Song Lingzhao secretly went to enlist, passing the word from the family head, thus it was settled, but Song Zhiyuan wasn't so cavalier. Instead, he operated in secret, writing a letter and sending it to a General named Sun Pengshan, who was part of his own group in the Northwest, yet he only instructed him to look after secretly.
Song Zhiyuan believed that whether a root could firmly take hold in a completely unfamiliar place still depended on one's own abilities. If Song Lingzhao didn't have such abilities and could only rely on the family to pave the way, he might as well come back early and not waste time.
Therefore, that letter of his was merely to entrust someone to look after secretly, without needing to show face and elevate him.
Sun Pengshan was famously upright and strict, and it was expected he would understand his intentions.
Song Zhicheng felt slightly relieved upon hearing his elder brother's arrangements. In this way, that brat wouldn't likely lose his life.
