The Royal Family indeed had strong support from most nobles, and almost half of them were quite loyal. Despite the three famed commanders and the two dukes declaring the reformation and the founding of the Auriga Council, they still sent their forces to recapture the capital.
That was when the people in the capital, as well as the nobles who doubted Alger, witnessed how powerful Tang Shaoyang was. No, they didn't even get to see Tang Shaoyang in action. Aerelion, Doombringer, and Baccara made a show of themselves. How a single attack from them wiped out the Demi-God Rank and lower-ranked people.
When the reinforcements were left with just the God Ranks, the other spirits joined in the fray. The fight was over in just half an hour. Since the reinforcements were split into three groups, the battle occurred three times, and the people witnessed the one-sided slaughter each time.
