Talk:Shi Huang Di/@comment-29519860-20181201061505/@comment-27971189-20181201081028

He's not exactly anti-knowledge. but "for greater good, better them not knowing this".

On historical subject, QSH often depicted as cruel ruler who only care about prolonging his reign (especially with his search of immortality) while he himself contributed unification of China also strong laws and political decisions that keep such chaotic land as one (some modern scholars thought, if Jing Ke managed to kill him, China will be a bunch of small nations like Europe or fragments of Uni Soviet).

Following that, some historian speculated if he's simply a good ruler who use extreme way to ensure China is one strong nation. I'd say Urobuchi did a good job portraying this depiction of him. He's cruel not because he want to sit on said throne for long time but his mind is already went far ahead that it became a cruelty instead of wisdom.