The novel of Position by Xiao Renfu creates the image of Shen Tianya, who is an officialdom intellectual, plays a key role in a key official sector. Different from other officialdom novels, this novel just keeps his voice neither praise nor criticism towards the stained hero of Shen Tianya, who are walking from power center to power edge finally, and aims to display the spiritual plight characterized by Shen Tianya by a realistic portrayal of the governmental sectors. And from this unique point, Xiao Renfu voices his reflection on the Chinese officialdom system in a transitional period and his humanistic concern over the officialdom intellectuals’ living conditions.