On one hand , he took charge of modifying such official books as veritable records of shizong of ming dynasty veritable records of muzong of ming dynasty and books and records of wanli ' s reign , etc , raising many renovation measures to perfect the system of historiographers ' office in ming dynasty ; on the other hand , as the head member of the cabinet , he restored and reconstructed the annotation of daily life that had been long cast aside by exerting his own power 一方面，他先后主持纂修了《明世宗实录》 、 《明穆宗实录》和万历《会典》等大型官书，提出许多改革措施，完善了明代的史馆制度；另一方面，他以内阁首辅的身份，凭借自己的权力，恢复、重建了曾长期废置的起居注。
