Although the Shang king exercised ultimate control over ritual matters, which were the most important political activity of the day, oracle bone inscriptions show that Wu Ding repeatedly instructed Fu Hao to conduct special rituals and to offer sacrifices.
Selvom kongen udøvede ultimativ kontrol over rituelle forhold, som var dagens vigtigste politiske aktivitet, viser orakelbeninskriptioner, at Wu Ding gentagne gange pålagde Fu Hao at udføre særlige ritualer og foretage ofringer.