In 1783, America was busy with its independence, the Montgolfier brothers were busy with manned flight experiments, and Qianlong was busy looking for a second Xia Yuhe. The gears of time abandoned the Qing Dynasty, and Zhu Xiaosong arrived in the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Xiaosong came to the Qing Dynasty to do only three things: Rebel! Rebel! And damn well rebel!