济阳蔡氏是发端于今河南的一个著名的文化家族,在两晋之际迅速崛起,成为中古时期重要的政治士族之一。博士蔡克作为文士,在"八王之乱"时进入军幕参与军机;蔡豹也在两晋之际外抗羯胡,内镇流民,济阳蔡氏由此崛起,开始渐次由文化大族而涉足军政;蔡谟由流民帅而接掌北府兵权,更贵至司徒、录尚书事,两晋的济阳蔡氏在政治上达到高峰。济阳蔡氏之所以崛起,有其深厚的政治资本与文化积淀。
Jiyang Cai’s family was a very famous family born in He’nan. It rose sharply between Two-Jin dynasties and became one of the most important political families during Middle-Old period. Dotor CAI Ke, as a scholar, took part in the military affairs and gave counsel suggest when the war among eight kings happened. CAI Bao resisted the minority-Jie and Hu and repressed the flowing people between Two-Jin dynasties. Therefore, the family began to rise and turned to military and political field from the cultural side. CAI Mo, as a leader of the flowing people, wielded the Beifu Bing and was appointed Situ and Lu Shangshu Shi. At this time, the family developed the top.The reasons were the deep political basises and cultural accreations.
