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- 1 They’re Cracking Down on Corruption from the Start? Then I’ll Be Reborn 开局被反腐？那我重生好了 (Officialdom + slow-burn + anti-corruption + realistic + workplace + civil service exams + meticulous + positive) In officialdom, things have always moved quietly, like a gentle rain. This book is packed with realistic details about life in government and is a slow-burn story about officialdom. There are no characters showing off and humiliating their opponents, and no instant gratification from the start. If you'd like to learn about the real art of officialdom, come in and read. Officialdom is 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Political Storm Begins with Saving a County Chief from a Crisis 官场风云从拯救女县长的危局开始 [Rebirth, political intrigue, multiple heroines] Love, power plays, and the tempestuous world of officialdom: it all begins with his rebirth. Zhu Jianhua has been reborn... In his previous life, lacking connections, he was dragged into a conspiracy and exiled to a remote, impoverished region, where his ambitions came to nothing. Now that he has been reborn, he resolves to take a path completely different from the one he followed before. If he's dragged into a conspiracy, he'll expose it. His mem 4.6kReads7.0Score35714d adds
- 3 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. 83.6kReads8.8Score4.9k14d adds
- 4 One Thought to Turn My Life Around 一念翻身 Liu Lizhi was sidelined at work, but he never expected a training course to introduce him to the woman who would change his life. From then on, the two became embroiled in a fierce struggle. Just as Yifei was about to fire him, an accident brought him into contact with a higher-ranking leader, and his fortunes changed dramatically... Liu Lizhi faced one setback after another on his way up the ladder. Just as he was about to take charge of the fate of all Haoming City, disaster struck again. The 8.4kReads9.2Score85514d adds
- 5 My Survival Game in the Civil Service 我的体制内生存游戏 Zhou Zhengyi is a struggling student from a third-rate college, with a girlfriend who looks down on him and no prospects for the future. Hoping to pass the civil service exam and land a secure government job, he signs a loan-shark-like contract and enters the legendary “Guaranteed Pass” boot camp. Here, everything has its price, and the rules are dark. From the moment he is forced to swallow his first answer against his conscience, power begins to quietly reshape him. Money, women, opportunities 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Claiming the Summit: A Path to the Clouds 问鼎.青云 [Rating will rise] Wang Chaoxian passed the civil service exam, only to be exiled to a poor, remote village? Sorry, this is my beginner's village! From the start, I had one impoverished village, and every achievement depended on my own efforts! Starting as the village deputy party secretary, I rose to govern an entire region! What others saw as a dead end in officialdom, he turned into a grand game of strategy! Since you kicked me down to the grassroots, I'll turn this poor, remote place into my 52.3kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 7 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. 216.6kReads8.6Score21.1k14d adds
- 8 Reborn in Officialdom: I Alone Command the World 重生官场，独掌一方乾坤 [Reborn + Tycoon + Officialdom + Period Piece + System + Extremely Satisfying] Chen Ming was reborn in 1982 as the county magistrate of “Fuyu” County and bound to the [Wish for What I Want] System. As long as he wants it, anything in the world can be his! Everyone called him the “Chosen County Magistrate.” When “Fuyu” County became an international metropolis, everyone wanted to know his secret. Standing atop the city, Chen Ming said just one thing: “This power was given by the people. I wield t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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... 16.5kReads7.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 10 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' 321Reads7.1Score5714d adds
- 11 The Rise and Fall of Qingniu Town 青牛镇沉浮录 Qingniu Town may be small, but its waters run deep enough to drown a man. Jiang Lin has nowhere left to turn. He must claw his way up through these treacherous waters, stepping on his enemies and the women he loves. This is the story of an ordinary man who fights his way out of the mud, climbing over favors, political schemes, and the shoulders of women, one step at a time, until he reaches the pinnacle of power. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Road to Officialdom: I’m No Broker 官途：我不是掮客 A broker: what is a broker? As the name suggests, a broker uses their connections to help others make a profit, or uses their network to get things done for them. That is what a broker does. There are many kinds of brokers, including business brokers, political brokers, relationship brokers, and many others. The most powerful of them are political brokers. Politics, politics: once anything is tied to politics, it is never going to be simple. Political brokers in particular need exceptional intel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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 31kReads7.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 14 Apocalypse Zombie Ashes: The Age of Embers 末世丧尸余烬纪元 Reborn 72 hours before the zombie virus outbreak, Lin Jin, once branded a “traitor to humanity” in the apocalypse, has no intention of repenting. Instead, he’s going to keep the three women who once died for him bound tightly to his side, even if he has to deceive them, take them by force, or trade his own life for theirs. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Reborn: You Dump Me for a Government Job? I'm No Saint 重生：考公就分手？我不是好人 Fourth place on the written exam, but failed to get a civil service job? Sorry, I’m done being a good guy. This year, I’m getting in! A breakup? Fine. If I can’t have your heart, I’ll have your body! Trying to put me down? Sorry, I have connections up above! When Lin Fan, reborn with the experience of two lifetimes, chose a different way to live, everything turned out differently. In the world of powerful officials, it has always been every man for himself, full of schemes and intrigue. With the 55.7kReads7.2Score5.6k14d adds
- 17 She Died After Embracing Me 她死于拥抱我之后 Reborn on the eve of the zombie outbreak, I found that my girlfriend hadn't been infected yet. This time, I swore to protect her, but she smiled as she slit her own throat. In my previous life, she'd become a zombie and killed me with her own hands. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn in 1991: A Top Student’s Comeback in a New Era 重生1991：学霸的时代逆袭 At the start of his senior year of high school in 1991, Lin Chen jolted awake beneath a kerosene lamp, carrying fifty years’ worth of memories from a life yet to come. His father’s factory was about to lay off workers, and his family was in dire straits. Regret over his previous life, when he had achieved nothing and watched his loved ones suffer, became his resolve to change his fate this time around. Armed with knowledge of the future, he had the college entrance exam questions and the era’s o 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The New Age of Countercurrents 新逆流时代 Top business fixer Chen Qiming was betrayed by his closest friend and wife in his previous life. He died unjustly, his family destroyed. Now he wakes up back in his college days with nothing to his name. His mother is gravely ill, while his childhood sweetheart remains steadfastly by his side. In this life, he swears to turn his fate around and protect everyone he cares about. Starting with a few covert battles on campus, he uses his previous life's insight into human nature and his foresight in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 My Wife Is a Spirit Medium 我婆娘是仙娘 Set in modern-day Sichuan and Chongqing, blending urban life with folk supernatural elements. Supernatural horror + Sichuan-style humor + heartwarming romance. Strange things keep happening at Chen Haonan's hot pot restaurant: the broth boils by itself at midnight, and customers mysteriously pass out. He is forced to call in Su Tao'er to perform a ritual. Chen Haonan refuses to believe in the supernatural and makes a bet with her... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 From Country Bumpkin to Community Party Secretary 从乡巴佬到社区书记 My new work is here! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Path of an Upright Official 正道官途 “Ten days without going out, a year without going out, … a lifetime without going out.” The jianghu is full of deep affection! To honor a promise and repay a debt of gratitude, Xiang Nanshun unexpectedly steps into a tangled predicament. Rising from the grassroots to become mired in a whirlpool of power and desire, he thinks he will spend his life trapped in backroom dealings, yet he always holds to three principles: never betray his original commitment to the right path, never conceal even a fr 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Above the Undercurrent, at the Edge of the Cliff 暗流之上悬崖边缘 At thirty-two, Wu Kai is the youngest deputy marketing director at Huarui Group. He seems to have it all, but overnight he is framed in an elaborate scheme. A meticulously forged anonymous letter accuses him of taking kickbacks and leaking secrets, and the board will decide on Monday whether he keeps his job. Only Wu Kai knows that the group’s vice president, Zhou Quan, and a rival company have set this deadly trap. He has forty-eight hours to deploy every hidden political maneuver and connectio 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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 13.3kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 27 I Reported My Father-in-Law, the Department Chief, and He Turned Around and Gave Me a Sword of Justice 举报厅长岳父他反手给我尚方宝剑 [Ding! You have received an S-rank chain mission: The Rules of Survival in Officialdom!] Mission One: Win over your icy beauty of a fiancée, Qin Wanqing. Mission Two: Persuade your immediate superior and father-in-law, Qin Fang, to support you. Mission Three: Take down every corrupt official standing in your way. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 You’re Talking About Unwritten Rules? Sorry, I’m the Law! 你讲潜规则？抱歉，我就是天条！ The good news: I was reborn, and I got a golden finger called the [Public Order Scales] that can uphold the rules. The bad news: I can't turn the thing off, and it doesn't care who you are! Scenario one: My boss wants me to take the fall. Me: "Under Article 54 of the Civil Servant Law, I refuse to carry out a decision that is clearly illegal." Result: I was publicly criticized for "lacking a sense of the bigger picture and a spirit of dedication." Everyone in the office: "Is this new guy an idio 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Forbidden City: My Yin-Yang Sect 紫禁城：我的阴阳堂口 Past life: Lu Sanniang, the last head of Chongzhou's Yin-Yang Escort Agency. To outsiders, she was a gangland boss, but in truth, her family had used their underworld connections as cover for generations, taking on only “yin escorts” (handling supernatural incidents). On the night she retired, aged 60, nine consecutive bolts of lightning struck her. Present life: Su Yu, a 16-year-old palace maid in the Laundry Bureau, born under an extremely yin birth chart (the hour, day, and month of the Rat i 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 My Boss Told Me to Be Flexible. Is That a Hint to Break the Law? 领导让我灵活点这是暗示我违法吗 In the End of the Dharma Age, the officialdom is a cultivation ground, and rules themselves are magical power! Newcomer Lin Zhengtian joins the subdistrict office and awakens the one-of-a-kind [Body of the Principle of Law]! He discovers that correcting violations can gather [Righteous Qi of the Principle of Law] and raise his own level of cultivation! Correct a coworker slacking off → Righteous Qi of the Principle of Law +1, [Aura of Intimidation] takes shape, and old hands tremble at the sight 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Chongqing Detective 渝籍女警 A seriously mind-bending story: Jiang Yu, a Chongqing detective known for her fiery approach to cases and mysterious background, falls bodily into a parallel world while chasing a criminal, where she witnesses another version of herself committing a crime. She discovers that Chongqing's fantastical terrain forces her to transmigrate, and that countless parallel worlds contain versions of her with identical faces but wildly different fates: victims, murderers, or cold experimental subjects. The o 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 You Asked Him to Fish for Information, So How Did You Make the Director Lose It? 让你探口风，你把局长问崩溃了？ Ding! You have entered the high-risk workplace instance, The City Hall Chronicles. Beginner missions triggered: [Polish the Report]: At the deputy division chief’s hint, show off your “people skills.” [Gather Intelligence]: “Ferret out” secrets from the ferocious Tax Bureau. [Take the Fall]: Shoulder the fury of the media and your superiors on behalf of the entire department. My name is Jiang Che, a genius who can only understand the world literally. Faced with these challenges, I choose to car —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 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
- 34 Reborn in 2006: Taking on the World with the Law 重生06，我靠法律硬刚全世界 Before he was reborn, he was a legal elite who died suddenly. Afterward, he became Su Zheng, the bookworm mocked by everyone at a township judicial office in 2006. His mind contains a [Rule of Law Code] that lets him instantly look up every legal provision. However... In a grassroots workplace where personal favors matter more than the law, this golden finger has become a source of “trouble”! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Ranks of Officialdom: Step by Step to the Top 官阶之步步高升 Someone took my place in the civil service exam. By a twist of fate, I ended up as a temporary worker at the township government in my hometown. Someone set me up, and I accidentally stumbled upon a secret of one of the leaders. No need to panic. I'm just a temp. What have I got to worry about… My name is Liu Su. According to my great-grandfather, our branch descends from Liu Fei, the eldest son of Emperor Gaozu, Liu Bang. We have an ancestral copy of The Founder’s Boxing Manual. I soaked in med 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Behold the One Who Stands Above 瞻彼阕者 In one small country, GDP per capita once surpassed that of the United States and Japan. After 70 years of civil war, 15 million people are starving and 26 million live in absolute poverty. A new cabinet takes office and copies Rwanda’s homework. No money for national defense? Outsource it. Financial turmoil? Give up the sovereign currency. No money for major infrastructure projects? Invite capital fleeing the world to see how appealing version 8.0 of offshore finance can be... How will this cab 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 A Glimpse of Beauty: The Prince Has Truly Fallen for Her 惊鸿掠影：王爷他真香了 The Eastern Palace was ablaze with wedding festivities, red silk streaming everywhere. The civil and military officials had gathered. The Crown Prince held the transmigrated heroine, Feng Qingge, by one hand, while with the other he actually tried to take her half-sister's hand too. Before everyone, he declared, “Today, I shall marry both beauties. Neither will be primary or secondary; both will be my consorts.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn in the Political Arena: A Nobody Like Me Has an Unshakable Backing 重生官场：草根的我背景滔天 Cheng Yuan refuses to be a simp. He resolutely breaks up with his ex-girlfriend, then turns around and impulsively marries a woman he has just met. Before long, Cheng Yuan discovers that his new wife is actually his direct supervisor! If nothing unexpected happens, Cheng Yuan will happily live off his wife while keeping his pride, shamelessly enjoying the rest of his life. But after donating blood, Cheng Yuan's fate takes a dramatic turn: he turns out to be the wealthy family's long-lost younges 22.2kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 40 No Authority to Audit? One Official Letter and I Make the Whole Province Weep! 审计没权？我一纸公函查哭全省！ Zhou Tiejun pushed himself up from the sofa, his right hand instinctively reaching for his chest. There was no wound, no pain. His palm touched a dark blue jacket, its fabric coarse and its zipper cold. He lowered his head and looked at his hand. It wasn't his. His hands should have been young, with prominent knuckles and carbon-ink stains perpetually caught under the fingernails. But the hands before him had loose, slightly swollen skin, age spots creeping across the backs, and a faint pale gro 125Reads7.0Score14914d adds
- 41 The Pen Pusher 笔杆子 Yu Bei, a young official selected for government service, runs into the county's most powerful woman on his very first day at work. She singles me out, and the whole county is stunned. Everyone is waiting to see me make a fool of myself. But I refuse to let her lose. A data discrepancy she couldn't resolve in three days, I found in a single night. I saw through her opponent's schemes before they could unfold. When she was surrounded, I stepped in front of her. “If you want to touch her, you'll 2.3kReads6.8Score13114d adds
- 42 I Follow the Rules, So Why Are You Crying, Director? 我按规矩办事，局长你哭什么 From the start, Xiao Su has nothing but a red pen and a notebook, yet he embarks on an unstoppable rise through the ranks of the bureaucracy. This isn’t an ordinary workplace. It’s a cultivation path built around “rules”! The average rookie: pour tea and run errands → swallow insults → become the scapegoat Xiao Su: memorize the statutes → correct the boss’s typos → send the section chief to jail Equipment upgrades: [Red Pen] → [Recording Pen] → [Measuring Tape] (Each upgrade deals increasingly a 866Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 43 The Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas 龙腾四海 Love, reality, and morality intertwine across a variety of themes, with each story portraying a different facet of life. 21Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 44 Racing Up the Official Ladder, Building a City with the People's Support 官路狂飙，民心筑城 Breaking the Deadlock: The Hunt and the Counter-Hunt. Keep the people in your heart, and you can build a way forward; let your actions speak louder than words, and you can open up a new future. When invisible pressure and deeply entrenched resistance spread from the grassroots townships into the heart of the county, how can a principled official forge a new path with steady, determined steps? This work of reportage shows how to uphold one's principles and open up new possibilities in a complex e 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From Son-in-Law to Director: The Official’s Road in the 1970s 七零官路，从上门婿到局长 Li Xiangdong is one of five brothers, and none of them has a wife. With no other choice, Li Xiangdong volunteers to become a live-in son-in-law, and his mother-in-law’s family grows very fond of him. This is the story of a man who rises from farmer to county chief. 3.2kReads6.5Score16514d adds
- 46 I'm the Living Civil Servant Law, and My Colleagues Are All in Tears 我，行走的公务员法，同事全哭了 Good news: I’ve been reborn, and I brought a System with me. Bad news: This System is called “Absolute Rules,” and it has a mind of its own! I only wanted to get along with my old colleague, but the System flagged the gift he gave me as a violation. I lectured him until he shut down on the spot. Old Zhang: “I... I just wanted you to make a good impression on the boss...” I only wanted to keep a low profile in front of the boss, but the System detected that unpaid overtime was illegal, so I was f 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Connections Reach the Heavens. What's Wrong with Advancing Just a Little Faster? 我人脉通天，进步快亿点怎么了？ A king of soldiers retires from the military and enters government like a raging dragon. Every three years he takes a small step forward; every five years, a giant leap. His meteoric rise stirs up the political world! His enemies cry out in alarm: “This man is a monster! Who let him into government?!” With his commitment to serving the people and his brilliant strategic skills, Gu Yunfeng builds connections that reach the highest levels, then steadily climbs to ever-greater heights! 15.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 48 A Career Blessed by Fortune: A County Magistrate's Rise to Power 官运滔天：知县逆袭，权倾朝野 [Not a power fantasy! A complex tale of court intrigue and political struggle, grounded in historical research!] Li Shu, a modern-day civil service exam candidate who failed to pass, unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of the Qianlong reign and becomes a newly appointed jinshi. Starting out as a poor county magistrate in Hengyang, he investigates the shortfall in the ever-normal granaries, exposes the dark secrets of the grain transport trade, and takes on salt smugglers in league with 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Civil Servant: You Talk Connections? I Follow the Rules! 公务员：你讲关系？我讲条例！ My name is Xu Nuo. My colleagues all call me a bookworm. They don't know that behind my glasses lies the Regulations on the Appointment of Cadres, a book that determines everyone's fate. He talks connections. I talk rules. He works the personal angle. I follow procedure. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Drove the Whole Office Mad, Then a Big Shot Handpicked Me for Promotion 气疯全单位，我被大佬点名提拔 Let me start with the conclusion: I'm Lin Zheng. After being reborn, all I wanted was to be a decent person who follows the rules. Instead, I became the office's living King of Hell. I really didn't mean to. Scene One: An old colleague asks me to run out and buy popsicles. Me: “According to the regulations, personal errands aren't allowed during work hours.” (smiles) Result: The old colleague freezes on the spot, so furious his CPU practically starts smoking. The whole office: “Yikes... Is this —Reads—Score—14d adds
