◇ Just read — no move neededDrinking at the palace well
双马饮泉 — two horses at the spring — is the ancient image of two horses converging on the palace like drinkers at a well: neither checks alone, but together they own every square the king drinks from. One horse stands off to the side, already governing the two central squares; the second needs only one jump to land the check itself. The palace falls not to force but to arithmetic — every door is leased before the knock comes.