Lord M'reng
The Honourable Dr Trjuk Krjên-magh MP, MPhD, OA | |
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| Native name | 筑柬寞 |
| Born | December 30, 1812 |
| Died | May 2, 1881 (aged 68) Kien-k'ang, Themiclesia |
| Buried | c. 3 km south of Tubh Railway Station, Tubh County, Inner Region |
| Allegiance | Themiclesia |
| Service/ | Militia of Sjeh and Marines |
| Years of service | 1855 – 1858, 1863 – 1881 |
| Rank | MP & Second Class (rural election) Colonel-in-Chief (to 1858) Colonel (1863 – 1870) Brigadier (1870 – 1881) |
| Commands held | Marshal of Sjeh (汜尉, mhje′-′judh) 2nd Regiment of Marines (冗寺工乙校, njung′-lje′-kong-′rje′-krawh) Captain-General of Marines (冗人尉, njung′-njing-′judh) |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Liang-la |
| Awards | Order of Authors (posthumously, 1901) Doctor of Mathematics (posthumously, Academia Shinasthana, 1905) |
The Hon. Dr Trjuk Krjên-magh MP M.PhD (筑柬寞, Dec. 30, 1812 – May 2, 1881) was a Themiclesian legislator, administrator, and military commander. He was born to a gentle family in 1812 in the Inner Region and was a member of parliament between 1847 and 1854 in his home constituency of Tubh County, for the Conservative Party. The Conservatives in opposition, he lost his seat in 1854 without having entered the ministry. He became the Director of Education of Sjeh the following year then moved to the Marshal of Sjeh, managing the prefecture's militia forces. Remaining a staunch Conservative, he entered a prolonged feud with the Liberal Secretary of State for War over budget and was dismissed in 1858. He became a doctor of mathematics in 1860, working on discrete calculus. Through his connections in the Navy, he became the colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Marines, thereas famously surrendering to the Camians in the Battle of Liang-la. Shortly after a public inquiry into his surrender, he was promoted to Captain-General, where he entered another feud with the Admiralty and remained until his death in 1881, to food poisoning.
Quotes
- "Sir, you stench of verdigris." — to the Liberal prime minister in 1851. Themiclesian coins were made of bronze, and to stench of verdigris was to evoke the image of money.
- "Sjeh Prefecture is made more noble by the absence of a great amount of Liberals in its bosom, and its nonsensical expositions about equality in its mouth."
- "The first allegiance of the aristocracy is towards the little people in the streets and in the fields. By their vileness they ennoble us." — to fellow Conservative MP Hjen Gap, in a division.
- "With the prolongation of this Liberal government, we move from aristocracy to plutocracy, where power is measured by wealth and not merit." — to his constituents in the general election of 1854.
- "Sir, you commit treason if you fight this hour, and it is my awful duty to stop you." — to a fellow officer in the 2nd Regiment of Marines, before discharging a pistol on him.
- "This is a democratic isle, and we are a democratic force. Two commanders outweigh one." — to the commander of the 624th Signals Company and 81th Land Battalion of Naval Engineers, discussing whether they should surrender to the Camian forces.
- "Even if I surrender and soil your name a thousand times, I am the fittest man to be Captain-General, for I have been a member of parliament."
- "I am dignified to defend your payrise before the House. To my mind there is no greater honour than to better the condition of those who undergo the worst of conditions."
- "The Master-General of the Ordnance: a pimp, and a pimp's own harlot. And he is but worse, for he is of the middling sort."
- "The 20-year term of service must be abolished forthwith. It is cruel and drives recruits away, making them gossip of our good men as freaks of nature."
- "Why, sir, do you hold men of high birth in such distain? I did not choose my parents that I have a higher birth than you do. If you can serve me then surely you can other men of equal birth."