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I am not so sure. The Medes do not obviously have the same 'Divine backing' as the Septims did, but they seem like a tough dynasty.

And no, that probably would not give him a large army. That did not exactly work for Ulfric, nor was it the most pressing issue. The Empire do not really like the ban on Talos worship, either, considering a great deal of Cyrodiils revere him as well, so the ban on Talos worship would likely be lifted after the (hypothetical) defeat of the Aldmeri Dominion, irregardless.