So the one who could take away his achievements wouldn't be Zhang Hai. Although Zhang Hai is a Grand Scholar at the Hanlin Academy and an Imperial Minister, the chiefs from those Six Ministries are not easy to deal with either. If they genuinely don't want to grant him credit, there's nothing Zhang Hai can do.
To Gu Chengyu, these are trivial matters. As subordinates, who isn't exploited by their superiors? Fortunately, Zhang Hai is an upright person and has already been very fair to his subordinates, which makes Gu Chengyu hold him in great respect.
After all, the temptations in the bureaucracy are significant. This isn't like later times; when they take credit from subordinates, they don't even need to cover it up.
Gu Chengyu handed the booklet to Zhang Hai and then left. After Gu Chengyu's departure, Zhang Hai promptly packed up, ready to discuss matters with the Ministers.
