cheating, no melodrama. Promotions aren't about being better than everyone else. They're about reaching a higher platform, where you can take on bigger challenges and solve more complex problems. Hold fast to your principles and rise steadily through the ranks! 107.5kReads7.9Score8.7k14d adds
- 6 Endless Romance, Endless Prospects 桃花不断，前途不断 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 7 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... 740Reads—Score12414d 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 Racing Up the Career Ladder: Starting by Taking Control of the Whole Scene 仕途狂飙：从镇压全场开始 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 357Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 10 The Hidden Game: A Path to Promotion in Officialdom 暗局：官场升迁路 After the former county Party secretary was taken away, Lin Jiangnan, his secretary and driver, didn’t want to leave the county compound. He barged into the office of the new female county Party secretary and clung tightly to this last lifeline... 154.2kReads8.7Score7.4k14d adds
- 11 Investigated from the Start: After Divorcing, I Rose to the Top 开局被查：离婚后我平步青云 In the turbulent world of politics, no one is more poisonous than the person in your bed. Mo Qianqiu never imagined that the one who had him taken away by the disciplinary commission and ruined his reputation would be his own wife. She reported him under her real name, struck at the root of his power, and tried to destroy him. Everyone watched him become a laughingstock, waiting for his reputation to be ruined and for him to end up behind bars. But they didn’t know that Mo Qianqiu was never some 182Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 12 The Abyss of Power: Reborn to Clear My Upright Father's Name! 权力深渊：重生为清廉老爸平反！ [Cunning Political Maneuvering + Serving the People at His Own Expense + Honest Governance + Breakneck Pacing + No Tragic Suffering for the Protagonist] In his previous life, his father was falsely accused. To prove his innocence, he chose to jump to his death. But no one expected that this would set off a butterfly effect, changing the fates of many people. Reborn in this life, he stops his father from jumping and retraces the path he took before. Those who belong in heaven will go to heaven, a 452Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 Reborn in Politics: What's Wrong with Rising Through the Ranks? 官场重生：青云直上怎么了 [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [Scheming] + [Revenge] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Urban] + [Political Intrigue] Every success is different, but every failure is much the same! In his previous life, Liang Fusheng was a complete failure. He was reborn on the very day he started his civil service job. He really… wants to get ahead! (Laughter, anger, and banter, all just to make you smile!) 765Reads6.3Score13714d adds
- 16 A Political Prodigy: From Parachuted-In Boss to a Meteoric Rise 官场怪才：从空降上司一路狂飙 Officialdom is merciless. The rules of the political game are made by none other than the strong! An anonymous tip-off case is tangled and complicated, with human relationships and worldly affairs woven through it... Shrouded in layers of mystery. After suffering a double blow to his career and marriage, Xu Zijie is drawn, without even realizing it, into a shocking conspiracy... But when it comes to love and family, who can remain unmoved? This blurb doesn't do the story justice. Read the novel 21.2kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 17 Perseverance: My Life Has No Limits 持之以恒：我的人生不设限 [Light System + Everyday Life + Easygoing + One Female Lead + No Angst + Sweet Romance] Jump right in! Nearly thirty and with nothing to show for it, food delivery courier Li Heng ends up in the hospital after a car accident. Just as he thinks it's an unexpected disaster, a System called "Perseverance" quietly binds itself to him. The System doesn't issue quests or hand out world-shattering riches. It has just one core rule: keep at something consistently, and once you reach a certain level of p 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Throne of Power: Reborn as a County Official from the Start 权力王座：开局重生县城公务员 [Satisfying Political Drama] [Solid Logic] Senior Leader: Chen Donglai is a good kid. Make him a bureau chief! Organization Department: Chen Donglai, the senior leadership has decided to appoint you as bureau chief. Would you accept a position as head of a police station? Chen Donglai: My combat ability is too low. I’m afraid I can’t handle criminals. I refuse. Organization Department: How about becoming head of a research institute? You could work on lithography machines and nanoscale chips 481Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 19 A Deputy County Chief’s Wild Ride 从副县长开始狂飙之旅 [Officialdom] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] + [Reborn] + [One Female Lead] + [Locked-Room Mystery] In his previous life, Xu Tianhua did whatever it took to climb the ladder, only to end up with a hasty, ignominious finish. Now he has returned to the age of thirty. Armed with foreknowledge, he plans to live differently, enjoying the journey of life to the fullest and leaving himself no regrets. [The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Please read the novel itself.] 371Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 A Chronicle of Officialdom 官场纪实录 The author works within the system and draws on real experience in officialdom. This is not a wish-fulfillment story; there aren't that many gratifying moments in the system. To make the story more entertaining, some things will be exaggerated and others invented. As for what is real and what is made up, readers can decide for themselves. The place names and personal names are deliberately mismatched, not what you might think. 561Reads—Score10614d adds
- 22 In the Name of the People: Little Secretary, Master of Social Intrigue 名义：小秘书，玩转人情世故 [Secretary to the Organization Department Head] When the mother is weak, her children become merchants; when the father is powerful, his children become ministers. A prestigious clan stays rooted in its ancestral home; the poor leave for distant lands. The workplace isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and navigating the ways of the world! 802Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Earn 3,500 a Month, So Why Does Everyone Insist I'm a CEO? 月薪三千五，非说我是霸总什么鬼 [Multiple female leads] [Romantic push and pull] [Sound logic] [An underdog's comeback] [Absurd, hilarious missions] [Not your traditional tycoon novel] Chen Mo, a rookie office worker earning 3,500 yuan a month, was mistakenly bound to the Domineering CEO System. The System insisted he was a real domineering CEO and assigned ridiculously outrageous missions. It started by ordering him to stop an arranged marriage between two powerful families, then told him to solve the business problems of a m 52.3kReads8.2Score5.7k14d adds
- 24 The Matriarch Boldly Demands a Divorce, Then Marries the Prince as His Legitimate Wife 主母霸气提和离，转嫁王爷做正妻 [Both leads are each other’s first and only love] [Devoted love] [Evenly matched] [The rating has only just been posted, so it will gradually rise] After two years of sleeping alone, managing the household, and serving her parents-in-law, all she gets in return is a husband who wants to take a second wife. If you’re going to be shameless, then so will I! I’ll petition for a divorce! “Men are afraid of women who won’t give up”? A “win her back at any cost” arc? No, no, no! Not happening! A good h 39Reads6.9Score10514d adds
- 25 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—Score—14d adds
- 26 Timid Lin Chong Transmigrates into a Private-School Teacher 窝囊林冲穿越成了私立学校老师 Reverse transmigration + campus life + one man and multiple women + a treasure that changes his fate + face-slapping reversals + a wife-chasing road to ruin On a bitter, stormy night at Liuhe Temple, Lin Chong, paralyzed by the wind, drew his final breath. "Brother, what do you want to do in your next life?" Wu Song asked. "I lived like a coward all my life. In my next life, I want to live differently, like you: free to love and hate, and unafraid to take revenge!" Amid flashes of lightning and 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Rising Star in Politics: From Secretary to the Pinnacle of Power 官场黑马：从秘书到权力巅峰 A pen for a blade, strategy for a game of chess. A poor-born young man advances one careful step at a time, breaking through every obstacle and turning the tables against those who keep him down; a perceptive female Party secretary recognizes his talent and stands by him with all her heart amid schemes and deceit. One game of political chess, a lifetime of ups and downs. Watch as a grassroots secretary and a female Party secretary join forces to root out evil and clear away deep-seated ills, pl 63kReads8.1Score4.6k14d adds
- 28 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
- 29 A New Hire, and Now a Midlife Comeback System? 萌新入职，中年逆袭系统来了？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads8.9Score19014d adds
- 30 Reborn in 1995: The County Town's Brahmin 重生九五，我在县城当婆罗门 I really wish I could be young again, with the mind, experience, and clarity I have now. Even knowing that no matter how I answer life’s multiple-choice question, I’ll get it wrong, I still want to try one more time. Lin Luo, who had failed all his life, glimpsed hope at his darkest moment: he was reborn. From then on, he set up a street stall with his good-for-nothing uncle, then opened a computer room, an arcade, a video rental shop, a billiard hall, and a karaoke lounge. As he muddled through 554Reads7.5Score11314d adds
- 31 From the Yellow and Huai Rivers to the Clouds 黄淮布衣入青云 A major work of realistic political fiction about personal growth. In the early 1980s, in the impoverished floodplain where Anhui, Shandong, and Henan meet, Lin Yanqiu is born into a poor farming family whose generations have worked the land. He breaks free from the fate of the countryside through diligent study. In high school, an inspiring teacher awakens his ideals; at university, a mentor broadens his horizons. After graduation, he puts down roots at the grassroots level and enters public se —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Pinnacle of Power 权欲巅峰 Power at the Peak, also known as The Corrupt Official, is a sweeping novel about a cadre's growth and redemption. Born into a poor family, Song Ziwen rises step by step from a technician to a leadership position, but for a time loses his way amid power and temptation. After being transferred to the northwestern province, he comes to his senses. He visits remote mountain villages to learn about the hardships of the poor, leading the people in building roads, controlling floods, promoting educatio 45Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 34 Absolute Seduction 绝对色诱 The world trembles in a sea of blood, but dawn will come when he tears the darkness apart with his own hands. Ling Du vows to break free of his shackles and establish rules and order with his own hands. Across this boundless land, I shall rule over all! 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 The Edge of Power: The First Sword in the Anticorruption Fight Strikes Our Own 官锋：反腐第一剑，先斩自己人 [Political Career]+ [Criminal Investigation]+ [Underdog Comeback] Officer Ding Kai goes undercover at a nightclub and unexpectedly discovers “Red Scorpion,” a major fugitive who has been on the run for years. A thrilling battle of investigation and counter-investigation begins. The forces behind the fugitive “Red Scorpion” gradually emerge... 101Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 36 A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom: Starting with a Report Against Me Before My Promotion 官途狂飙：从提拔前被举报开始 On the eve of his promotion, Yuan Bin faced the darkest moment of his life. His colleagues kicked him while he was down, his political rivals mocked him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and he was even forced to take leave. 13kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 37 You Were Told to Take the Fall, So Why Did You Take Down the Entire Leadership Team? 让你顶罪，你把领导班子一锅端？ From the start, my superiors conspired to frame me, leaving me to take the fall for a billion-yuan scandal. The good news: I have a work habit of documenting everything, and my USB drive holds eight terabytes of evidence. The bad news: My superiors don’t seem to like my USB drive very much. 781Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 38 My Addictive Days at the Urban Development Investment Company 我在城投的那些沉迷日子 My Days Lost in the City Investment Company is a series of novels that offers a profound look at the real-world challenges facing local government investment companies and the moral choices people must make. Through the intertwined lives of four protagonists, it exposes the institutional loopholes and glimmers of humanity behind the entanglement of power and profit, issuing a heartfelt call for integrity and moral awakening. Part One (Chapters 1–53) follows Lin Feng, an idealistic university gr 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn: From Live-in Son-in-Law to Ruler of the World 重生从赘婿到权倾天下 Cheng Li, a poor-born young man, is reborn on the day his life takes a decisive turn. Faced with an offer of a contractual marriage from the cool and beautiful senior student Liu Xu, he signs without hesitation. In this life, he casts aside pointless pride, relying on the Liu family’s influence while staying true to himself. He starts out in one of the poorest townships in western Hunan. Building roads, developing cities, alleviating poverty, and breaking through deadlocks, he stands firm agains 31.4kReads7.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 40 A Record of Border Dust and Sword Shadows 边尘剑影录 An ancient sword, a family’s blood feud, and a disciple trained for seventeen years by seventeen masters: Zhongli Qiu enters the martial world only to keep running into strange events! He was a boy from the mountains, carrying the blood feud of the Qiu Family Manor. His enemy’s dying words reveal a shocking secret: his father was a border garrison captain who defied orders! But one of his masters, Qi Benzheng, the Director of the Eastern Depot, halts his revenge and orders him to head to Jiangna —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Ripples in the Sea of Officialdom: Reborn on the Road to Power 宦海微澜：重生仕途路 Lin Yanzhou died. He died on the front line of flood control, swept away by the breach in the Huai River embankment, on the levee he had guarded for twenty years. His forty-eight years of life had been painfully meek. No connections, no backers, no resources. He was afraid to accept invitations, in case he couldn't afford to return the favor. He was afraid to accept gifts, in case he got in trouble and dragged his wife and children down with him. After twenty years, he was still only a deputy 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Commoner’s Revenge in Officialdom 官道之庶子的逆袭 Su Mu is an illegitimate son. After passing the civil service exam, his biological father urges him to give up his appointment for the sake of the family. When persuasion fails, his father uses threats and sends him to the poorest township in the most remote province in the northwest, planning to make him waste his life there. Watching his colleagues, a group of people on the verge of retirement, give up and coast through their days, Su Mu decides to shed the township's poverty-stricken label an 6.2kReads8.6Score21214d adds
- 43 You Want Me to Take the Fall to Get Promoted? I'll Make You Turn Yourself In! 让你背锅转正？我反手送你自首！ Reborn, Lin Ke is forced to take the fall and sign off on fake accounts? [Photographic memory] activated! [Logical search] online! In the blink of an eye, thirty-six major flaws, seven logical holes, and three signs of tampering are laid bare! “Section Chief, is this 200,000-yuan ‘air-conditioning repair fee’ made of gold?” (sneers) He pulls out a voice recorder, and the corrupt section chief collapses in terror on the spot! They think the archives room is a dead-end posting? No, it’s my “arsena 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Power Pinnacle of a Humble Official 寒官之权力巅峰 The story of a poor young man with no connections who, through exceptional intelligence, unyielding resolve, and a pragmatic approach, finds opportunities in adversity, stirs up the world from humble beginnings, and ultimately fulfills both his personal ambitions and his ideal of serving the people. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Rise of Technology in Officialdom 官场之科技崛起风云 The Rise of Technology in the Political Arena Jiang Weiwen returns reborn as a grassroots official and faces a complex situation head-on. Drawing on the memories and wisdom of his previous life, he devotes himself to scientific research and economic development, directly resolving crises and overcoming numerous challenges in cutting-edge technology. In doing so, he contributes to the strength of his country and the prosperity of its people. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Secretary's Notes: Shadows of Power Behind the Red Walls 秘书手记：红墙内的权力暗影 Just how powerful is a secretary to an important figure? This book takes you into the real world of secretaries. After a college student is rejected while job hunting, an unexpected offer letter changes his fate. He sets out on a career in government... 119.1kReads8.7Score10k14d adds
- 47 Poor Social Skills? I Take Everything Literally and Drive Everyone Crazy 低情商？我只讲字面意思逼疯全场 In my colleagues' eyes, I'm a hopeless bookworm who's bound to get fired sooner or later. In my superiors' eyes, I'm a lethal weapon capable of cutting through every unspoken rule. In my opponents' eyes, I'm a living King of Hell armed with regulations, leaving misery in my wake wherever I go. As for me, Jiang Che, I'm really just an ordinary civil servant who wants to clock out on time. It all started with the words, “Make the report look good.” I turned it into a work of art, and the deputy di 108Reads6.0Score10514d adds
- 48 The Pinnacle of Power: A General's Journey 权力巅峰之将星之历 The protagonist starts out as a staff member and deputy section chief at the municipal procuratorate, then is transferred to a town Party committee. He faces pressure from clans, officials, and others, and Xue Jianhao sets a trap and successfully resolves one crisis after another. A story of steadily rising to greater heights. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Urban: Reborn in 1997 都市：重生1997 Xiang Tian is an orphan abandoned at an orphanage with a magical jade pendant! He never amounted to anything in his life, eventually ending up in the thankless courier business, where you get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. After a sudden car accident, his soul is delivered back to 1997. Starting with the Asian financial crisis, he makes his first small fortune right from the start. Step by step, he rises to the top and gradually uncovers the mystery of his origins! The 234Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn: The Rose on the Road to Power 重生之官路蔷薇 She is a reborn rose, beautiful and thorny. In her previous life, Yu Yaduo was a discarded pawn on the political chessboard, falsely accused and driven to her death from a building. In this life, she has returned with her memories, determined to be the one moving the pieces. When her superiors make things difficult, she calmly turns the tables; when her colleagues ostracize her, she hears the thunder in the silence. On a battlefield dominated by men, she wields wisdom as her blade and conscien —Reads—Score—14d adds
