[ Warned his cousin Cai Yong that fleeing Dong Zhuo would fail due to Yong’s fame.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ts‘ai Ku
Simplified Chinese: 蔡谷
Birthplace: Chenliu
Family and Relationships
Cai Yong (Cousin)
Literary Appearances
Hou Han shu: 60
Biography
Cai Gu, born in Chenliu, was cousin to Cai Yong. They served Dong Zhuo in Chang’an together in the early 190s. Concerned with their circumstances Cai Yong considered an escape to the east, but Cai Gu advised against the idea on grounds that Cai Yong was too well-known for the plan to succeed. (1)
(1): de Crespigny, Rafe: A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)