User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)" Refuted/@comment-6044976-20131228125415/@comment-9062114-20140104164125

1: He did actually, Torygg did nothing while the people suffered at the hands of the Dominion. Ulfric also couldn't have ever became High King without the duel (or that did give him an advantage).

2: There really hasen't, the Empire has influenced Skyrim for generations under the Mede Empire, so it's safe to assume that the High Kings may have been manipulated in their favour.

3: The Empire does this too, does that mean Tullius just wants to be ruler of Skyrim?

None of these prove Ulfric just wants to be High King.