His principal edicts involved the virtues  of honesty, compassion, and mercifulness.

他的主要法令涉及诚实、同情和仁慈的美德。

Surrounding kingdoms and  invaders took advantage of the pacifist views, and soon the people began to view  mercifulness as inaction.

周围的王国和侵略者利用了和平主义的观点，很快人们开始将仁慈视为无所作为。